10,000 low pate recipes

No-cook rum-flavored fruit sauce blended from ripe bananas, orange, plumped raisins, and lemon juice. A naturally sweet topping for pancakes, waffles, and French toast.

Cool cantaloupe wedges topped with warm blueberry compote simmered in port wine, cinnamon, and lemon. An elegant fruit dessert ready in 15 minutes with just 7 ingredients.

Low-calorie molded cranberry salad with ginger ale, apple, celery, and orange zest set in unflavored gelatin. A lighter take on the classic holiday Jello salad.

Old-fashioned pear conserves with ground lemon, orange, and raisins cooked down with sugar until thick. No pectin needed for this chunky, citrus-bright preserve.

Duxelles is a mixture of finely chopped mushrooms, shallots and herbs cooked in butter. It is used to flavor soups and sauces, as a garnish, and a stuffing. Take a thinly pounded pork chop, veal or chicken cutlet, or even a flank steak. Spoon the precooked duxelles down the center. Roll the meat and then sauté or roast it.

Creamed chicken served over buttered egg noodles with fresh parsley. A quick, comforting weeknight dinner using pre-made creamed chicken for speed.

Coffee and pepper crusted T-bone steaks marinated in red wine, soy sauce, and garlic, grilled over coals and served with a reduced wine sauce.

Sugar-free peach spread made with just fresh peaches, allspice berries, and water. A naturally sweet fruit butter for canning with no added sugar or pectin.

Slow cooker pot roast in a spiced red wine and tomato sauce with mustard, Worcestershire, and garlic. Set it and forget it for 10 hours of hands-off braising.

Low-calorie cream of mushroom soup made with canned mushrooms, skim milk, and beef bouillon. A Weight Watchers-friendly vintage recipe ready in 10 minutes with just 4 ingredients.

Fruit Cheeses are closely related to jams and jellies but have a firmer texture and are usually served moulded and cut into chunks as an accompaniment to roast or cold meats. Quince really makes the best cheese and is a wonderful rich amber colour. It is a particular speciality of Spain and is traditionally eaten as a sweet snack. This recipe will keep for 2 years and makes a wonderful and unusual gift.

Broiled zucchini planks topped with garlic, basil, oregano and parmesan, blistered under the broiler until tender with a browned cheesy crust. A fast, low-carb side that's ready in minutes.

Grilled sausage kabobs with bratwurst, Italian sausage, kielbasa, and new potatoes basted in a bacon-beer BBQ sauce. Three sausage varieties on one skewer for the ultimate cookout.

Homemade pepper jelly with sweet bell peppers, banana peppers, and apple cider vinegar. Colorful marmalade-style slices suspended in a sweet, tangy jelly.

Mixed bean soup: a hearty medley of ten beans, peas, and lentils soaked and slow-simmered into a thick, savory pot, finished with red wine and fresh parsley. Frugal, high-fibre comfort in a bowl.

White Michigan bean soup is a three-ingredient classic: white navy-style beans simmered slowly with a smoked ham hock, then partly mashed to thicken. Old-school, no-fuss comfort.