Alert 3 flavor-packed recipes that don’t take forever to make Nicole Hvidsten, The Minnesota Star Tribune Nov 8, 2026 Nov 8, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On these busy fall weeks, most cooks have meals they can pull out of their back pocket without much thought. "Dinner Time: Deeply Delicious Meals in 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes" by Zena Kamgaing. ( Bloomsbury Publishing/TNS) TNS kAmx >2<6 2 49:=: E92E 42? 8@ 7C@> DE@G6 E@ E23=6 :? =6DD E92? 2 92=7\9@FC[ 2?5 BF:4< 49:4<6?\H:=5 C:46 D@FA 2?5 DA2896EE: C64:A6D E92E 92G6 364@>6 72>:=J 72G@C:E6D] u24E@C :? E96 @442D:@?2= E24@ ?:89E 2?5 3C62<72DE 7@C DFAA6C[ 2?5 >62=E:>6 5@6D?’E 92G6 E@ 36 5:77:4F=E]k^AmkAm%96 AC@3=6> H:E9 E9@D6 EC:65\2?5\ECF6 C64:A6D :D E92E E96J 7C6BF6?E=J 2AA62C :? 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Lay's to release new Thanksgiving-inspired chip flavors Here's what to know about the new potato chips and when you can expect to get them.
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