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Grandma's mincemeat cookies are a Christmas tradition: spiced dried-fruit filling folded into a tender shortening dough, dropped by the spoonful and baked golden in about 12 minutes.

Savory filling loaded with flavorful mushrooms, onion and spinach stuffed inside crepes and covered with a creamy sauce.

Vegetarian chili dog rolls wrap a smoky, cumin-spiced TVP filling with sauteed peppers, mushrooms, and tomato inside soft homemade whole wheat yeast dough. Baked golden at 375F, they make 20 hearty rolls.

If you are a big fan of kimchi and looking for an easy yet delicious kimchi recipe, this is the one. It's simple, it's easy to do at home, and you will be satisfied.

The quintessential Indian-Singaporean meal accompaniment. Unfortunately, all too often it is made using highly processed white flour and margarine. Here, the parathas are made with whole-wheat flour (you could also try using spelt flour) and stuffed with peas and potatoes, for a lighter but more wholesome take on the original. Serve hot with yoghurt and herbs.

Crispy unsweetened oat cookies sandwiched with a sweet date filling. A Canadian grandma recipe with an icebox dough sliced paper-thin and baked into delicate wafers.

Scotch mock apple pie: a Depression-era trick that uses soda crackers, lemon juice, and warm spices to taste exactly like apple pie. No apples required.

Pressed angel food cake sandwiches filled with chocolate chips, marshmallows, cherry preserves, or cinnamon sugar. Made in a sandwich maker until golden and gooey. Kids love these.

Old-fashioned oatmeal cookies sandwiched with a thick, homemade date filling. A nostalgic cookie jar classic that makes 36 tender, fruit-filled treats.

Fruit pudding: apples and prunes simmered into a sweet, juicy base, topped with light dumplings steamed right on the fruit. A cozy, low-fat stovetop pudding that comes together in one pan.

A savory omelet filling of browned kielbasa, sweet peppers and onions seasoned with oregano and basil. Spoon it into a French omelet for a hearty, satisfying brunch.

Maki sushi with soy-simmered kampyo, shiitake, carrot, watercress, and eel, rolled in seasoned sushi rice and nori. Traditional hand-rolled Japanese sushi.

Mince-meat cookies made with a tender cake flour dough rolled thin, filled with cooked mincemeat, and sandwiched together. A vintage holiday filled cookie that makes 36.

My favorite pierogi are filled with the veal lung or the brown lentils. Why not to combine these ingredients into the one filling?

Ebi kimizushi: elegant Japanese stuffed-prawn sushi, with butterflied vinegar-marinated prawns filled with a silky, seasoned golden egg-yolk paste. A refined, bite-sized appetizer.

Strawberry oat crumble pie with fresh strawberries layered between a brown sugar oat crust and crumble topping. Serve warm or chilled for a syrupy filling.