16 no food recipes

Cloud-light chocolate angel food cake that's fat-free and cholesterol-free, leavened entirely by whipped egg whites and flavored with cocoa. An airy, guilt-light dessert with deep chocolate flavor.

Summer no-cook blueberry pie made with three cups of fresh berries set under a microwave-thickened glaze. Sherry and lemon juice for depth, sour cream topping for cool tang. No oven needed once the shell is baked.

Lapsi is a traditional Indian bulgur wheat dessert cooked in milk with saffron, cardamom, fennel seeds, and golden raisins. Topped with slivered almonds for a warm, fragrant sweet.

Homemade French bread: a no-knead, food-processor dough that rises in the fridge overnight, then bakes into crusty baguettes with a chewy interior and crackling crust. Bakery quality at home.

No-bake chocolate oatmeal cookies with pecans, coconut, and orange peel made in a food processor. Drop, chill, and eat. No oven needed.

Steak baked in a foil packet with cream of mushroom soup, onion soup mix, potatoes, carrots, and celery. A complete one-packet beef dinner with almost no cleanup. Family favorite comfort food.

Chocolate angel food layer cake baked in heart-shape pans. Fat-free, cloud-light, cocoa-scented sponge made with egg whites and cake flour. No butter, no yolks.

Fresh cranberry relish with whole oranges and a splash of Grand Marnier or Cointreau. No-cook, food processor recipe ready in 15 minutes.

Raw cranberry relish with fresh oranges, lemon zest, and sugar pulsed in a food processor. A bright, no-cook Thanksgiving condiment ready in 20 minutes.

Fettuccine tossed with a fresh tomato-basil pesto: a no-cook food-processor sauce of basil, garlic, pine nuts, ripe tomato, olive oil, and Parmesan. Summer pasta dinner ready in just over 30 minutes.

Penne pasta with a blended tuna-walnut pesto sauce, lemon zest, fresh basil, and parsley. A quick no-cook sauce made in the food processor and tossed with hot pasta in 30 minutes.

No-cook cranberry orange relish made in the food processor with fresh cranberries, a whole orange, apple, nutmeg, and ginger. Bright, tart, and ready in 10 minutes flat.

Cranberry-orange relish blends fresh cranberries, whole unpeeled orange, and sugar in a food processor for a no-cook holiday condiment with bright citrus zing. Three ingredients, five minutes, one bowl.

Frankentaters are a one-skillet stovetop scalloped potato dish layered with sliced hot dogs in a creamy milk sauce. Six ingredients, no oven needed, and done in under 45 minutes. Kid-approved comfort food.

Rustic whole wheat bannock bread with rolled oats and raisins bakes up golden in just 30 minutes. This hearty, no-yeast flatbread is a cozy, simple comfort food staple that needs only basic pantry ingredients.

Classic Italian meatballs made with a beef and pork blend, parmesan, fresh basil, and parsley. Browned in olive oil, then simmered in tomato sauce until tender and juicy. The kind that turns spaghetti night special.