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Even if you can't boil water, you can impress guests with these first-rate (but easy) recipes...no fail!

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Anne's crab dip *****
A brilliant appetizer or party dip that is ideal served with tomato soup, stuffed into mushroom caps and placed under a hot broiler for a minute, or sided with crusty bread, breadsticks, rice crackers or crostini. Serve hot or cold. [More]

Anne's Orange-and-Chocolate dessert cake *****
Orange and chocolate are very compatible flavours. This is definitely a too-easy-to-be-true dessert. Garnish with super-thin slices of orange and curls of chocolate, if you wish. [More]

Anne's Peter Pan 'Poison' Green Dessert *****
A (delicious) guilty pleasure made a little less so in my new interpretation -- and one of my very favourite desserts, too. [More]

Anne's raspberry Jello dessert Cake *****
An impressive treat for guests. Surprisingly easy, low-sugar and low-fat, too. What more could you ask of a recipe? [More]

Cy Jamison's Aioli *****
One of the great condiments in the Mediterranean world is the Provençal aioli, really just a garlic mayonnaise, simple to prepare, and it can be made more interesting by adding herbs, cayenne etc. The trick is to add the oil slowly to allow for emulsification. [More]

Flourless Chocolate cake (1) *****
This is the French version of the flourless chocolate cake, first introduced to me by my wild friend, Jill, in Paris. It seems to be something of a National Secret in France, but we have "liberated" it for you, here! [More]

Flourless Chocolate cake (2) *****
Can't digest flour? Don't like to "corrupt" the purity of chocolate? Then this cake is for you. [More]

Flourless Chocolate cake (3) *****
Slightly easier, and slightly fancier that our Flourless Chocolate cake (2), this one is a party favourite. [More]

Flourless Chocolate cake (4) (Scandinavian) *****
Almost the Scandinavian National Dish, this flourless chocolate cake is offered here with several flavouring variations. [More]

Flourless Molten Chocolate cake *****
Individual portions make this show-stopper a perfect hostess impress-the-guests dessert. [More]

German-style potato pancakes (Kartoffel) *****
Kartoffel are best eaten fresh and hot, right from the street vendor in Munich or Koln or Frankfurt. [More]

Jewish-style traditional beef brisket *****
Here's an easy-to-make comfort food. Makes great leftovers, too, and is freezeable. Ideal bring-to-potluck or gift dinner. [More]

Slow-cooked Pork Belly with Pearl Barley Risotto & Apple Chutney (Court) ****
This wonderful canapé recipe was presented at the Vancouver Marathon 2006. Chef Court claims it's "easy," and who are we to argue; in fact, it IS easy, but there are several simple stages to it. [More]

Weight-maintenance Chocolate Mousse *****
Easy, yet impressive. Allow at least six hours for chilling. [More]