369 pantry recipes

Turn leftover pot roast into a bubbling beef pot pie loaded with bacon, mushrooms, peas, and a surprising hit of dill pickle in a rich gravy under flaky pastry crust.

Lamb chops wrapped in phyllo with peas, potato balls, tomatoes, and kasseri cheese bake into golden Greek parcels that surprise with every bite.

Chewy sourdough drop cookies with whole wheat pastry flour, brown sugar, raisins, and nuts. A clever way to use sourdough discard in a quick cookie with warm nutmeg spice.

A scrumptious appetizer made with a delicious spinach filling everyone will love.

Flaky phyllo spirals filled with walnuts, pistachios, candied orange peel, and orange blossom water, baked golden and soaked in lemon syrup. A baklava-style treat that makes about 42 pieces.

Green pea phyllo purses: crisp phyllo pouches stuffed with a bright Indian-spiced pea filling of ginger, jalapeño, cilantro, and mint. An elegant vegetarian appetizer.

Curried eggplant strudel wrapped in crispy phyllo with saffron, cumin, peanuts, and tomatoes. Baked golden and served with cool yogurt. A stunning Indian-meets-Viennese fusion.

Layered savory pie in flaky puff pastry with herb omelets, garlicky spinach, Swiss cheese, ham, and roasted red peppers. An Italian-style tourte that slices into gorgeous layers for a stunning brunch or appetizer.

Chicken breasts topped with roasted chile-spinach pesto and Monterey Jack, wrapped in buttery phyllo dough and baked golden. Served over a garlic-basil cream sauce.

Banana pie topped with a crunchy macadamia nut streusel.

Deep dish cranapple pie with sliced apples and whole berry cranberry sauce under decorative pastry cutouts. Spiced with apple pie spice and orange zest for a festive holiday dessert.

Whole wheat zucchini oatmeal muffins fold grated zucchini, toasted oats, and pecans into a cinnamon-spiced batter lightened with apple butter. Moist, hearty, and a sneaky way to use up summer squash.

Phyllis's avocado quick bread with mashed ripe avocado, sour milk, pecans, and a mix of unbleached and whole wheat pastry flour. Faintly green, tender, and a clever way to use up an over-ripe avocado.

Golden asparagus strudel wrapped in crispy phyllo with sautéed onions and buttery breadcrumbs. Served with a cool yogurt-mint herb dressing. Vegetarian and vegan-adaptable.

Vegan whole wheat zucchini banana bread sweetened only with banana, raisins, and grape juice concentrate. No added sugar, no oil, no eggs in this moist quick bread powered by fruit and cinnamon.

Patty Ann's cheese cake tarts: bite-size cream cheese pastry shells with two fillings, pecan and coconut. Muffin-tin desserts for holiday cookie trays.