Recipe Sifter

If you're looking for new ideas when it comes to breakfast, try this recipe that will have you making pancakes everyday!

Spicy sweet and sour cucumber salad: crisp cucumber tossed in a tangy, sweet, and chili-spiked dressing. A quick, refreshing side that gets even better after a chill in the fridge.

Margarita cheesecake spiked with tequila, triple sec, and fresh lime on a graham crust, crowned with a tangy lime sour cream topping. The cocktail you love, in creamy sliceable form.

Blueberry cream scones combine cold butter, heavy cream, and fresh berries into tender diamond-shaped pastries with golden tops. A classic English-style breakfast scone in 45 minutes.

Double fudge Kahlua brownies with unsweetened chocolate, butter, a kick of black pepper, and a generous splash of coffee liqueur. Adult brownies with a fudgy crumb and grown-up depth.

Whole wheat oatmeal banana muffins with cubed bananas, dried fruit, and toasted sunflower seeds. Lightly sweetened with just one tablespoon of sugar, hearty enough to fuel a morning, ready in 35 minutes.

Hungarian vanilla kifli cookies: tender butter crescents rolled in vanilla sugar, then dipped in semi-sweet chocolate. A traditional Eastern European holiday cookie with a melt-in-the-mouth crumb.

Make creamy homemade yogurt without a yogurt maker, just milk, a spoonful of live yogurt as a starter, and your oven with the light on as a cozy incubator. Lightly sweetened with vanilla, set in hours.

Cantonese barbecue pork (char siu): pork shoulder marinated in honey, hoisin, soy, and ginger, then roasted until glazed with sticky, caramelized edges. The glossy Chinatown classic, easily made gluten-free.

Sourdough-style buttermilk biscuits with a make-ahead refrigerator dough that bakes up tall, golden, and tender. Mix once, stash the dough in the fridge, and bake fresh biscuits all week long.

Chocolate chip and almond biscotti are twice-baked Italian cookies built for dunking. Toasted almonds, semi-sweet chips, and a splash of whiskey give these crisp logs serious depth.

Buttermilk Christmas pudding: a warmly spiced, molasses-dark steamed pudding studded with raisins and made tender by buttermilk and suet. The traditional British holiday dessert, served with brandy sauce or custard.

No-cook freezer jam with crushed blueberries, strawberries, and Certo liquid pectin. A bright, fresh-tasting jam that captures peak summer fruit without ever turning on the stove.

Classic buttermilk cake donuts with a vanilla-scented dough fried golden and rolled in powdered sugar. An old-fashioned grandma's recipe with tender, cakey crumb and no yeast required.

Lemon Bundt cake with fresh zest and juice in the batter and a punchy lemon-butter icing soaked into the warm cake. Bright, tangy, and tender for days.

Pumpkin chess pie crosses Southern chess pie with classic pumpkin filling. Cornmeal-thickened, warmly spiced, and richer than traditional pumpkin pie with a denser, sliceable texture.