2,500 canned recipes

Mixed greens tossed in a honey mint vinaigrette with poppy seeds, topped with sliced carrots and toasted sesame seeds. The dressing recipe makes a double batch so you can refrigerate half for later.

Cold dilly beans are crisp pickled green beans canned with garlic, fresh dill, and a hint of cayenne in a cider vinegar brine. A snappy, shelf-stable summer pickle ready in two weeks.

Rotel salsa is the five-minute dip you make when guests are at the door: a can of Rotel tomatoes and chiles, fresh tomato, scallions, garlic, lime juice, and salt. No cooking required.

French baguette bread with a crackling crust and chewy open crumb, made from a simple yeast dough you can shape into baguettes, boules, or herbed loaves. Bakery-style results from your home oven.

Sliced beet salad marinated with grapefruit, bay leaf, cloves, and allspice for a tangy, warmly spiced side dish. Diabetic-friendly and vegetarian.

Sure, you can buy ready-made pizza dough, but often it contains quite a bit of fat and sometimes it’s hydrogenated. This dough is an easy, no-hassle alternative. It takes about five minutes to put together in the food processor, and it’s easy to stretch or roll out. The dough recipe makes enough for two 14-inch pizzas (or three very thin 10- to 12-inch pizzas). You can roll all of it out and freeze what you don’t use, so long as it’s wrapped airtight.

Veal chops Italienne: seared veal chops finished in a quick microwave tomato, oregano, and red wine sauce with a parmesan crust. Italian-style weeknight veal in under 30 minutes.

One-pot Italian rice cooked in tomato juice with artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, and olives finished with Parmesan for a flavorful Mediterranean side dish.

Did you forget to pick up salsa at the grocery store? Don't worry! This quick and easy recipe will not let your tortilla chips become lonely!

Vietnamese fruits in syrup (trái cây) with orange, pineapple, and lychees in a sherry-citrus sugar syrup. A simple, elegant tropical dessert chilled to perfection.

Salsify is a long, thin, darkly earth-coloured root, can be found in greengrocers's shops in February, also available as preserved ; when scrubbed, it is revealed to be white whithout an obvious outer skin.

Ginger is a well-known anti-inflammatory that can help manage arthritis pain and help combat oxidative joint damage. To boost the healing properties of this juice, add a small knob of fresh turmeric.

Chilled poached shrimp served with a bold, spicy peanut dipping sauce made with ginger, garlic, red pepper flakes, and soy sauce. Both the sauce and shrimp can be made days ahead for easy entertaining.

Malaysian Penangites favourite dish is a popular soup that you can make with the Penang Shrimp Paste. This soup is nice when served with noodles made from either rice or wheat or bean thread.

Canned tuna simmered in homemade coconut milk with cinnamon, crushed red chili, garlic, and tart rhubarb for a sweet-spicy-tangy curry served over rice. This unexpected flavor combo is the real surprise here.

Homemade pastry pockets stuffed with canned tuna, mayo, Worcestershire sauce, and onion, baked until flaky and golden. These savory tuna turnovers are a filling, portable dinner or lunch the whole family will reach for.