Time-saver/24 recipes

Place plain, nonfat yogurt into cheese cloth or a coffee filter. Place in strainer over a small bowl or cup. Allow to drain 2 to 24 hours, covered and refrigerated, until cheese reached desired consistency. Discard the whey (liquid). Store in covered container in refrigerator.

The crisp, densely chocolaty cookies, with an unusually long baking time, were an annual favorite among the 20-plus recipes that Susan Couchman of Hartland remembers were made each year by her mother, Gloria Kuchler.

I normally eat three to four times as much as other family members at a sitting, but since we usually have guests over on Thanksgiving, I have to pretend my stomach isn't a bottomless pit and eat the average amount. Afterwards, though, I always sneak in and make myself a few (yes, plural) of these sandwiches, inspired by the thanksgiving sandwich Ross made in an episode of Friends once.

Brisket pressure cooked with sweet potatoes, parsnips and prunes. Long slow cooked flavor in a much reduced amount of time.

A delicious vegetable sauce that can be mixed into pasta. A quick, easy and tasty meal takes no time.

This is actually fairly easy to make, the only time consuming part was peeling the eggplant and chopping vegetables.

It was my first time making a carrot cake. I loved it, and so did my boyfriend. I frosted the cake with a mixture of butter and cream cheese, so yummy. This is a great way to eat carrots :)

The pork chops were so tender, and the potatoes were soaked with flavour just like the recipe says. Next time I will add some carrots, parsnips or sweet potatoes.

Classic Sour Cream Cheesecake recipe

Try this leaner recipe for meat loaf that will feed your hunger in no time while also being good for health!

A simple but scrumptious dish that's perfect to make when you don't have a lot of time to prepare dinner.

A simple but scrumptious dish that's perfect to make when you don't have a lot of time to prepare dinner.

Bread machine recipe. Cooking and preparation times depend on the bread machine used.

These are best if they sit for a month or so after canning, to give them time to work