Recipe Sifter

See's-style fudge with three bags of chocolate chips, marshmallow cream, and nuts. This old-fashioned recipe makes 5 pounds of rich, creamy fudge for holiday candy trays.

Braided challah bread infused with a sweet blueberry puree that turns the dough a gorgeous purple hue. Egg-rich and tender with a golden egg-washed crust, this showstopping loaf is a fruity twist on the classic Jewish bread.

This dump-and-bake chicken and rice casserole uses just 5 ingredients and one pan. Onion soup mix seasons everything while the rice absorbs all those savory juices as it bakes. Weeknight dinner, handled.

Blueberry dessert pizza with a chewy cake mix and oat crust, glossy blueberry pie filling, and a crunchy cinnamon-nut crumble topping. Baked on a pizza pan and cut into wedges for a fun, shareable sweet treat the whole family will love.

Eggnog bread pudding with warm rum sauce: nutmeg-spiked custard soaks crusty French bread cubes and plump raisins, finished with a buttery brown sugar rum drizzle. Holiday dessert built from pantry staples.

Rabbit jambalaya with the Cajun holy trinity of onion, celery, and bell pepper, bay, garlic, white and red pepper. Slow-browned for that smoky-brown jambalaya color.

This extra-sweet, but scrumptious snack is the best substitute for dessert if you don't feel like making a cake.

Flaky phyllo pastry wrapped around sweet-savory cabbage filling with apples, dates, and tangy mustard sour cream for an elegant vegetarian main or show-stopping side dish.

Chewy banana peanut butter oat bars with dark brown sugar and no flour. Just 7 ingredients, one pan, and you've got 4 dozen snack bars that taste like a peanut butter granola bar.

Apple crumb cake with a buttery shortbread-style base and crumb topping made from one mixture. Tart cooked apples sandwiched between two crisp golden layers.

Buffalo chip cookies are giant oat-and-cornflake cookies customized with raisins, peanuts, coconut, butterscotch, or chocolate chips. Yields 60 jumbo bake-sale cookies.

Snickers bar brownie cake with a German chocolate cake mix crust, melted candy center, and crumbly chocolate streusel top. Four-ingredient dump cake magic.

Creamy dairy noodle kugel with sour cream, cottage cheese, eggs, and golden raisins baked until set and golden. A forgiving Jewish comfort food classic that feeds a crowd.

Cheddar garlic biscuits made with Bisquick, sharp cheddar, and milk, then brushed with garlic butter while warm. The Red Lobster copycat that's ready in 30 minutes.

Hearty chicken and vegetable soup with curry powder, Granny Smith apple, corn, lima beans, and pasta shells. A whole stewing chicken simmered into a rich, warming broth that feeds a crowd.

Tender cream cheese cookies with lemon zest and a thumbprint of apricot filling, finished with a dusting of powdered sugar.