7,151 light recipes

Down-home pork ribs slow-baked then glazed with a homemade whiskey-spiked barbecue sauce of ketchup, brown sugar, mustard, and Worcestershire. Sticky-sweet Southern weeknight comfort.

Apple crumb coffeecake layers a buttermilk batter with pre-cooked apple-currant filling under a buttery crumb topping. Spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, ideal for brunch tables.

Bean curd skin rolls wrap shredded mushrooms, dried tofu, celery, and carrot in fresh tofu sheets, then shallow-fry until crisp and golden. Drizzled with a chili-ginger dipping sauce.

This a delightful dish is an innovative and economical way to serve a do-it-yourself-style appetizer or main-dish. It is usually presented in a special lacquered wood or china tray with the required number of compartments. It is just as effective served on a tray in small bowls or dishes

Pureed pinto bean soup with New Mexican red chile, cream, fresh herbs, and toasted pine nuts. Velvety, rustic Southwestern soup with deep slow-cooked bean flavor.

Anise holiday spice cookies with anise, lemon, and vanilla extracts plus a peppery warm spice blend of nutmeg, cloves, and mace. The grown-up Christmas cookie that tastes like a German bakery in December.

Custard-based port wine ice cream with grenadine, served under a rich hot chocolate sauce made from cocoa, brown sugar, butter, and heavy cream.

Seafood quiche squares are a party favorite: a flaky crescent-roll crust topped with shrimp, crab and two cheeses, baked in a custard and cut into bite-size squares. Easy, crowd-feeding finger food, served warm.

Cajun crab in a rich Swiss cheese and cream sauce with mushrooms, scallions, and dry vermouth, spiked with cayenne. Serve in patty shells or scooped up with crusty French bread.

Homemade chili sauce for canning made from 25 fresh tomatoes, red peppers, onions, and apple cider vinegar with allspice and brown sugar. A tangy-sweet condiment for preserving summer's harvest.

Orange-butterscotch cheesecake on an oat-and-brown-sugar crust, scented with orange zest and crowned with homemade butterscotch sauce. Bright citrus and deep caramel in one dramatic dessert.

Chocolate nut upside-down Bundt cake with a buttery brown sugar walnut crown. Inverts onto a plate showing off a glossy caramel-pecan top layer.

From-scratch devil's food cake with boiling water for intense chocolate depth, topped with a fudge frosting made from melted semi-sweet chocolate and butter.

Blueberry cream pie with a vanilla wafer crust, a silky vanilla custard layer and a glossy fresh blueberry topping. The berries stay bright, never baked to mush. A chilled summer favorite.

Three-layer pumpkin cake with cinnamon and cloves, topped with billowy seafoam frosting made from brown sugar and egg whites. Layered with chopped walnuts between each tier.

Bread and butter pickles with thin-sliced cucumbers and onions brined with salt and ice, then packed in a sweet-sour brown sugar, cider vinegar, mustard, and turmeric syrup.