Slow Cooker Apple Butter

This richly spiced apple butter makes more than you'll need for a single loaf of bread, but it'll keep in your fridge for a week or in your freezer for up to two months. Spread it onto warm bread and rolls, or stir it into cake batters in place of applesauce.

Double Ginger Drop Cookies

With both ground and crystallized ginger, these cookies pack a real hit of flavour.

Jam Jewel Thumbprints

The oil in walnuts can oxidize quickly if the nuts are not stored properly. Use the freshest nuts available, such as California walnuts, and store any extras in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to 6 months, or in the freezer for up to 1 year.

Lemon-Scented Rosemary Walnut Shortbread

The unexpected flavour combination of lemon, rosemary and crunchy walnuts will have shortbread lovers doing a double take when they taste this cookie.

Orange Sesame Spinach Salad with Chicken

Per serving
Restaurant cost $9.50
To make $4.40
Savings $5.10

Healthy Lunch Tip: Making your own salad dressing helps control the type of fat added. Vegetable oil contains no saturated fat. Nuts, such as almonds, add a dose of healthy fats.

Kipferl

These almond crescents are light and buttery with a delicate vanilla flavour. Vanilla sugar is sold in packets in most grocery stores and German markets. Or substitute icing sugar.

Chocolate Banana Brownies

These enticing squares blend the flavours of moist banana bread and cakey brownies. For a nut-free version, omit the pecans and increase the chocolate chunks to 2 cups.

Butterscotch Pear Loaf

Sweet swirls of butterscotch sauce elevate this seasonal pear-laced loaf to sophisticated dessert status. Choose pears that are ripe but firm, as they're easier to dice and will hold their shape when cooked.

Classic Creamy Coleslaw

Brookie Squares

The idea of two for the price of one just got a whole lot tastier with the creation of these brownie-cookie hybrids.