Recipe Sifter

Make a bunch of these buttery and moist pumpkin bread or muffins for Thanksgiving. Cream adds extra richness. Honey, molasses and vanilla with all the spices make the bread taste incredibly flavorful and tasty. They are also wonderful gifts for you to give away.

A very moist, custardy pumpkin pie spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and clove. Lightened up with sugar substitute and skim milk for a lighter slice on the Thanksgiving table.

Rubber stamp gingerbread cookies bake up firm enough to hold cutter shapes and decorate, with a pinch of cayenne hiding behind the molasses, ginger, and cloves for unexpected warmth.

Spice cookies with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and clove rolled and cut into festive shapes. The perfect Christmas cookie for decorating with royal icing.

Ultra-tender pumpkin bread spiced with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, studded with toasted walnuts, and so moist it stays fresh for days on the counter.

Slow cooker beef in walnut sauce, a warm-spiced Mediterranean-style stew with cinnamon, clove, allspice, and ground walnuts thickening a rich tomato gravy. Served over toasted bread.

Here I adapted an 18th century English spice cake recipe which also makes nice cupcakes.

Spiced gingerbread cupcakes topped with tangy lemon cream cheese frosting. The warm spices meet bright citrus in every bite, creating a holiday treat that's cozy and refreshing at once.

Sugar-free apple cookies sweetened with Sweet'N Low and grated fresh apples, warmed with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. A diabetic-friendly cookie that bakes in 8 minutes.

Grandma's chicken and dumpling soup with hand-made broth, cream of chicken and mushroom soups, vegetables, and feathery drop dumplings. A Midwestern comfort-food classic built for big gatherings.

Upside-down pear gingerbread cake with caramelized pear slices under a spiced molasses cake loaded with ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Served with vanilla whipped cream.

Pumpkin spice bread baked inside canning jars for shelf-stable giftable loaves. Warming cinnamon, clove, ginger, and raisins meet real pumpkin puree in a self-preserving oven-to-jar bake.

Moist persimmon bread studded with walnuts and raisins, lightly spiced and finished with a touch of bourbon. The persimmons keep the loaves tender for days.

Marinated venison roast soaked overnight in spiced vinegar and brandy, larded with salt pork and slow-roasted until tender. Finished with a glossy currant jelly pan gravy. A classic hunter's table centerpiece.

Molasses cookies with a surprising hit of mint extract, warm cinnamon, ginger, and clove. Crackly sugar-rolled tops and chewy spiced centers.

Duchess spice cake with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves topped with maple buttercream frosting. A warmly spiced buttermilk layer cake with old-fashioned charm.