Recipe Sifter

Pennsylvania Dutch corn fritters with kernel corn, creamed corn, and whipped egg white for a light, golden crust. Skillet-fried in about 2 minutes per batch.

Luck of the Irish quiche with a corned beef hash crust, Swiss cheese, and a creamy egg custard. A crustless-style quiche that skips the pastry for something heartier.

Homemade Jos Louis cakes (gateaux Jos Louis): French Canadian chocolate sandwich cakes with fluffy marshmallow-style vanilla filling and a rich chocolate icing coat. A Quebec childhood classic.

Carrot pie with pureed carrots baked in a spiced custard filling with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg. Tastes like pumpkin pie's sweeter, brighter cousin.

White Lily pound cake bakes a classic Southern butter-and-shortening pound cake with vanilla and almond extracts in soft White Lily flour. A Southern grandmother's pound cake recipe.

Dark zucchini bread made with brown sugar, molasses, cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg. Deeply spiced and extra moist from three cups of grated zucchini.

Oven chicken croquettes bake instead of frying, with cooked chicken bound in thick bechamel, rolled in parmesan breadcrumbs, and drizzled with butter for a golden crust. A lighter take on a retro American classic.

Fruitcake cookies packed with candied pineapple, cherries, golden raisins, and toasted pecans, spiked with brandy and warm spices. All the holiday flavor, none of the doorstop.

Very tasty and you can definitely notice the great flavor from all these spices.

Creamy cottage cheese and brown sugar fold into tender muffin batter for a protein-packed breakfast that bakes up moist and lightly sweet in 20 minutes. No mixer required.

This recipe, though fussy to make, is attractive and tasty. Cheryl Kaufenberg of Darien said it came from a very old Better Homes & Gardens magazine

A show-stopping New York-style cheesecake with citrus-scented filling on a buttery graham crust, crowned with raspberry sauce, peach puree, and fresh fruit. Worth every minute of the wait.

Pina colada pound cake folds crushed pineapple, shredded coconut, and coconut rum into a buttery bundt, then soaks the warm cake in a rum-pineapple glaze. Tropical dessert all year.

Salad dressing cranberry muffins use Miracle Whip in place of butter or oil for a strikingly tender crumb. Tart cranberries, bright orange zest, and orange juice concentrate make these holiday-ready.

Buttery and crunchy, they are great for making holiday cookies.

These scones were so easy to make, and they can be kept in a well-sealed bag or container in the freezer for up to at least one month. Not only good for breakfast, but also an easy snack. Just pop one or two in the microwave, and spread with some butter, or apple butter, or any jam. Delicious.