1,451 light recipes

Old-fashioned three-layer milk chocolate cake with buttermilk, melted unsweetened chocolate, and brown sugar, topped with milk chocolate frosting. A towering, bakery-worthy celebration cake.

Caramel chocolate chip cheesecake with an oat-walnut crust, dark brown sugar and corn syrup filling, and chocolate chips scattered on top. Rich, dense, and deeply caramelized.

No-bake marbled raspberry cheesecake on an oatmeal cookie crust, with framboise liqueur and pink raspberry swirls. A summer-bright chilled dessert.

Whole wheat cranberry bread for the bread machine, with maple-soaked fresh cranberries, citrus zest and buttermilk powder. Hearty wholegrain crumb with tart-sweet bursts in every slice.

Thai-style basil chicken with chicken breast chunks, bell pepper, chili pepper, garlic, and fresh basil in a quick tomato juice pan sauce spiced with cumin, cinnamon, and ginger. Lean and fast.

Peach cheesecake built on a cottage-cheese filling for a lighter, less dense bite, with a vanilla wafer pecan crust and a sour cream topping crowned with sliced peaches.

A garlic-loaded vegetarian brown rice pilaf steamed with broccoli, squash, green beans, and corn, then tossed with red bell pepper, toasted sesame seeds, and soy sauce. One skillet, one hour.

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Tender sliced pears baked beneath a rich cocoa batter with dark brown sugar and golden syrup. This British-style chocolate pear pudding serves 8 and comes together in about an hour.

Deep-dish chicken pie from scratch with poached chicken, carrots, celery, baby lima beans, and mushrooms in a creamy half-and-half sauce, under a hand-rolled egg-washed pastry lid. Sunday supper royalty.

Summer pandowdy layers juicy nectarines and blueberries under a cream biscuit crust, then dowdies the top by pressing it into the bubbling fruit. Old-fashioned New England dessert.

Oreo cookie tube cake bakes 25 quartered Oreos right into a vanilla bundt batter, then gets drenched in glossy chocolate glaze. A nostalgic crowd-pleaser for birthdays and bake sales.

Mozzarella-crusted chicken breasts over angel hair pasta with a sherry cream sauce packed with mushrooms, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, and Parmesan. Italian restaurant vibes at home.

Creamy pinto bean soup pureed smooth with chile, onion, and light cream, garnished with toasted pine nuts, cilantro, and chives. From-scratch beans cooked until velvety.

Pumpkin pie with a tangy sour cream and lemon topping baked right on, finished with chopped pecans. A twist on classic pumpkin pie with bright citrus flavor cutting through the warm spices.

A scrumptious bread pudding made with pina colada drink mix, pineapple juice, bananas and cream of coconut.