Recipes with food coloring

Halloween deviled eggs made to look like bloodshot eyeballs using cream cheese, pimento-stuffed olives, and red food coloring. Creepy, edible, and kid-approved.

Sopa de Aguacate is a traditional Mexican avocado soup with mashed avocados stirred into a tomato-onion stock and finished with cream. Served with crispy fried tortilla croutons.

Kiwifruit daiquiri blends ripe kiwi with white rum, fresh lime juice, sugar, and crushed ice for a frosty green tropical cocktail. Two-glass blender drink ready in five minutes.

Jack-o-lantern cookies with crushed lemon drops melted into the cutout eyes, nose, and mouth to create a glowing stained-glass effect. A fun Halloween baking project for kids.

Frozen citrus pie with lemonade concentrate, vanilla ice cream, and whipped topping in a graham cracker crust. A no-bake frozen dessert with just four ingredients and bright lemony flavor.

Varicose Veins on a Leaf is a creepy Halloween appetizer with French-style green beans dyed red to look like veins, arranged on lettuce leaves with sliced almond bones. Spooky, edible, fun.

Pumpkin-shaped peanut butter cookies decorated with orange juice frosting for Halloween. Easy cut-out cookies kids love decorating with candy corn faces.

Coconut cookie nests in pastel colors with a chocolate egg in each. A macaroon-style Easter cookie with crisp edges, chewy centers, and room for candy eggs on top.

Buttery hazelnut sandwich cookies filled with raspberry jam and topped with a simple icing. Tiny, tender rounds that melt on your tongue.

Fluted sandwich cookies filled with tinted vanilla buttercream in three pastel colours. A pretty bakery-style cookie with a cut-out window on top showing the green, pink or yellow filling underneath.

Ribbon cookies with three colorful layers: red rum-flavored, green with chopped nuts, and chocolate, pressed in a loaf pan and sliced thin. A festive holiday cookie for Christmas tins.

Concentrated homemade mint syrup made from 8 cups of fresh mint leaves steeped overnight, then boiled into a thick syrup. Dilute with water or sparkling water for mint drinks.

City school red devil's food cake made with cocoa, hot coffee, buttermilk, cake flour, and a touch of red food coloring. The nostalgic cafeteria chocolate cake from scratch.

Creamy lemon pie with sweetened condensed milk and fresh lemon juice in a pastry shell, topped with whipped cream. Just 4 filling ingredients for a silky, tangy dessert.

Frozen lime pie with a cooked egg yolk and lime curd base folded into whipped cream and stiff egg whites, set in a graham cracker crust. Light, mousse-like, and served frozen.

Sugar-free chocolate Bundt cake leavened with both yeast and baking powder, made with cocoa powder and liquid sweetener. A unique yeast-risen cake with a bread-like crumb and deep chocolate flavor.

Fresh strawberry pie with whole berries standing upright in a glossy cornstarch glaze inside a baked pie shell. Topped with whipped cream for a stunning summer dessert.

Microwave bundt cake spiked with creme de cocoa and orange juice, swirled with chocolate syrup. Rich, boozy, and ready in 25 minutes flat.

Lime delight is a no-bake retro Jello dessert: lime gelatin and lemon juice folded into whipped evaporated milk, set on a graham cracker crust for a fluffy citrus fridge cake.

Savory cucumber jelly with grated cucumber, vinegar, onion, and pimientos set in unflavored gelatin. A cool, tangy Southern side for cold meats and fish.

Celebrate the holidays with these delicious shortbread cookies that will have you wishing Christmas came more than once a year.

Three-layer mint chocolate candy with dark chocolate on the top and bottom and a green peppermint white chocolate center. No-bake fudge-style squares made with sweetened condensed milk and just six ingredients.

Auntie Justine's 7 Up cake is a buttery, dense pound cake leavened with lemon-lime soda instead of baking powder, scented with lemon, vanilla, and coconut extracts. A tender Southern bundt finished with confectioner's sugar.

Tender rolled sugar cookies made with Neufchatel cheese, brown sugar, and butter-nut flavoring. Cut into shapes and decorate with a simple powdered sugar icing. Great for holidays.

Yogurt-marinated chicken baked golden, then simmered in a buttery saffron cream sauce with whole spices and ground almonds. Authentic Indian butter chicken from scratch.

Patriotic Fourth of July chocolate sheet cake decorated as an American flag with vanilla and blue frosting and fresh strawberry stripes. A buttermilk-rich chocolate cake the kids can help decorate.

Coffee-spiked red devil's food cake with cocoa, hot coffee, buttermilk, and a hit of red food coloring. Deep chocolate flavor with a striking red-tinted crumb.

Irish log rolls a tender chocolate sponge cake around mint-flavored whipped cream filling for a green-and-chocolate jelly roll cake, perfect for St. Patrick's Day celebrations.

Creamy baked cheesecake pie in a brown sugar graham cracker crust, lightened with whipped egg whites and topped with glossy glazed cherries. Served chilled.

Garlic or shallot jelly made from infused white wine vinegar, sugar, and pectin. Sweet, savory, and tangy with subtle alliums. Perfect with cream cheese or roast meats.

Traditional Russian tea steeped with whole cloves and sweet apple cider. Strain, sweeten with honey or strawberry jam, and serve hot for a spiced, warming drink.

Roast pork loin rubbed with sage, salt, and pepper, served with a spiced cherry sauce of tart cherries simmered with cloves, cinnamon, vinegar, and lemon juice. A holiday-worthy roast.

Fluffy pink grapefruit frosting is a seven-minute frosting made with egg whites, sugar, and grapefruit juice beaten over a double boiler into billowy, citrus-scented peaks.

Three-layer chocolate mint cake with a green mint buttercream center and glossy chocolate ganache topping. Rich, fudgy, and seriously refreshing.

Nothing is better than a moist decorative cake during Christmas. With chocolate and raspberries it's sure to satisfy your tastebuds!

With marshmallows and a hint of mint, this pie is a great way to end off any holiday festivities.

Critters in the Hay is a Halloween popcorn treat with pumpkin pie spice caramel corn, candy corn, licorice spiders, and gummy worms. A spooky party snack kids love.

Christmas cream wafers sandwich tinted buttercream between sugar-coated, fork-pricked butter wafers. A retro holiday cookie that comes together with just five ingredients in the dough.

Christmas tree cake cut from a 13x9 sheet cake into a tree shape, frosted green and decorated with peppermint candies, pretzel rod trunk, and a gumdrop star. Festive holiday show-stopper from one boxed mix.

Simple Chinese almond cookies that stay pale and cream-colored, decorated with whole almonds or red food coloring dots. Traditional cookies perfect for celebrations.

No-bake margarita pie with buttery pretzel crust, fresh lime filling spiked with tequila and triple sec, and clouds of whipped cream.

Spooky Halloween spider cake shaped from two round layers with black frosting, licorice legs, and gumball eyes. A fun green gelatin surprise hides inside the body.

Easter bunny cake built from carrot cake rounds with coconut "fur", paper ears, and jelly bean eyes. A classic family Easter project that turns a simple cake mix into a showpiece bunny on a platter.

Creamy strawberry cheesecake made with both cottage cheese and cream cheese for extra richness, baked in a graham cracker crust with a glossy homemade strawberry glaze.

Dragon's Blood Punch with a frozen hand ice mold for Halloween. Apple juice, cranberry juice, and ginger ale create a blood-red punch with a creepy ice hand centerpiece.

Halloween rice crispy treats loaded with candy corn, mini chocolate chips, and candy pumpkins. Dyed bright orange, these no-bake bars are a hit at school parties.

Chinese-style char siu pork tenderloin glazed with soy sauce, honey, brown sugar, and a hint of cinnamon. Oven-roasted until sticky and caramelized. Serves 8 as an appetizer.

Lady apple fruit wreath ringing a holiday roast with spiced crabapples frosted in tinted cream cheese and rolled in toasted pecans, set on a bed of parsley. A retro edible garnish for your festive platter.