MAKES: About a dozen squares TIME: 40 minutes These are essentially brownies sans chocolate. If you don't want to use whole wheat flour, that's okay: all all-purpose flour is fine too. If you like, toss in chocolate chunks, bits of butterscotch candy or peanut butter,...
MAKES: Enough for an 8- to 10-inch tart or pie TIME: 20 minutes A simple crust that is great when you want to whip something together without having to chill, rest, or roll a more traditional crust. It has a slightly crumbly texture that is lovely with more structured...
MAKES: Enough for any cake TIME: 15 minutes There is no glaze easier than this one, which is jam thinned with water; add the cardamom and it instantly becomes exotic. This glaze can be whipped up in minutes and kept in the fridge for a couple of weeks. Since it's...
MAKES: 6 to 8 servings TIME: 1 hour with a prepared crust An almond lover's dessert, this is crunchy and slightly chewy, with just the right amount of sweetness. You can make it without the crust if you like; be sure to liberally grease and flour the pan first. And...
MAKES: About 2 cups (6 to 8 servings) TIME: 15 minutes A spin on creme Anglaise, the English-style custard sauce, only this one-step, one-pot method is super-easy and lends itself to many more variations. See Infusing Liquids with Flavor for some ideas; since you...
MAKES: 1 single-layer cake (about 8 servings) TIME: About 1 hour, plus time to cool A rich cake for any almond lover. Almost all the almond flavor comes straight from the nuts, which are ground into a flour, with almond milk and extract playing supporting (and...
Doughnut Puffs, Sweet or Savory MAKES: About 2 dozen TIME: 30 minutes For everyone who craves bread and pastry, fried dough is the ultimate decadence; no wonder virtually every culture has both sweet and savory versions of it. This recipe is basically a pate choux, a...
Coconut Almond Dressing Makes 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) The exotic flavours in this salad dressing are borrowed from Thai cuisine. Allow this dressing to slightly thicken in the refrigerator for 1 hour before using over a crisp, leafy green salad or as a marinade in Tofu:...
Avocado, Grapefruit, and Chipotle Dressing Makes 1 3/4 cups (435 mL) Avocados were known to the Aztecs as the fertility fruit. They contain both soluble and insoluble fibre, and more potassium than bananas. Although naturally high in fat, the fat is mainly...
Tofu Chocolate Pudding Serves 2 COST: $1.31 Per 1⁄2 recipe Calories: 390 Fat: 21g Carbohydrates: 44g Protein: 18g Fiber: 3g Sugar: 29g Sodium: 160mg 1 12-ounce block silken tofu 1⁄4 cup cocoa powder 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla 1⁄4 cup natural peanut butter 1⁄4 cup maple...
