Recipes with margarine

Bennigan's potato soup copycat with diced potatoes, ham and chicken stock, and a roux-thickened milk finish. The Irish-pub-style creamy potato soup that turned a chain restaurant into a cult favorite.

Rich and fudgy brownies with a delightful frosting. You'd never know they contained zucchini!

Cornmeal-raisin scones with a tender crumb and a subtle cornbread crunch from yellow cornmeal. Sweet golden raisins and tangy buttermilk make these drop scones taste like Southern morning baking.

Classic chocolate chip cookies made with a margarine-and-shortening fat blend for crisp edges and chewy centers. Pulled slightly underdone for the softest middle. Bakes a full batch in under 30 minutes.

Simit (Turkish Croissant with Sesame Seeds) recipe

Norwegian heart-shaped waffles (vafler): cardamom-spiced buttermilk waffles served Scandinavian-style as dessert with berry jam, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries.

Apple orange spice muffins lightened the Weight Watchers way with whipped egg whites for lift, chopped apples for natural sweetness, and bright orange zest. Warm cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove perfume every bite.

Made this tropical puff pancake for breakfast today, and made it healthier with whole wheat flour and just egg whites (see the linked recipe below). I used fresh pineapples to make the pineapple sauce, and it was delicious with pancake.

Mocha frosting: cocoa, instant coffee, butter, and powdered sugar whipped into a silky chocolate-coffee glaze. Pipes, spreads, and stays put on cakes, brownies, and cupcakes.

A quick, easy and delicious way to make mac and cheese. Adding some broccoli, bell peppers, and mushrooms makes it more nutritious too.

Broccoli cheddar beer soup builds a thick roux-based pot with two pounds of melted cheddar, beef stock, and a splash of beer stirred in just before serving. Pub-style soup at home.

Fresh tart cherry pie with a flaky double crust and just five ingredients. Summer baking at its most honest, no canned filling required.

Are you a cheese lover? If you use a cheese tortellini this can turn into a 4 cheese pasta dish.

Peanut butter apple muffins are high-fiber whole wheat muffins with chunky peanut butter, applesauce, oats, and wheat germ. Hearty breakfast or after-school snack with protein and fiber in every bite.

Favorite peanut butter cookies with crushed Rice Chex folded into the dough for unexpected crunch in every bite. The classic crisscross fork-mark cookie with a textural twist.

These are hotcakes from the isle of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia.

Maple apple muffins sweetened entirely with pure maple syrup, studded with diced apples, and warm with cinnamon and nutmeg. No refined sugar, ready in 40 minutes.

Peanut butter banana cookies bake mashed banana into a classic peanut butter dough for a softer chewy texture. Uses an egg white only for a lighter cookie.

Apple butter cookies are soft, spiced drop cookies sweetened with brown sugar and apple butter, studded with raisins and chopped nuts. Freezer-friendly for months and ready in under an hour.

Orange yogurt muffins with bright fresh zest, tangy yogurt, and a tender, light crumb. A breakfast muffin that tastes like sunshine and uses just one bowl for the wet ingredients.

Cheesecake brownies marbled with a tangy cream cheese ribbon swirled into a rich cocoa brownie batter. Bake until just set for that perfect fudgy center with a creamy, slightly tart cheesecake layer.

Shortbread-like biscuits -- This recipe was given to my Great Aunt when she lived in Scotland, by a friend who worked in a bakery in Leven Fife. It is based on the standard short bread recipe.

Buckwheat pancakes made with a blend of buckwheat and all-purpose flour, water instead of milk, and sugar substitute. Diabetic-friendly with a nutty, earthy flavor.

This is a good recipe to use when you need to get rid of some aggression because the dough is too heavy for most mixers. So you have to use your hands and beat it! You can also use peanut butter or butterscotch chips or a mixture of them.

This easy version of chicken curry tastes delicious, and it only takes you about 25 minutes from the start to the finish.

A crunchy crust with chocolate and butterscotch topped with a soft and fluffy cream cheese filling.

Dairy-free, hearty whole wheat and bran Irish scones.

These cookies have been popular at our home over years, we bake them all the time, and always turn out great!

Fresh strawberry muffins with sliced berries, buttermilk, and cinnamon, lightened with egg whites and substitute. A summer brunch muffin with sugar-crusted tops, makes 18.

A true, decadent peanut butter cookie that will have you addicted!

Buttery Hawaiian banana bread: a tall, tender loaf made with six very ripe bananas and cake flour for an extra-soft crumb. Tropical sweetness in every slice.

Classic lemon squares with a buttery shortbread crust topped with a bright, tangy lemon filling and powdered sugar glaze. The bake sale favorite everyone fights over.

Sourdough whole wheat bread blends an active starter with stone-ground wheat flour, wheat germ and molasses for a hearty, high-fiber sandwich loaf. Tangy, nutty and bakes in a standard loaf pan.

Clementine's Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe

Honey oatmeal chocolate chip cookies lightened with applesauce and egg whites instead of butter and yolks. Quick oats give hearty chew while melty chocolate chips finish every bite.

Moist pineapple raisin muffins sweetened with brown sugar and pineapple juice instead of milk, with a cup of plump raisins and a hit of orange zest. Half whole-wheat flour gives them a hearty, breakfast-worthy crumb.

Banana ginger bran muffins with ground and crystallized ginger, oat bran, ripe banana, and a tart lemon glaze. A double-ginger muffin with whole wheat flour and high fiber.

Banana oatmeal pecan bread with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, ripe bananas, honey, and a generous cup of broken pecans. A hearty quickbread with no white sugar.

Aussie-style BBQ meatloaf with beef, sausage, and curry powder, basted with a dark, complex BBQ sauce featuring instant coffee, red wine, and Worcestershire. The meatloaf that earns its place at any cookout.

Prize-winning lemon blueberry muffins with yogurt cheese, fresh lemon zest, and a double hit of citrus from extract. Tender, tangy, blueberry-packed bakery-style muffins from scratch.

Czech Christmas cookies rolled paper-thin, packed with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, allspice, and nutmeg, sweetened with molasses and brown sugar. Crisp, spicy, and not too sweet.

Greek moussaka with eggplant layers, spiced ground beef in tomato-wine sauce, and an egg-cheese top that browns into a golden crust. Simplified home-cook version of the Athens classic.

Big, chewy whole wheat chocolate chip cookies with golden-brown edges and a soft center. Only 9 ingredients and 25 minutes from mixing bowl to cookie jar.

Make your own savory fudge with this simple recipe that is tasty and 100% stress free!

These decadent snacks are great to serve when entertaining friends or family.

Juicy apples, grapes and raspberry jam make a delicious pie that everyone asks for a second slice.

Peach apricot preserve combines summer stone fruit with plums and lemon juice into a small-batch jam with no added pectin. Perfect for spreading on toast, swirling into yogurt, or gifting in jars.

Mom's best oatmeal cookies bake up chewy in 8 minutes or crisp in 10, with three cups of oats, brown sugar warmth, and a whisper of cinnamon and nutmeg. The classic everyday cookie jar bake.