959 crisp recipes

Red pepper hummus blends chickpeas with sweet sauteed red peppers, tahini, lemon, and cumin into a smooth, smoky dip, served with crisp homemade garlic-salt pita chips. A fast, vegan appetizer.

Spicy sweet and sour cucumber salad: crisp cucumber tossed in a tangy, sweet, and chili-spiked dressing. A quick, refreshing side that gets even better after a chill in the fridge.

A few slices of Canadian bacon, fresh tomatoes and crisp lettuce. Sandwiched between two slices of whole grain bread, a quick, easy, delicious and well-balanced meal.

Green beans with shallots, blanched crisp-tender then tossed in butter with sweet shallots and brightened with lemon and parsley. A simple, elegant French side dish that comes together fast.

Classic almond macaroons made with almond paste and stiff egg whites. Chewy centers with crisp edges, these gluten-free cookies release easily with a wet towel trick.

Breakfast tortilla wrap loaded with cumin-spiced eggs, crisp bell pepper, juicy tomato, and crumbled bacon, all rolled in a warm whole wheat tortilla. A fast, high-protein handheld breakfast.

Homemade fortune cookies you fill with your own messages, crisp almond-vanilla wafers folded into that classic crescent while warm. A fun DIY project for parties, gifts, and special occasions.

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.

Homemade sago biscuits press together just four pantry staples, sago, desiccated coconut, sugar, and breadcrumbs, into crisp, golden rounds. A simple, eggless Sri Lankan teatime biscuit with toasty coconut flavor.

Coconut macaroons with crisp golden edges and a soft, chewy middle, made from just egg whites, sugar, and desiccated coconut, with a hint of almond. Naturally gluten-free and quick to bake.

Quaker Choc-Oat-Chip Cookies blend rolled oats, brown sugar, and semi-sweet chocolate chips into a chewy back-of-the-canister classic. Bake 9 minutes for soft centers or 13 for crisp edges.

Chipotle cornbread bakes in a hot cast iron skillet with puréed chipotles, applesauce, and buttermilk for smoky heat and a crisp crust. Low-fat Southwestern twist on classic cornbread.

Vegetarian bulgur burgers built on cooked cracked wheat with grated beets, carrots and cabbage. Baked instead of fried for crisp edges and a tender, hearty interior. Plant-based, freezer-friendly, beet-pink.

Classic Christmas cut-out sugar cookies with clean edges that hold their shape. A simple butter-and-shortening dough that rolls thin, bakes crisp, and takes royal icing like a dream.

Tender, cloud-like buttermilk biscuits using Grandma's foolproof technique with shortening for extra-soft centers. Place close together for pillowy sides or spaced apart for all-over crispness.

Chocolate chip raisin cookies baked low and slow for crisp golden edges and chewy centers. Two cups each of plump raisins and semi-sweet chips packed into every cookie.