serves 2
You might need to buy:
  • olive oil
  • Fresh grated parmasean cheese
  • Fresh ground pepper
  • sugar
  • salt

This delicious and easy soy-based dressing can stand head to head with everyone’s favorite – ranch dressing. Look for silken tofu in shelf-stable cardboard containers. It has a different texture than regular tofu and is good for dressings and desserts. This dressing is good on a tossed green salad (remember to pick dark green salad greens), but equally at home on a baked potato or as a dip for raw vegetables. Add a bit of fragrant bleu cheese if you like.

serves 8
You might need to buy:
  • cider vinegar
  • chopped fresh Italian parsley
  • pepper
  • salt
  • canola oil
  • fresh lemon juice

From Debbie Cook, and Cook’s Illustrated but tweaked. Peel the ginger by rubbing with a spoon. I leave the ginger in and just eat around it.

serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • vegetable oil
  • cilantro
  • fish sauce
  • chicken broth
  • sugar
  • inch of fresh ginger sliced
  • lime juice
  • Thai red curry paste
  • For garnish
  • fresh cilantro leaves
  • lime wedges
ready in about an hour and 10 minutes; serves 36
You might need to buy:
  • Flourless cooking spray
  • baking soda
  • ground ginger
  • ground allspice
  • salt
  • tightly packed dark brown sugar
  • honey
  • large eggs
  • Royal Icing
  • cream of tartar

Drop cookies topped with cranberries, maraschino cherries or a dollop of jam, they were phenomena.

ready in about 40 minutes; serves 40
You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • large eggs
  • sour cream
  • baking soda
  • almond extract
  • cinnamon
  • salt
  • all-purpose flour

Drop cookies topped with cranberries, maraschino cherries or a dollop of jam, they were phenomena.

ready in about 40 minutes; serves 40
You might need to buy:
  • sugar
  • large eggs
  • sour cream
  • baking soda
  • almond extract
  • cinnamon
  • salt
  • all-purpose flour
ready in about an hour and 10 minutes
You might need to buy:
  • orange juice
  • large eggs
  • vegetable oil
  • almond extract
  • chocolate syrup
ready in about 25 minutes; serves 32
You might need to buy:
  • granulated sugar
  • grated lemon rind
  • honey
  • lemon extract
  • large egg
  • all-purpose flour
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • plain fat-free yogurt
  • Cooking spray
  • powdered sugar
  • fresh lemon juice
  • grated lemon rind
ready in about 190 minutes; serves 24
You might need to buy:
  • Cookies:
  • all-purpose flour
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • granulated sugar
  • vanilla extract
  • large egg white
  • Cooking spray
  • Icing:
  • powdered sugar
  • unsweetened cocoa
  • fat-free milk
  • semisweet chocolate
  • white chocolate

Delicious

You might need to buy:
  • Ingredients
  • Pudding:
  • eggs
  • cup/180 mL sugar
  • cups/500 mL milk
  • cup/250 mL half and half
  • cup/180 mL raisins
  • Sauce:
  • cup/250 mL sugar
  • cup/125 mL water
  • cup/125 mL heavy cream
  • tsp/5 mL Butter Pecan Extract