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Oil-free granola with oats, wheat flakes, rye flakes, bran, dried fruits, cashews, and sunflower seeds bound with honey and vanilla. A low-fat, crunchy homemade breakfast cereal.

Lighter applesauce fruitcake with dates, raisins, walnuts, and candied fruit. No alcohol soak, no months of aging. Three loaves of moist holiday cake without the heaviness of traditional fruitcake.

Soupe de potiron is a French Provencal pumpkin soup with white onion, sage, garlic and a handful of rice for body. Pureed, then finished with Parmesan shavings. A simple, peasant-style fall soup.

Vegetarian mincemeat made with fresh pears, dried fruit, candied cherries, almonds, and a splash of whiskey. No suet needed. Spiced with allspice, nutmeg, and ginger for traditional Christmas mince pies.

Hearty bacon cabbage and root vegetable soup with carrots, turnip, potatoes, and onion. Smoky, savory, peasant-style winter cooking. Topped with grated Parmesan.

Banana nut bread made with whole wheat and white flours, ginger and mace, plus chopped pecans and dates folded in. A spiced, fruit-and-nut-loaded quick bread that's denser and more interesting than the standard.

Bread machine rosemary whole wheat focaccia topped with caramelized red onion and parmesan. A nutty, herb-scented Italian flatbread made hands-free in your bread machine.

Lighter spinach lasagna made with low-fat cottage cheese, egg substitute, and Italian seasoning layered with spaghetti sauce and melted mozzarella. All the comfort, fewer calories.

Hearty baked ziti with ground beef and Italian sausage in spaghetti sauce, tossed with pasta shells and smothered in melted mozzarella. A big-batch family dinner with serious meat and cheese.

Large pasta tubes get stuffed with a mixture of mashed meatballs and spinach, then layered with slow-simmered tomato sauce and Parmesan for an Italian feast that feeds a crowd.

Traditional poppy seed kolache with a buttery almond dough and homemade filling of poppy seeds, honey, dates, and nuts. A Czech-style pastry that makes 60 pieces.

Jeff's favorite pizza sauce: a thick, concentrated pizza sauce made with plum tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, and parmesan. Freezer-friendly and ready for homemade pizza night.

Ravioli in roasted garlic broth with sauteed bell peppers, green peas, and golden garlic breadcrumb topping. A lighter, brothy take on stuffed pasta.

Olive Garden spaghetti carbonara copycat: thick-cut bacon and sautéed mushrooms tossed with spaghetti and a creamy béchamel-Parmesan sauce. The American-Italian chain version, no raw eggs required.

Layered lasagna torte baked in a springform pan with ricotta, fontina, fresh spinach, and a homemade tomato-basil sauce with shredded carrots. A stunning round lasagna you slice like a cake.

Lazy day lasagna uses uncooked noodles that soften in the oven with water poured around the edges. Layered with cottage cheese, mozzarella, and a beefy spaghetti sauce, no boiling required.