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Skillet Soufflé Pancake

A lemon and vanilla batter lightened with stiff Swiss meringue bakes in a sugared skillet into one tall, cloud-like pancake that never needs flipping. Powdered sugar and fresh fruit finish the soufflé at the table.

50 minMakes one 8" pancake45 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-18194 · Hand-built original

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Skinny Pumpkin Pancakes

Two flours, skim milk and egg whites lighten these pumpkin pancakes without losing their cinnamon warmth. They cook quickly on a griddle in quarter-cup rounds.

AmericanBreakfast20 minServes 8162 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-18009 · Hand-built original

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Skinny Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake

A lighter baked cheesecake on a graham cracker crumb base, made with reduced fat cream cheese and fat free vanilla Greek yogurt. Jam is swirled through the top before baking and melted chocolate is drizzled over the chilled squares.

AmericanDessert3 hr 40 minServes 9198 kcalDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-8278 · Hand-built original

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Smith Island Cake

Eight thin layers of yellow cake stacked with chocolate frosting and finished with a poured chocolate coating, in the style of the Maryland island original.

Dessert2 hr12 servings704 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: spray

HB-8328 · Hand-built original

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Smoked ham, leek and cheddar tart

A handsome picnic tart of smoked ham, leek and cheddar in a cream custard, served at room temperature with a radish and Little Gem salad in a mustard dressing. Made for summer lunches outdoors.

BritishMain course4 hrServes 6–8358 kcalDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: ham

HB-18380 · Hand-built original

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Smoked mackerel, horseradish and beetroot sandwich filler

Flaked smoked mackerel folded with creamed horseradish, diced pickled beetroot and thyme leaves, made for sandwiches, jacket potatoes or salad boxes.

Light meals & snacks30 minServes 3Egg-free

Main ingredient: smoked mackerel

HB-8331 · Hand-built original

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Smoked mackerel, spinach and spring onion tart

A grain-free tart with a ground almond pastry, a yoghurt and egg filling, and layers of spring onion, spinach and smoked mackerel under halved cherry tomatoes. Serve it warm or at room temperature.

Main course1 hr 30 minServes 8358 kcalGluten-freeDiabeticHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: almonds

HB-18425 · Hand-built original

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Smoked Salmon Tartare

Cold-smoked salmon and raw sushi-grade salmon folded into a spicy crème fraîche dressing with shallot, chives and lemon, chilled and topped with roe and dill.

Appetizer15 min8 servings5 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: salmon

Pairs well with: asparagus, lemon butter sauce, rice pilaf, cucumber salad, roasted potatoes

HB-8333 · Hand-built original

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Snickers Cake

A chocolate sponge layered with cream cheese cream and a salted caramel peanut layer, chilled, and finished with a milk chocolate glaze and chopped roasted peanuts. It slices after a final short chill.

AmericanDessert1 hrServings: 8 servings866 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-9155 · Hand-built original

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Snow Skin Mooncakes

Soft, chewy, no-bake mooncakes with a steamed rice-flour skin and a choice of three creamy vegan fillings — white bean matcha, purple sweet potato or lotus seed paste — pressed in a mould and served chilled.

ChineseDessert1 hr 30 minMakes 12210 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: glutinous rice flour

Pairs well with: hot tea, coffee, fresh fruit, osmanthus jelly

HB-18795 · Hand-built original

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Sopapilla Cheesecake Bars

Flaky crescent dough above and below a smooth vanilla cheesecake filling, topped with butter and a crackly cinnamon-sugar crust. The bars chill firm and slice cleanly.

AmericanDessert2 hr 55 minServes 12262 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticRenal

Main ingredient: dough

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-15294 · Hand-built original

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Sour Cherry Crumb Cake

A plush sour cream cake with a jammy swirl of cooked sour cherries running through it. A cardamom-cinnamon brown sugar streusel bakes into a crisp, spiced lid.

12 servings470 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: frozen

HB-15296 · Hand-built original

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Sour Cream Pound Cake

A classic Bundt pound cake enriched with sour cream and vanilla, with a fine, moist crumb that slices neatly once completely cool.

American, SouthernCake, Dessert1 hr 45 minServes 12513 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: flour

HB-17862 · Hand-built original

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Sourdough starter

The sourdough starter is a fermented dough in which bacteria and lactic ferments develop, favoring natural leavening.

Serves 0VegetarianVeganDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: ¾ oz raisins

HB-2137 · Hand-built original

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Southern Pecan Praline Sheet Cake

A butter pecan sheet cake made from cake mix with coconut pecan frosting folded into the batter along with eggs, oil, half-and-half, and chopped pecans. A warm sweetened condensed milk and butter glaze with more pecans is poured over the cooled cake.

AmericanDessertVegetarianGluten-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-9159 · Hand-built original

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Soy Sauce Rice Cake Gangjeong

Slit rice cakes stuffed with seasoned minced chicken, starch-dusted and pan-fried, then glazed in a soy sauce sweetened with starch syrup. Fried garlic chips and peanuts add crunch on top.

KoreanSnackServes 267 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: rice cake

Pairs well with: kimchi, pickled radish, soup

HB-15840 · Hand-built original

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Spiced Gingerbread Cake

A dark, moist gingerbread cake built on molasses and hot water with ginger, cinnamon and cloves. An optional spiced cream cheese frosting makes it celebration-ready.

AmericanDessert3 hrserves 8-10557 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: gingerbread cake

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-15333 · Hand-built original

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Spiced teacakes

Soft spiced teacakes studded with dried fruit, split and toasted for buttering.

BritishCakes and baking2 hr 30 minMakes 6 teacakes384 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-17328 · Hand-built original

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Spicy Cheesy Korean Rice Cakes - Tteokbokki

Chewy Korean rice cakes simmered in a gochujang, honey, and dashi sauce with cabbage and fish cakes, finished with a melted mozzarella topping.

AsianSnack20 minServes 31042 kcalEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: rice

HB-10989 · Hand-built original

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Spicy Chili Fish Cake Gimbap

A single-roll gimbap of sesame-seasoned rice and perilla leaves wrapped around fish cake and onion stir-fried in fiery ttaengchojang paste. The roll is brushed with sesame oil before slicing.

KoreanMain courseGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: fish cake

Pairs well with: pickled radish, fish cake soup, kimchi, tteokbokki

HB-16178 · Hand-built original

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Spicy Fish Cake Kalguksu

Spicy fish cake kalguksu built with an anchovy kalguksu instant noodle pack, skewered fish cakes, enoki mushrooms, and chives in a spicy seasoning.

KoreanMain courseServes 2323 kcalDairy-freeEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: fish cake

Pairs well with: kimchi, pickled radish, gimbap, dumplings

HB-16711 · Hand-built original

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Spinach and ricotta cake with wild mushrooms, gorgonzola cream and roast squash

A baked spinach and ricotta cake with eggs, parmesan and nutmeg forms the centrepiece, topped with wild mushrooms fried with shallot, thyme and Madeira, roast squash and a warm gorgonzola cream.

ItalianMain course1 hr 30 minServes 6–832 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: spinach

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-8426 · Hand-built original

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Spinach Pancakes (made with oats and applesauce)

Vivid green pancakes made by blending spinach with orange juice and applesauce, then folding in oats, flour, cinnamon and vanilla for a wholesome breakfast stack.

AmericanBreakfast25 minServes 2448 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: spinach

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-15374 · Hand-built original

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Spinach, cheese and onion cake

A savoury baked cake of spinach, potato, red onion and rosemary bound with eggs, flour and cheddar, spiked with Dijon mustard and served in wedges.

Light meals & snacks1 hr 30 minServes 4 (makes 1 large cake)391 kcalVegetarianDiabetic

Main ingredient: spinach

HB-15377 · Hand-built original

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Spring vegetable and prawn thermidor tart

A crisp shortcrust tart filled with prawns and spring vegetables in a creamy Thermidor-style sauce, topped with Parmesan and gruyère and baked until bubbling.

Light meals & snacks1 hr 30 minMakes 1 x 5 in tart314 kcalEgg-freeDiabetic

Main ingredient: prawn

HB-15382 · Hand-built original

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Sticky Banana and Chocolate Skillet Cake

A fudgy chocolate skillet cake with an oozing centre, topped with maple-glazed banana slices and served with lightly salted vanilla cream.

Serves 6328 kcalVegetarianLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: butter

HB-15407 · Hand-built original

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