Recipes with water

Creamy orange sherbet jello salad with pineapple, mandarin oranges, and marshmallows makes a nostalgic potluck dessert everyone remembers.

Indian spiced potatoes with ginger, cumin, garam masala, and amchoor. Use as samosa filling, wrap in tortillas, or stuff in pita. Vegan and ready in 25 minutes.

Traditional Cree pea soup with soaked green peas, celery leaves, and savory herbs, thickened with hominy grits for a hearty Indigenous comfort soup.

Homemade eggplant ravioli with a smooth pureed filling in fresh egg pasta, served with a Madeira and tomato cream sauce. A vegetarian Italian project recipe worth every minute.

Learn how to cook fluffy quinoa or nutty teff on the stovetop with just water and salt. A simple base recipe for grain bowls, soups, and side dishes.

Puff pastry apple turnovers wrap diced apples, plumped raisins, and chopped pecans in flaky golden pastry squares. Sweet hand pies dusted with confectioners' sugar, perfect for breakfast or dessert.

Stir-fried rice noodles tossed with garlic, ginger, shredded cabbage, bean sprouts, and fresh basil, finished with crushed peanuts and lime. A vegan Thai noodle dish ready in under 40 minutes.

Old-fashioned baked beans cooked low in a sweet, sticky sauce of molasses, brown sugar, and ketchup, then blanketed with bacon and baked until bubbling. A back-porch barbecue side that disappears fast.

Hearty taco stew with ground beef, pinto beans, corn, and tomato soup seasoned with taco spices. Topped with crushed tortilla chips and Monterey Jack cheese. A thick, warming one-pot meal.

Chilled barley and buttermilk soup with turmeric, fresh dill, parsley, cilantro, and red onion. A tangy, herb-loaded cold soup that's refreshing on warm days.

Slow cooker cauliflower and potato curry with wheatberries. Ideal for your Crockpot.

Rustic whole wheat bannock bread with rolled oats and raisins bakes up golden in just 30 minutes. This hearty, no-yeast flatbread is a cozy, simple comfort food staple that needs only basic pantry ingredients.

Pork and shrimp pad Thai tossed in a tangy fish sauce and rice vinegar glaze, then finished with crunchy toasted peanuts, mung bean sprouts, scallions and a wedge of fresh lime.

Pork chop lima casserole: seared pork chops layered with lima beans, green peppers, and a ketchup-tomato pan sauce. Old-school one-dish dinner for four.

This super easy hamburger soup recipe is perfect for those busy weeknights. Ground beef creates a savory rich stock, loads of veggies and hearty barley; beef barley soup in every bite.

Extra-firm Jello Jigglers made with double the gelatin for a bouncy, finger-food texture. Two ingredients, no cooking, and kids love cutting them into fun shapes.