Recipes with water

Eggless cocoa cake made with no butter, milk, or eggs. A depression-era style chocolate cake using vinegar and baking soda for lift, baked in a tube pan. Naturally vegan.

No need to simmer for hours to create a flavorful homemade chicken broth.

Homemade garden pesticide using beer, garlic, hot chili peppers, and blended bugs to trap slugs and repel plant-chewing insects the old-fashioned way.

Homemade orecchiette pasta made without eggs using just semolina flour, all-purpose flour, and water. A simple 3-ingredient vegan pasta shaped by hand.

Homemade chocolate sauce from pantry staples, cocoa powder, sugar, and water simmered into a smooth, pourable syrup finished with vanilla. The easy stand-in for store-bought chocolate syrup.

Homemade pumpkin dog treats made from canned pumpkin, whole wheat flour, and a touch of molasses, cut into shapes and baked firm. Simple, wholesome puppy biscuits with no mystery ingredients.

Non is a Central Asian bread machine loaf made with a half and half mix of white and whole wheat flours, minced onion, and garlic. Savory, hearty, and hands-off easy.

Sweet yeast crust dough makes a tender, slightly sweet base for fruit tarts, kuchen, or kolache. Two rises, one egg-and-butter enriched dough, ready for any filling.

Peanut butter cookies made with sugar replacement for a lower-sugar treat. Classic creamed margarine and peanut butter base, criss-crossed with a floured glass and baked to tender-edged gold.

This basic recipe requires a carefully scalded container.

Spells & Bells are festive Christmas cookies cut into holiday shapes and deep fried until golden and puffed, then served plain, sugared or glazed. A cream-rich fried dough that's crisp outside and tender within.

Jan Hagels are crisp Dutch shortbread cookies spiced with cinnamon and ginger, brushed with egg white, and topped with chopped pecans or walnuts. Sliced into rectangular bars while warm.

Speedy no-bean chili with ground beef, tomato sauce, and chili powder ready in 40 minutes. Simple weeknight chili with stovetop and microwave options.

Monsters are quick yeast-raised donut holes dropped into hot oil and rolled in sugar. A fast, no-rise fried dough treat from a sticky batter, ready in 25 minutes.

Old-fashioned orange ice with fresh orange and lemon juice, sugar syrup, and a beaten egg white for fluffy texture. A vintage Victorian-era frozen dessert.

Sunday chicken revisited folds whole chicken breasts skin-out and skewers them into bundles for even roasting, finished with a pan-drippings gravy.