Made with cranberries, water, orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, liquid pectin
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Everyday Cooking

These are the basics, the simple meals, the make ahead recipes. Everyday cooking for every one.
These are the recipes you sometimes forget even are available. Like, making homemade cleansers and beauty products. Or, convenience items like croutons or coffee creamer. While so easy to buy, they are also easy to make.
Also check out our "make ahead" section for recipe-saving ingredient substitutes.
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Cranberry-Orange Jam
Impossibly Easy Breakfast Pie
Picture a breakfast that combines all your favorites into one simple dish all while being ridiculously easy. This breakfast pie is your ticket to a hassle-free morning...
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Pear Pineapple No-Cook Freezer Jam
Made with powdered fruit pectin, water, corn syrup, pears, crushed pineapple, lemon juice, ascorbic acid crystals, sugar
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Beef Bologna
Made with onion powder, liquid smoke, hamburger, salt, garlic powder, water, black pepper
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Gerbil Bites
Made with salt, butter, water, cornmeal, flour, honey, sunflower butter or peanut butter
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
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Kitty's Moist Morsels (Cat Treats)
Made with tomato paste, egg, ground beef or turkey, carrot, cheese, brewer's yeast, dried catnip, bread crumbs
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Impossible Tuna And Cheddar Pie
Made with tomatoes, onions, butter or margarine, solid white tuna in water, eggs, cheddar cheese, milk, biscuit baking mix, black pepper
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Drop Danish
Made with vanilla extract, water, butter or margarine, sugar, baking mix, milk, preserves, powdered sugar
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Ginger Orange Marmalade
Made with sugar, ground ginger, Seville oranges, lemons, water, crystallized ginger
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Impossible Zucchini-Tomato Pie
Made with black pepper, salt, zucchini, tomato, onion, Parmesan cheese, milk, baking mix, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Eggplant Jam (Moroccan)
Made with water, salt, whole cloves, eggplants, lemons, sugar, cinnamon, ground ginger
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Barbie's Pretty Pink Easy-Bake Oven Cake
Made with baking powder, salt, red sugar crystals, vegetable oil, milk, shortening, powdered sugar, vanilla extract
Time: 30-60 minutes
German Spaetzle
Made with fresh nutmeg, all-purpose flour, eggs, milk, salt
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Impossible Tuna Pie
Made with nutmeg, salt, eggs, biscuit baking mix, tuna, American cheese, cream cheese, green onions, pimiento, milk
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Crescent Meatloaf
Made with refrigerated crescent roll dough, salt, beef gravy, bread crumb cubes, onions, ground beef, egg
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Tomato Soup Spice Bread
Made with dark raisins, water, tomato soup, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, butter, brown sugar, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Impossible Italian Pie
Made with salt and pepper, eggs, bulk Italian sausage, green onions, mozzarella cheese, milk, biscuit baking mix, sour cream
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Drunken Stew
Made with dry vermouth, stew beef, golden mushroom soup, dry onion soup mix
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Hill Country Sausage
Made with hog casings, cayenne pepper, red chiles, black pepper, pork butt, beef chuck or round, onion, garlic, fresh sage, salt
Method: smoker
Time: over 5 hours
Cafe Swiss Mocha Flavored Coffee
Made with baking cocoa, coffee creamer, sugar, instant coffee
Time: under 30 minutes
Vegetable Casserole
Made with white shoe peg corn, French cut green beans, butter or margarine, water chestnuts, onion, cream of celery soup, sour cream, cheddar cheese, crackers
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cheeseburger Cake
Made with American or cheddar cheese, egg, seasoned salt, ground beef, onion, diced green chiles, biscuit baking mix, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole
Made with cornflake crumbs, cheddar cheese, frozen hash brown potatoes, butter or margarine, salt, black pepper, onion, cream of chicken soup
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
10 Minute Rice Mix
Made with salt, garlic salt, dried minced onion, dried parsley, long-grain rice, onion soup mix
Time: under 30 minutes
Cinnamon Whipped Cream
Made with ground cinnamon, heavy whipping cream, sugar, vanilla extract
Time: under 30 minutes
Apricot-Red Pepper Jelly
Made with sugar, dry pectin, water, dried apricots, red bell pepper, fresh red Fresno chilies, jalapeno peppers, cider vinegar
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Jalapeno Summer Sausage
Made with onion salt, mustard seed, ground beef, jalapeno peppers, black peppercorns, curing salt, garlic salt, liquid smoke
Method: oven
Time: over 5 hours
Impossible Beef Enchilada Pie
Made with cheddar cheese, ground beef, onion, garlic, chili powder, dried oregano, salt, black pepper, enchilada sauce, tortilla chips
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Bisquick Brownies
Made with vanilla extract, chocolate chips, butter, biscuit baking mix, sweetened condensed milk, eggs
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Fat-free Cream Soup Mix
Made with nonfat dry powdered milk, dried onion flakes, cornstarch, chicken bouillon granules, dried basil, dried thyme, dried bell peppers
Time: under 30 minutes
Apple-Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Made with cream cheese, butter or margarine, biscuit baking mix, milk, sugar, ground cinnamon, apple pie filling, walnuts
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Slow Cooker Orange Pop Chicken
Made with soy sauce, boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, orange soda
Method: crock pot
Time: over 5 hours
Eggless Semolina Pasta Dough
Made with semolina flour, salt, water
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Chocolate Coke Cake With Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Made with butter, cream cheese, cocoa powder, chocolate cake mix, coca-cola, oil, water, eggs, powdered sugar
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
French Market Soup Mix
Made with dried soybeans, dried navy beans, dried pinto beans, dried great northern beans, split peas, yellow split peas, dried black eyed peas, dried baby lima beans, lentils...
Time: under 30 minutes
Impossible Salmon Pie
Made with nutmeg, salt and pepper, Bisquick, green onions, salmon, cheddar cheese, cream cheese, pimiento, milk, eggs
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Homemade Sour Cream From Starter
Made with heavy sweet cream, starter
Method: stovetop
Time: over 5 hours
Old Fashioned Homemade Cough Syrup
Made with honey, vinegar, butter, black pepper, alum
Method: stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
A And W Boston Baked Beans
Made with ground cloves, chili powder, apple cider vinegar, root beer, bacon, onion, garlic, pinto beans, ketchup, brown sugar
Method: stovetop, oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Stuffed Crescent Rolls
Made with black pepper, sausage meat, ground beef, onion, bread, egg, water, prepared mustard, parsley, salt
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Easy Cream Cheese Danish
Made with sliced almonds, cream cheese, egg, vanilla extract, sugar, raspberry or apricot jam, refrigerated crescent roll dough
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Dandelion Jelly
Made with pectin, lemon juice, dandelion blossoms, water, sugar
Method: stovetop
Time: 30-60 minutes
Original Sand Art Bars
Made with flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, salt, sugar, coconut, nuts
Time: under 30 minutes
Chicken Breasts Eden Isle
Made with cream cheese, sour cream, skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, black pepper, bacon, dried beef, cream of chicken soup
Method: oven
Time: 2-5 hours
Hungarian Sausage
Made with ground allspice, ground pork, salt, black pepper, Hungarian paprika, garlic
Time: over 5 hours
Chili Crescent Cheese Dogs
Made with prepared chili, refrigerated crescent roll dough, hot dogs, cheddar cheese
Method: oven
Time: under 30 minutes
Mushroom Logs
Made with poppy seeds, refrigerated crescent dinner rolls, egg, mushrooms, butter, cream cheese, seasoned salt
Method: oven, stovetop
Time: under 30 minutes
Tomato Marmalade
Made with cinnamon stick, whole cloves, tomatoes, oranges, lemons, sugar
Method: stovetop
Time: 1-2 hours
Mexican Snack Squares
Made with salsa, black olives, refrigerated crescent rolls, refried beans, sour cream, taco seasoning mix, cheddar cheese, green onions, green bell pepper, tomatoes
Method: oven
Time: 1-2 hours
Impossible Buttermilk Pie
The beauty of this pie is that the baking mix creates its own crust. Easiest buttermilk pie, ever!
Method: oven
Time: 30-60 minutes
Cafe Vienna Beverage Mix
Made with cinnamon, nonfat dry milk, sugar, instant coffee
Time: under 30 minutes
Mexican Hot Chocolate Mix
Made with powdered milk, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, powdered vanilla, cocoa powder
Time: under 30 minutes
Slow Cooker Cola Beef Roast
Made with Tabasco sauce, Worcestershire sauce, beef bottom round or rump roast, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, vegetable oil, cola, chili sauce
Method: stovetop, crock pot
Time: 2-5 hours
Boursin
Made with black pepper, dried thyme, dried marjoram, garlic, cream cheese, butter, dried basil, dried oregano, dried dill weed
Time: under 30 minutes
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