37 standing recipes

Make your family go crazy over this succulent crockpot dish made with lean pork chops and spices of your choice.

This co-winner in the filled-cookie category from Dorothy O'Neill of Whitefish Bay makes a delicate, crispy cookie. Dipping in chocolate and nuts adds flavor and texture.

Traditional German sand tarts rolled paper-thin, cut into diamonds, brushed with egg white, and topped with cinnamon sugar and a pecan half. Crispy, buttery holiday cookies.

Cocoa espresso brownie bars with walnuts, made with egg substitute and corn oil spread for a lighter take. Fudgy, coffee-spiked, and dusted with powdered sugar.

The flesh of spaghetti squash, when cooked, comes out like strands of cooked spaghetti and makes a great light stand-in for pasta lovers.

Eggless fresh pasta dough with just semolina, water, and olive oil. Makes silky homemade noodles that cook in 2 minutes by hand, stand mixer, or food processor.

Low-fat double chocolate brownies that don't taste like a compromise: unsweetened chocolate, cocoa, and chocolate chips with applesauce standing in for most of the butter. Rich, fudgy, and made with whole wheat flour.

500 g chicken breasts 1,5 tablespoons mustard 3 eggs 1 tsp spices mixture 1/2 tsp carry dust 1 tsp white pepper 4-5 teaspoons flour salt Mix together: eggs + spices + salt + spices mixture + mustard Cut the chicken breasts into strips and stir the egg mixture. Stir in enough flour to get a thicker sauce. Let the mixture stand for 3-4 hours. Heat oil in a frying pan. Put a spoonful of the mixture in hot oil.

Meaty beef ribs slathered in barbecue sauce and oven-baked until tender and caramelized with sticky, smoky edges. Just one ingredient plus your favorite sauce. No fuss, all flavor.

Creamy avocado hot sauce blends serrano chiles, garlic, and onion into a fiery, silky Mexican-style salsa. Five minutes, no cooking, pure heat with a smooth finish.

This lemony pumpkin-flavored dessert is low-fat, airy, and souffle-like because it's made with only the beaten whites of the egg. The cake puffs in the steamer and then deflates slightly as it stands.

Roasted spaghetti squash tosses forked-out strands with toasted pine nuts, fresh sage, grated Parmesan, and a drizzle of olive oil. A low-carb side that stands in for pasta in a weeknight pinch.

Polenta crostini topped with a savory porcini and cremini mushroom sauce. Crisp broiled polenta rounds stand in for bread, making this Italian appetizer naturally gluten-free.

Vegetable lasagna layered with zucchini, spinach, mushrooms, and a red wine tomato sauce. Make-ahead and lighter than meat lasagna, with cottage cheese standing in for ricotta.

Pumpkin and avocado oil soup blends pumpkin, fennel and potato into a silky pureed soup, with buttery avocado oil standing in for butter. A light, velvety vegan starter finished with a drizzle of oil.

Tofu lasagna with mashed tofu standing in for ricotta, layered with mushrooms, mozzarella, Parmesan, and your favorite sauce. A lighter, protein-rich vegetarian lasagna.