Recipe Sifter

Whole-wheat oatmeal raisin cookies with walnuts, brown sugar, and quick oats. Chewy fiber-rich version of the classic, baked from a quick one-bowl batter.

Bacon-wrapped roasted pheasant stuffed with apples and onions, served with a glossy cherry-wine jubilee sauce. An elegant game bird dinner that brings the hunter's harvest to the holiday table.

Apple walnut cake loaded with four cups of thinly sliced apples and a full cup of chopped walnuts, lightly spiced with cinnamon. A dense, moist autumn sheet cake or loaf.

Chocolate chip pudding cookies stay soft and chewy for days thanks to a secret box of instant chocolate pudding mix folded right into the dough. Loaded with chips and optional nuts.

Classic banana bread with three mashed bananas, eggs, and a no-frills batter that bakes into a tender loaf with a crackled top. The simple banana loaf grandma made.

Decorated sugar cookies use powdered sugar and a touch of almond extract for tender, rollable dough that holds intricate cookie cutter shapes. The classic Christmas cookie recipe.

Whole-wheat raspberry muffins folded with fresh berries and lemon zest, crowned with a brown-sugar pecan-cinnamon streusel. Hearty breakfast muffins that lean nutty and lightly sweet.

Chewy moist brownies that stay fudgy thanks to a duo of corn syrup and brown sugar, plus melted semisweet chocolate for deep flavor. Made with egg whites for a lighter crumb and baked in a foil sling for clean, neat squares.

Fudgy chocolate brownies amped with instant coffee for deep mocha flavor, studded with walnuts, and finished with optional creamy coffee-cream-cheese frosting.

Roast pork and sauerkraut braises a pork loin low and slow in apple juice with sauerkraut, caraway, and onions, served with a warm applesauce-apricot sauce. Old-world Eastern European Sunday dinner.

Open-faced ham and cheese sandwiches on rye bread with mustard butter, sliced tomato, and melted cheese topped with creamy coleslaw. Ready in 10 minutes using the microwave.

Navy bean and tomato soup made from dried beans, with stewed tomatoes, onion, and celery sauteed in margarine. A high-fiber, low-fat, gluten-free farmhouse soup that costs pennies to make.

Vegan chickpea and mushroom bake layers tender chickpeas with sauteed mushrooms in a wholemeal roux sauce, topped with soy cheese and breadcrumbs. A British-style protein-packed casserole.

Low-calorie curried chicken with toasted almonds, diced apple, mushrooms, and a creamy lemon sauce. A smart way to turn leftover chicken into a new meal. Serves 5.

Beef Brisket with Barbecue Sauce: a hands-off crockpot brisket cooked low for 10 hours in a Worcestershire-vinegar braise, finished with a separate ketchup-brown-sugar sauce.

Leave meat out of the equation for dinner for this scrumptious dish that's perfect for the Autumn season.