Recipes with water

Greek-style lemon roast potatoes baked low and slow in olive oil, fresh lemon juice, garlic, and oregano until fork-tender with golden, caramelized edges. Vegetarian and diabetic-friendly.

Surprise your spareribs with this simple recipe that uses pickling spices and prepared mustard.

Honey-mint lemonade made by steeping fresh mint in a hot honey syrup, then mixing with fresh lemon juice. Naturally sweetened, refreshing, and only 4 real ingredients.

Double raspberry Jello salad with frozen raspberries and whole cranberry sauce. A three-ingredient molded side dish that's a holiday table staple.

Homemade breadsticks with a simple olive oil yeast dough rolled into thin ropes and baked until crispy and browned. Plain or seeded with fennel, caraway, or poppy seeds. Keeps for weeks.

Quick fresh-pack dill pickles canned in pint jars with mustard seed, dill heads, and a hot vinegar brine. The classic American summer canning project, no fermenting required.

Food processor pastry makes a flaky pie crust in minutes with just flour, salt, shortening, and cold water. Pulse to coarse meal, add water, chill, and roll. No hand-cutting butter required.

Southern spoonbread with sweet corn kernels, sharp cheddar, and crumbled bacon, lifted by whipped egg whites for a soufflé-like rise. Spoon it from the casserole onto plates as a side or light main.

Vegetarian tofu hot and sour soup with dried mushrooms, bamboo shoots, peas, and silken egg ribbons. A restaurant-style Chinese classic spiked with white pepper, vinegar, and sesame oil.

Mexican-style chorizo made from ground pork shoulder, paprika, red pepper flakes, garlic, oregano, and vinegar. A bulk 10-pound sausage-making recipe stuffed into hog casings.

Deep-fried ginger shrimp in a light batter with garlic, chili sauce, and whipped egg white. Crispy, golden, and served with the tail on for easy dipping.

Sweet and sour lentils with brown rice simmer in a tangy honey-tamari-ginger sauce with sauteed onion and celery. A hearty vegetarian one-bowl dinner with plant-protein backbone.

Beef and rice stir-fry with flank steak, broccoli, red bell peppers, and scallions seasoned with soy sauce and dry sherry. A quick one-skillet Asian-inspired dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Lemon angel food cake baked from scratch and hollowed out to hold a lemon whipped cream filling set with gelatin. Light, airy, and bright with citrus.

Creamy potato salmon chowder with carrots, peas, and celery in a homemade white sauce. A big-batch soup using canned salmon that makes 3 quarts.

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.