10,000 low king recipes

Christmas ribbon cookies made with a cookie press, featuring pink, green, and white striped dough. A festive butter cookie with lemon extract that makes about 60 cookies.

Oven Barbecued Eggplant salts the slices and rests for 30 minutes before baking with BBQ sauce brushed on both sides until tender but not mushy. A 3-ingredient vegan side dish ready in an hour.

Five-grain hot cereal with brown rice, barley, millet, rye, and wheat berries cooked with dried apricots. A hearty whole-grain breakfast with natural sweetness.

These scrumptious snacks made with gingerbread cake mix and almonds will have you going bananas!

Perfect for the summer, this succulent dish is great for your next backyard barbecue. Best served with a pasta salad or mashed potatoes.

Grilled vegetable kabobs: pre-cooked eggplant, carrots, and potatoes plus raw zucchini, peppers, onions, and mushrooms threaded onto skewers, herb-marinated and grilled low and slow. Vegetarian BBQ win.

Pork chops with Golden Delicious apples in a sweet and sour pan sauce of brown sugar, red wine vinegar, and tomato. Skillet dinner for 4 ready in 45 minutes.

One dish microwave spaghetti for two with ground beef, onion, and Italian tomato sauce cooked together in a single casserole. A quick weeknight pasta dinner with no pots to boil and minimal cleanup.

Savory buckwheat groats (kasha) cooked with shallots, garlic, mushrooms, and chicken broth, finished with toasted pine nuts. A nutty, wholesome whole grain side dish.

Peanut Butter Bars: shortcut bars built on peanut butter cookie mix, dressed up with crushed peanuts, white sugar glaze, and a chocolate drizzle. Bake-sale ready in 45 minutes.

A decadent butter icing made with crushed pineapple that is perfect for cakes and muffins.

Egg yolk shortbread bakes a richer-than-classic Scottish biscuit with butter, sugar, flour, and a single yolk for extra tenderness and golden color. Fork-marked, two-stage baked for delicate crisp edges.

Easy chocolate pudding cake bakes its own fudgy sauce underneath a tender cake layer. A no-egg, no-butter self-saucing dessert that magically separates in the oven.

Light basmati rice pudding made with skim milk, raisins, and vanilla, folded with whipped topping for a creamy, airy texture. A low-fat Indian-inspired dessert.

Quick no-cook corn and kidney bean salad tossed with cilantro, onion, balsamic vinegar, and lemon juice. Ready in 10 minutes, this flexible, budget-friendly side is built for potlucks and meal prep.

No-knead French bread with a golden egg-washed crust and poppy seeds. The dough develops flavor through gentle stirring every 10 minutes instead of traditional kneading.