8,718 salt recipes

Hollowed pineapple shells filled with fresh pineapple, strawberries, and bananas, topped with a tangy lime-rum dressing. A retro tropical fruit salad showpiece.

Home-improved tomato sauce doctors canned tomato sauce with sauteed onion, garlic, and fresh herbs. Tastes like scratch-made in 30 minutes.

Mexican coleslaw with red and green cabbage, grated carrot, and a tangy cumin-yogurt dressing. A light, mayo-free slaw ready in 10 minutes for taco night and grilled meats.

Classic French court bouillon, an aromatic poaching liquid for fish and seafood. Onion, lemon, cloves, and bay leaf simmer with optional white wine for fragrant, delicate results.

Hazelnut cornmeal biscotti with toasted whole hazelnuts, stone-ground cornmeal, and warm cinnamon. Italian twice-baked cookies with a sturdy crunch perfect for dunking.

Refrigerator cookies pack chopped dates, shredded coconut, and walnuts into a buttery slice-and-bake log rolled in extra nuts. Make-ahead icebox cookies for holiday baking or anytime.

Winter pie cooks raisins, finely chopped carrot, and apple with cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg in a spiced syrup, baked between two crusts. Thrifty old-fashioned mincemeat-style pie without the meat.

Lemon pie filling cooked over a double boiler with egg yolks, lemon juice, and zest into a glossy yellow curd, then poured into a baked pie shell to set.

Creamy potato soup blends chicken broth, celery, and tender potatoes into a velvety puree finished with low-fat milk. A simple stovetop classic with a whisper of cayenne heat.

Sweet and sour shrimp dip combines pineapple juice, vinegar, sugar, and bell pepper into a glossy red dipping sauce for fried shrimp. The classic restaurant sauce, made at home.

Potato barley soup simmers pearl barley with carrots, celery, onion, and potatoes in beef or chicken stock for a thick, hearty grain-and-vegetable bowl that gets better the next day.

Mock pavlova is a sugar-free Aussie meringue dessert using artificial sweetener. Crisp shell, marshmallow heart, and fresh kiwi slices, all under 100 calories per portion.

Indian-style cilantro mint chutney with green chili, lemon, and yogurt. Bright, herbal 10-minute dipping sauce for samosas, pakoras, and grilled meats.

Benihana-style hibachi shrimp with butter, cream, parsley, and a squeeze of lemon. Restaurant teppanyaki shrimp recipe to make at home on a griddle.

Crazy cake (also called wacky cake or depression cake) needs no eggs, no milk, no butter. Mixed straight in the pan with vinegar for chemistry-class lift. A Depression-era favorite.

Easy bread machine oatmeal bread with a soft tender crumb and gentle nutty flavor from rolled oats. Eight ingredients, one bread machine, hands-free everyday sandwich loaf.