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Homemade pickled asparagus spears with garlic, hot chile peppers, and pickling spice in a tangy brine. Crisp, spicy, and shelf-stable for months.

A sweet and delectable homemade liqueur made with vodka.

Chocolate meringue cookies with a plain meringue center, baked low and slow until crisp and light as air. Just four ingredients and naturally fat-free.

Florida fruit salsa with fresh mango, pineapple, peaches, dates, and hot salsa blended with cilantro and garlic. A sweet-heat condiment for grilled fish, chicken, or pork.

Deep-fried red bean paste cakes wrapped in egg roll skins and fried twice for a crispy, golden shell around sweet, smooth filling. Just three ingredients for a classic Asian dessert or snack.

Candied grapefruit or orange peel: citrus peel blanched five times to remove bitterness, simmered in sugar syrup until glossy, and rolled in granulated sugar. Old-school edible gift, zero waste.

Layered Mediterranean casserole with brown rice, pearl barley, zucchini, and a basil-tomato sauce topped with melted mozzarella. A hearty vegetarian whole grain bake.

Currant syrup made from mashed currants, raspberries, and sour cherries strained and dissolved with sugar into a concentrated fruit syrup. A three-berry preserve for drinks and desserts.

Old-fashioned rabbit pie with slow-stewed meat topped with buttermilk biscuits and served with homemade gravy. A hearty country supper for a crowd.

City Slicker mocktail: pineapple juice and ginger ale over ice with a dash of ground ginger. A bright, bubbly, non-alcoholic drink ready in under a minute.

Chilled pappa al pomodoro with crab meat crostini, a Tuscan bread-and-tomato soup served cold with a lemony crab-topped baguette float. An elegant no-cook summer appetizer that turns stale bread into something special.

Frozen lemon cream pie with a graham cracker crust, fluffy egg whites, and real whipped cream. Just 5 ingredients and no baking needed for this icy, tart-sweet summer dessert.

Food processor yeast bread made with cottage cheese, dill weed, and minced onions bakes into a round loaf with soft texture and savory herb flavor in just over an hour.

Pressure cooker collard greens with butter beans, white wine, bay leaves, and fresh hot peppers. Southern comfort without the ham hock, ready in 30 minutes.

Papelon lemonade mixes Venezuelan unrefined cane sugar (brown sugar substitute) with fresh lemon juice over ice. Base for a tropical Tom or John Collins variation.

Based on Dean Ornish's Eat More Weigh less. I give this as Christmas presents each year and get rave reviews.