Recipe Sifter

Mushroom barley kugel baked with sauteed mushrooms, onions, soy milk, and vegetable broth. A vegan-friendly take on the classic Jewish comfort dish.

Mint spritz cookies with peppermint extract and green food coloring pressed into festive shapes with a cookie press. A crisp, buttery holiday cookie ready in 30 minutes.

Pumpkin empanadas fold brandy-tender pastry around cinnamon-spiced pumpkin filling, bake golden, and get dusted with cinnamon sugar. Mexican Thanksgiving and fall dessert hand pie.

Lavender herb bread baked in the bread machine with cottage cheese, honey, thyme, and basil. A floral, savory loaf with tender crumb that slices beautifully for sandwiches or toast.

Incorporate fruit into your baking with this simple recipe that makes scrumptious cookies everyone will love.

Peanut butter and chocolate chip cookie cake baked as one big soft round, rich with natural peanut butter and folded full of chocolate chips. Easy to slice, with an almond-flour option for gluten-free.

Southern banana bread with buttermilk and pecans: a moist, tender quick bread enriched with tangy buttermilk and studded with toasted pecans. The Sunday-morning Southern kitchen classic.

Peanut butter banana cookies bake mashed banana into a classic peanut butter dough for a softer chewy texture. Uses an egg white only for a lighter cookie.

Just like the name of the recipe, this focaccia has a very crispy texture with strong olive, herb and garlic flavor. Just simply eating it directly is delicious enough.

Fat-free carrot cake made with yogurt, egg substitute, and wheat germ instead of oil and eggs. Topped with a light cream cheese frosting spiked with almond extract and lemon.

Fit for Life Pizza: a dairy-free, cheese-less pizza on a whole wheat and white flour crust, topped with roasted eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms, and onions over pesto, finished with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, and fresh basil. Hearty, Mediterranean-style vegan pizza night.

German fruit torte with a buttery press-in pastry shell, glazed fruit filling, almond-meringue coated sides, and sweetened whipped cream on top. A showpiece dessert.

Classic ranger cookies packed with crisp rice cereal, flaked coconut, and chopped dates for triple texture in every bite. Crunchy outside, chewy middle. Bakes a batch in about 25 minutes.

Braune Zucker Platzchen, traditional German brown sugar cookies with cinnamon, cloves, orange zest, raisins, and nuts. Spiced drop cookies that store well in airtight tins.

Orange cappuccino drop cookies with strong coffee, melted chocolate, and sour cream topped with an orange zest frosting. Soft, cake-like mocha cookies with a bright citrus finish.

Classic French Provencal dish usually cooked in a heavy casserole on the stove top or in the oven; would also work well in slow cooker. Use inexpensive stewing beef or oyster blade; it will not be anywhere near as good if you use more expensive cuts of beef.