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Apple cinnamon cake built on a buttermilk and whole wheat batter, topped with thinly sliced apples and cinnamon sugar. Lighter than a butter-heavy cake, with a tender crumb and warm spice.

This super carrot raisin salad is very good for dinner, very light and tasty, but you had better finish it at one meal, don't let it overnight, will be not fresh.

Low-fat marinated vegetable platter with crisp broccoli, carrots, celery, red pepper, olives, and artichoke hearts in tangy Italian dressing. Make-ahead appetizer that gets better as it chills.

Chocolate raisin snacking cake with cocoa, cinnamon, and chopped nuts, made in one saucepan. Raisins get simmered first to plump them up, and the warm cooking liquid goes right into the batter.

Southern black-eyed pea salad with spinach, pecans, Monterey Jack, and mushrooms in a smoky vinegar dressing. A make-ahead side that gets better overnight in the fridge.

Buttery blueberry muffins bursting with berries thanks to a clever trick: mashing half a cup of blueberries into the batter for intense fruit flavor in every single bite.

Pseftokeftedes are Santorini tomato fritters mixing chopped Roma tomatoes, scallions, garlic, mint, and oregano into a pancake-style batter, fried crisp in olive oil. Vegetarian Greek meze.

Honey walnut prawns are crispy cornstarch-battered shrimp tossed in a creamy honey-mayo-lemon sauce and topped with candied walnuts. A popular Chinese-American restaurant dish made at home.

Cookies and cream angel food cake made with just two ingredients: angel food cake mix and crushed Oreo cookies folded into the batter. Light, airy, and speckled with chocolate cookie crumbs.

Natural bran muffins with whole wheat flour, buttermilk, and raisins. A big-batch recipe that makes 30 muffins with batter you can refrigerate for weeks and bake as needed.

Pork chitterlings: soul food classic of pork intestines simmered with vinegar, onions, and hot peppers until fork tender, then served hot or battered and fried. A Southern holiday tradition.

Marinated asparagus salad with red pepper, red onion, and tangy raspberry vinaigrette. A make-ahead cold side dish that gets better overnight. No oil, naturally light.

Red cabbage slow-braised with toasted caraway seeds, currants, red wine, and vinegar until sweet and tangy. A vegetarian Northern European side that tastes even better the next day.

Chinese-style caramel fried apples or bananas battered and deep-fried, then coated in crackly spun sugar with sesame seeds. Dipped in ice water for a shatteringly crisp shell.

Marinated wild rice salad with porcini and white mushrooms, julienned carrots, walnuts, and Dijon vinaigrette. A make-ahead grain salad that gets better as it sits.

Simple cornbread with whole wheat flour, cornmeal, honey, and real corn kernels blended into the batter. No eggs, no butter, no dairy for a vegan-friendly loaf.