Recipe Sifter

Microwave lobster newburg: the classic creamy lobster and sherry sauce ready in 30 minutes from the microwave. Served over rice or toast points for a quick but elegant dinner.

Tender sour cream sheet cake with black walnut flavoring, topped with a quick-cook caramel frosting loaded with chopped nuts. One pan, one hour, and a frosting that comes together on the stovetop.

Rich, velvety crab soup with a splash of scotch whiskey, swimming in buttery cream sauce. Ready in 40 minutes, this elegant seafood bisque is pure comfort in a cup.

If you are looking for an amazingly delicious tomato soup, try this recipe, and everyone loves it!

7-layer brownie ice cream cake with thin homemade brownie rounds stacked with vanilla ice cream and frozen in a springform pan. A make-ahead frozen dessert that slices like a dream.

Cream of mussel soup made the classic way: steam-opened mussels, a quick butter-flour roux, and a splash of cream stirred in at the end. Five ingredients, twenty minutes, restaurant results.

Apple cookies with butterscotch chips, walnuts, and brown sugar topped with a cinnamon butter glaze and a walnut half. A soft, fruit-studded fall cookie.

Six layers of indulgence: buttery shortbread crust, from-scratch vanilla pudding, cream cheese mousse, crushed pineapple, caramel drizzle, whipped cream, and a chocolate glaze zigzag on top.

Easy cream biscuits with butter, heavy cream, and a cream-of-tartar leavening. Tender, flaky biscuits ready in 45 minutes; serve with butter, whipped cream, or jam.

Chicken delish is a lattice-topped chicken and ham pie with toasted almonds, mushrooms, and a nutmeg-spiced cream broth poured over the top. Classic midcentury potluck casserole, baked golden.

Italian ricotta cheesecake with lemon zest, whipped cream, and fluffy beaten egg whites folded into a light, creamy filling on a graham cracker crust. Freezer-friendly.

Sweet potato pancakes with creamy mushroom ragout pair crispy panko-crusted sweet potato cakes with a sage-and-shallot wild mushroom cream sauce. An elegant vegetarian appetizer or holiday side.

Chicken fried steak with creamy pan gravy: tenderized chuck or round pounded with seasoned flour, breaded in cracker crumbs, fried until golden, then smothered in cream gravy made from the drippings.

Persimmon cream pie with a custard of egg yolks, cream, and ripe persimmon pulp, crowned with a sticky pecan praline crumble. The fruit must be jelly-soft for the right honeyed flavor.

Salmon mousse molded in a fish shape is the show-stopping retro appetizer. Flaked salmon, tarragon vinegar custard, and whipped cream set with gelatin. Garnish with pimento and olive for the eye.

Klops is a traditional Polish meatloaf made with ground beef, pork, salt pork, and kidney fat, finished with a cream pan gravy. Rich, old-world flavor in every slice.