There’s no tiiiiime! For those moments when your dog is going crazy at the doorbell ringing, your toddler needs yet another snack, and you remember that you forgot about the laundry in the washing machine, these lifesaving recipes will rescue dinnertime.

What do you do when you need to make dinner, but you have a million other things that are dinging, pulling at you, and driving you bonkers? We’ve got you covered with easy, manageable, delicious recipes that will be a total lifeline.

These are the best carrot cake cupcakes with a swirl of cream cheese frosting on top! Grab your stars of a usual baking line-up, like flour, sugar, and butter, plus a few extras, like carrots and cream cheese, and get baking!

Yes, of course rice lets us live our greatest bowl lives (hello so many delicious things to pile on top and then sauce!), but we’re also talking soups, burgers, meatballs, yes yes yes. Flexible, easy, delicious. Everyone get in here and let’s all share our love of riiiiice!

This Spicy Peanut Soba Noodle Salad features red peppers, cabbage, chicken, soba noodles, and a quick homemade spicy peanut sauce. Salads don’t get much yummier than this.