Strawberry Souffle for Six

These light and airy individual soufflee must be served right away, but they're such a delicious surprise that they're worth the last-minute effort. Sliced macerated strawberries on top echo the flavour and add a hit of freshness.

Stripey Chocolate Peanut Butter Loaf

A simple batter-layering technique yields fun results in this quick bread recipe. Kids will love the way the stripes emerge as the batter settles into the pan. We're pretty sure you'll love it, too.

Blood Orange Sheet Cake

This cake is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, not only for its sweet, zingy and mouthwatering flavour but also for its show-stopping appearance.

Mexican Pulled Pork

This pork shoulder roast is braised in a zesty tomato sauce, but instead of slicing it, you shred it to serve on buns or in tortillas with sliced avocado, shredded Cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese and a squeeze of lime. This makes enough for 12 to 16 sandwiches, so it's a good party dish.

Strawberry Puff

Not quite a souffle not quite a crepe, this intriguing baked pancake relies entirely on eggs to puff it into a crusty and tender case for fruit. Use a nonstick skillet with an ovenproof handle (or wrap regular handle with foil) or a seasoned cast-iron skillet. Before preheating the oven, place racks in centre and bottom positions. The puff is baked on the centre one and the other one should be out of the way so that the top of the puff doesn't touch it.

Oatmeal Raisin Slice-and-Bake Cookies

Store a log of this oatmeal raisin dough in your freezer so you can enjoy freshly baked cookies at a moment's notice.

Red Grapefruit Chiffon Cake

To get the highest, lightest cake, be sure to use a regular – not nonstick – tube pan. Serve with ruby red grapefruit segments.

PROSCIUTTO-WRAPPED ASPARAGUS WITH SALTED HERB PANGRATTATO

Apricot Almond Energy Bars

With no added sugar and lots of fruit, these soft, chewy bars are a nice alternative to store-bought granola bars. Although they take a little time to make, they are not at all difficult, and we're sure you (and your body) will love the results.

Gluten-Free Double-Chocolate Biscotti

These double-chocolate biscotti make a sweet treat for those with gluten dietary restrictions (though no one will believe they’re gluten-free!).