My goal with Mikey's Minimal Modcraft was to add creature comforts and some fun tools (Mekanism) to Minecraft while still trying to stay as close to vanilla as possible. I avoided both adding too many mods and thus creating ten-billion items you'll never use, and tried to focus on more useful and friendly mods that wont bog down lower-powered machines as much. Please see the mod list below.
Mod List:
Biomes 'o Plenty
Mekanism
Mekanism Tools
Mekanism Generators
Fast Leaf Decay
GraveStone Mod
Inventory Sorter
Just Enough Items
Mixin Bootstrap (to make One Player Sleeping work)
One Player Sleeping
Journeymap.