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Cranberry orange chutney with bourbon, mustard seeds, and brown sugar simmers into a sweet-tart relish with a smoky kick. The perfect Thanksgiving condiment that runs circles around the canned jellied stuff.

A batch cranberry cosmopolitan you mix by the pitcher, vodka, cranberry, lime, and Cointreau with a fresh ginger kick. Shake to frosty, strain into a sugar-rimmed glass, and serve a crowd.

Spiced baba ghanoush with broiled eggplant, lemon, olive oil, and a warming hit of allspice and cinnamon. A Middle Eastern dip with unexpected spice depth, served with pita and fresh herbs.

Quick baba ghanoush with steamed eggplant, tahini, lemon, garlic, and a hint of cumin. The 13-minute version that skips the smoky char in favor of pure, clean eggplant flavor.

Hamburgers on the halfshell, open-faced raw beef burgers broiled on a bun with tomato sauce, onions, pepper, and melted cheese. A pantry-clearing weeknight version of the classic burger.

This is one of my old tried and true recipes. The original recipe card is so faded that I can hardly read it!

Put some fruit into your mornings with this jam that is scrumptious on toast.

Sugar snap peas are a sweet and crispy cross between snow peas and garden peas. This technique for blanching ensures your peas stay bright green and perfectly tender crisp.

This delicious cherry tomato spaghetti sauce is full of flavor, roasting develops lots of yummy spots on these cherry tomatoes, and serve it with your spaghetti, you will be surprised by how delicious it is!

Homemade fried semolina bread rolls a stiff semolina dough paper-thin, then fries it into crisp, golden discs. A crunchy, savory Sri Lankan fried bread to serve hot with vegetable curry.

Long white radish and arugula salad: crisp, peppery daikon and arugula tossed with scallion in a bright oil-and-citrus dressing, finished with toasted sesame. A sharp, refreshing side.

Grama's dill pickles are a classic hot-pack brine of white wine vinegar, water, and pickling salt poured over fresh cucumbers with sprigs of dill. Crunchy old-school pickles, ready after a few weeks of curing.

Tilapia fillets rubbed with a smoky spice blend of paprika, cumin, oregano, and dry mustard, then seared in a screaming-hot skillet until bronzed and crispy. Dinner in 15 minutes.

Fresh strawberry sherbet made in a food processor from frozen berries, sugar, strawberry fruit spread, and a splash of non-fat yogurt. No ice cream machine, no eggs, no dairy heavy lift.

Low-fat vegan potato pancakes (latkes) with shredded potato, onion, and oat flour. A lighter take on the Hanukkah classic, pan-fried in a single spray of oil. Ready in 15 minutes.

Low-fat pancakes from biscuit baking mix with egg white, skim milk, and fat-free spread. Quick breakfast pancakes ready in 15 minutes with no special ingredients.