Recipe Sifter

Last Wednesday we took this colourful and delicious salad to a pot-luck, everyone loved it and a few of them even asked for the recipe. It was such a refreshing salad that's also packed with goodness.

Easy-peesy! This is the perfect holiday gift for neighbors and friends. It's a never-fail recipe.

Hearty whole wheat banana muffins with millet, soy flour, applesauce, and golden raisins. No butter, no oil, no added sugar. Vegetarian and naturally sweetened with overripe bananas.

Apricot horseradish sauce whisked together in five minutes from jam, fresh horseradish, and lime juice. A sweet-and-fiery dipping sauce for ham, smoked salmon, or roast pork that keeps for weeks.

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.

Seasonal root vegetables are tossed with olive oil, salt and black pepper, after baking, they look nice and colourful, you can serve them with any kind of your favorite gravy or roasted turkey, chikcen, it is also a fantasitc side dish.

This version of the garlicky roasted eggplant dip does not have tahini in it as with a traditional version. While I really like an "authentic" baba ghanoush, I also enjoy the commercial Sabra brand, which uses mayo and some spices. It is slightly sweet and has a little kick. This is my rendition.

Rescue ruined fudge by turning it into rich, dense brownies with just eggs, flour, and milk. The clever 4-ingredient solution for fudge that came out too hard, too soft, or too runny.

Non-fat blueberry muffins made with egg whites, skim milk, and zero added oil or butter. Tender low-calorie breakfast muffins that don't taste like deprivation.

Tart, aromatic marmalade made from bitter Seville-style oranges. Tender peel strips suspended in jewel-bright jelly that's perfect on morning toast or stirred into tea.

Crispy deep-fried Australian dim sims stuffed with minced pork, prawns, cabbage, and shallots in wonton wrappers. A classic Aussie takeaway snack ready in 15 minutes. Serve with soy or sweet and sour sauce.

Citrus cranberry raspberry preserves: tart cranberries and sweet raspberries cooked with orange juice and zest into a glossy ruby jam with no added pectin. Holiday gift jar perfection.

Nice warm spiced cider with citrus fruit. One sip and my belly warmed up so much I had to go turn the heat down!

Quick and easy peanut butter cookies using Bisquick.

Adzuki bean casserole with Granny Smith apples, bell pepper, onion, basil, and soy sauce. A vegan baked bean dish with a sweet-savory twist that improves overnight.

Zojirushi whole wheat bread machine loaf bakes 100% whole wheat flour, honey, and a touch of cornmeal into a hearty, fiber-rich sandwich loaf. Six ingredients, basic-white setting, hands-off.