Double Apple Snack Cake is everything a snack cake should be: quick, simple, loaded with apples, and gone before you know it. No frosting, no fuss, just pure apple magic. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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What’s the difference between jam, jelly, compote, chutney, coulis, and sauce? Learn how each fruit preserve is made, how to use them, and which recipes to try. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Cottage Pudding is a simple, old-fashioned, soft vanilla cake served warm with pudding sauce. There are many ways to vary this quick and simple dessert. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Tired of soggy coleslaw leftovers? This freezer-friendly version stays crisp and tangy thanks to a hot vinegar brine. Perfect for garden gluts and CSA overloads. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Classic Yellow Sheet Cake is a basic, tried-and-true recipe that can be topped with any frosting and is practical for birthdays, holidays, or to end a family dinner. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Make your blueberries go further with this old-fashioned apple-based jam. It tastes like pure blueberry, sets beautifully with natural pectin, and fills more jars for less money. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Classic no-bake Chocolate Haystacks are made on the stovetop for a no-bake snack. Easy enough for kids to help make. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

This old-fashioned green tomato piccalilli is a tangy, mustard-yellow relish made with cabbage, onions, and peppers - the perfect way to use up unripe garden tomatoes before frost hits. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Blueberry Grunt is a classic East Coast comfort food - juicy blueberries bubbling under fluffy dumplings. Perfect for snow days or any time you have a quart of fresh berries. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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This old-fashioned carrot jam tastes shockingly like apricot - no pectin needed. A frugal, heritage preserve with ginger, cinnamon, and cloves for a cozy twist. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Classic and indulgent! This French Canadian Sugar Pie is rich, creamy, and filled with sweet goodness. Perfect for dessert lovers. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Turn leftover watermelon rind into a small batch of sweet-tart pickles with a simple spiced brine. A classic frugal - although unusual - recipe. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Classic and chewy! Jumbo Raisin Hermit Cookies are packed with warm spices and plump raisins. Perfect for a cozy treat any time of the year. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

If your cutting board looks like a crime scene, you’re doing it right - these pickled beets turn fall’s messiest root into sweet-and-sour nostalgia. A simple vinegar brine keeps them jewel-bright and shelf-stable all winter. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is a classic, tried-and-true, way to decorate cakes and cookies. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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A quick pickle that is ready in an hour? These Paleo Pickled Jalapeno Peppers and Red Onions give an extra zing to Mexican and Tex Mex dishes - or anywhere you need a snap of flavour.

A delicious, healthier Yogurt Cheesecake made from thickened yogurt and simple pantry ingredients - if you don't tell them, I won't. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

A thrifty Canadian farmhouse cake that stretches a handful of blueberries. It's forgiving and frugal, the kind of make-do dessert our grandmothers baked. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Looking for a low-carb side dish? Try Creamy Microwave Mashed Cauliflower! Steamed in the microwave and ready in just 15 minutes, it's a healthy and delicious alternative to mashed potatoes. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Turn a bag of bell peppers and a few jalapenos into Spicy Pickled Peppers that last all year. Flexible, small batch & a great way to save produce before it spoils. (Peppers are such divas) 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

A classic Indian dish made with firm paneer cheese in a thick, spicy spinach sauce, Palak Paneer is easy to make at home. Easily made vegan. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Turn unripe garden tomatoes into something special with old-fashioned Green Tomato Mincemeat. It tastes nothing like tomatoes - just pure holiday joy. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Make this easy unstuffed cabbage roll skillet (lazy holubtsi) with beef, cabbage, rice, and tomatoes - cozy, frugal, and freezer-friendly. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Homemade Plum Sauce is a frugal Nova Scotia sauce made from pureed pumpkin. Perfect for chicken or egg rolls! 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Hamburger Goulash is a classic North American comfort dish made with ground beef, canned tomatoes, and elbow macaroni. Budget-friendly, freezer-friendly, and perfect for feeding a crowd with pantry staples. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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It's easy to make real vanilla extract at home - for your own use and as a delightful food gift. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Spanish-inspired Beef Caldereta is packed with beef and vegetables. Perfect cold weather comfort food. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Slow cooker pumpkin butter - it's the best and easiest way to make this delicious topping. Made from canned or homemade puree, it cooks with little work. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Hamburger Gravy over mashed potatoes is pure Nova Scotia comfort food - a thrifty, homey dish finished with tangy green tomato chow and a scoop of creamed corn. Not fancy, just perfect. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Sweet, tangy, and crisp - Bread and Butter Pickles are the iconic pickle jar staple. Perfect for burgers, sandwiches, or a forkful straight from the fridge. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

This Healthier Mexican Horchata replaces white sugar with Medjool dates and honey for a guilt-free summer treat. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Tangy, spicy, and packed with flavour, Nova Scotia Green Tomato Chow Chow will add zest to any sandwich or dinner plate that needs a jolt of flavour. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Sautée baby spinach greens just until they wilt & serve with a creamy gluten-free sauce. Just 15 minutes on the stovetop and Creamed Spinach will impress even die-hard greens haters.

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Make old-fashioned Green Tomato Mincemeat with apples, raisins, sugar, and warm spices. A thrifty Nova Scotia recipe that turns garden surplus into holiday pie filling.🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Russet potatoes, olive oil or bacon drippings, and salt - that's all you need. We're skipping the aluminum foil - and the microwave, too - for baked potato perfection. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Spicy pickled peppers with bell peppers, jalapeños, onions, and garlic. A frugal canning recipe to save produce before it spoils - perfect for sandwiches, burgers, eggs, or straight from the jar. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Make a delicious and versatile Rosy Meat meal with any tomato sauce, cranberry sauce & cooked meat. Make it in the Instant Pot, slow cooker, stovetop or oven. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Make Green Tomato Chutney with apples, onions, raisins, and warm spices. A tangy-sweet preserve that turns garden surplus into a perfect partner for cheese or meats. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Baked Honey Chicken Tenders - Make dinner time easier and tastier with these gluten-free, dairy-free baked chicken tenders. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

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Snappy, tangy, and a little spicy, these dilly beans are the perfect small batch pickle. Easy to scale up for canning or down for a single jar. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking

Baked Cod with Caponata is healthy baked cod fillets served on a cooked vegetable stew that includes eggplant. Traditional Sicilian Caponata has many variations based on local foods. 🍯🍽️ 🍜 #food #WhatsCooking #JustPlainCooking