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Chilled strawberry soup blended with pineapple juice, Burgundy wine, and sour cream, topped with whipped cream and mint. A gorgeous no-cook fruit soup for summer entertaining.

Vegetarian black bean tart in a crispy olive oil cornmeal crust with cumin-spiced tofu filling and roasted garlic. A savory, rustic showstopper for dinner or brunch.

Modern hardtack made with flour, masa harina, wheat germ, and oats for a more nutritious survival bread. A shelf-stable cracker that keeps indefinitely in airtight containers.

These cookies are buttery and delicious. You can find butterscotch morsels, white chocolate, and pecans in every bite.

Kushli are deep-fried Indian half-moon pastries stuffed with toasted coconut, almonds, semolina, sugar, cardamom, and raisins. Crisp, fragrant sweets for festivals and tea-time treats.

Harvest cookies made with mashed winter squash, chopped dates, nutmeg, and cinnamon. A no-sugar-added drop cookie thats soft, spiced, and naturally sweet from the fruit.

Sweet fried bananas soaked in rum, lemon juice, and orange zest, dipped in a light egg white batter, and fried until golden. A Caribbean-inspired dessert served hot with sugar.

German bacon rouladen: paper-thin round steak smeared with Dijon, rolled around bacon and onion, browned in flour, then braised in its own pan gravy. A classic Bavarian comfort-food roll.

Wholesome breakfast cookie bars made with rolled oats, whole wheat flour, wheat germ, and dried fruit. Sweetened with apple juice and brown sugar for a grab-and-go morning fuel-up.

Light summer soup brimming with fresh corn, ripe tomatoes, zucchini, and Anaheim chiles in chicken broth. Loaded with fresh basil and finished with sour cream and cilantro.

Fresh tart cherry pie with a lattice crust and a bright orange glaze drizzled on top while warm. A stunning holiday dessert that pairs citrus and cherry beautifully.

Ginger snaps roll molasses-spiked dough into balls and bake into crackly-topped, snappy spice cookies. Brown sugar, ginger, and cinnamon give the classic chewy-crisp texture in 36 cookies.

These delicious fruitcake cookies are ideal sweets for Christmas.

Chewy oat crumble bars layered with a thick, glossy blueberry filling brightened with lemon juice. A nutty brown sugar base does double duty as the topping. Makes 15 bars.

Homemade whole-wheat granola with oats, wheat germ, honey, coconut, almonds, and cinnamon. Baked low and slow with orange juice for crunchy, golden clusters.

Homemade chicken soup simmered with celery, bay leaf, and peppercorns, finished with tiny butter dumplings dropped right into the broth. Old-fashioned comfort in every spoonful.