Recipe Sifter

French-fried beef liver strips with a curried sour cream dipping sauce. Crispy, golden liver bites served as an appetizer with a creamy, spicy fiesta dip.

Lighter baked chili relleno squares made with egg whites, nonfat cottage cheese, low-fat cheddar, mozzarella, and chopped green chilis. Cut into a dozen portable squares that taste just as good cold as warm.

Crawfish aubergine with crispy breaded eggplant topped by crawfish tails in a Parmesan cream sauce spiked with Tabasco. Where Cajun meets Italian on one glorious plate.

Crispy fried dill pickle chips coated in seasoned flour and a Worcestershire-spiked egg wash. The Southern bar appetizer that flies off the plate. Served with ranch, ketchup, or horseradish.

German potato salad with a hot beer dressing thickened roux-style with flour and butter, sharpened with mustard and Tabasco, finished with crispy bacon and onion.

Vegetarian falafel with a clever bake-then-fry hybrid technique: oven-baked first to set, pan-crisped in olive oil to finish. Tucked into pita with cucumber, tomato, and yogurt sauce.

Creole shrimp gumbo simmers a dark roux with shrimp, crabmeat, oysters, okra, tomatoes, and the holy trinity. Louisiana-style seafood stew served over hot rice with a kick of Tabasco.

Classic buttermilk fried chicken with paprika and black pepper, fried in a cast-iron skillet until deep golden and crispy. A Southern-style recipe with an overnight buttermilk brine.

Broiled salmon steaks served on a fiery sauce verde made from roasted New Mexican chiles, jalapeños, green peppercorns, white wine, and fresh dill. Bold, spicy, and ready in 40 minutes.

Cornmeal-crusted Cajun catfish served over a sweet-and-spicy strawberry sauce made with preserves, horseradish, hot sauce, and red wine vinegar. A bold Southern fish dish that surprises.

Beat the heat this summer with these spicy and scrumptious chicken wings that are easy to make.

Ozark venison stroganoff marinates deer cubes, browns them in shortening, then simmers with mushrooms in cream of tomato soup before finishing with sour cream. Hunter's-style game stew over rice or potatoes.

Eggplant au gratin with sauteed mushrooms in a creamy bechamel sauce, topped with Parmesan bread crumbs and broiled golden. A rich French-style vegetable casserole.

This creamy cheddar cheese soup recipe is easy to prepare and creates a satisfying light lunch or dinner nearly any day of the week.

Wild rabbit gumbo slow-cooked in a dark roux with the holy trinity, finished with plump oysters and a hit of hot sauce. Served over rice with file, this is deep Louisiana soul food.

Cornmeal and corn kernel cakes spiced with cumin, green chilies, and hot sauce, pan-fried in butter and topped with a fresh sweet pepper and lime-cilantro relish.