Recipe Sifter

Classic Aussie meat pie with ground beef, onion and gravy in a shortcrust pastry base topped with puff pastry. Traditional Australian hand-held hot pie.

Battered eggplant slices deep-fried until crispy and drizzled with a spicy Sichuan sauce of chili bean paste, black vinegar, ginger, and tomato paste. A vegetarian Chinese dish with serious crunch and heat.

A dairy-free Greek spinach pie with homemade olive oil pastry, fresh spinach, curly endive, dill, scallions, and lemon zest. Traditional Lenten spanakopita, completely vegan.

Lighter cranberry apple cookies made with egg whites and skim milk, loaded with fresh fruit, cinnamon, and orange zest. A guilt-free holiday cookie that yields 2 dozen.

Soft homemade dinner rolls: pillowy yeast rolls made the old-fashioned way with milk, water, and active dry yeast. Pull-apart soft, golden-topped, and worth every minute of the rise.

Hawaiian chocolate chip cookies loaded with macadamia nuts, shredded coconut, oats, and semi-sweet chocolate. Big, chewy island-style cookies flattened with a glass.

Baked falafel made with chickpeas, garlic, tahini, cumin, turmeric, and fresh parsley. A low-calorie vegetarian falafel recipe coated in flour and oven-baked instead of deep-fried.

Soft rolled molasses cookies with gentle ginger and cinnamon, topped with a simple egg white icing. Kid-friendly spice level and great for cookie cutters.

Irish kidney soup, a slow-simmered offal classic with veal or beef kidney, beef stock, sherry, and bouquet garni. The pub-style soup of old Ireland.

Traditional German Lebkuchen honey cakes spiced with cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg, studded with candied citron and brushed with a clear sugar glaze.

A fragrant bread machine loaf with dried dill and parsley, olive oil, and powdered milk for a soft crumb. Just load the ingredients and let the machine do the work. Incredible toasted with butter.

These macaroons are slightly crisp outside, moist and chewy inside.

This mixture helps thicken your chili as well as adding loads of flavor.

Light and fluffy apple oat muffins spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Made with applesauce and skim milk for a healthier breakfast treat.

Low-calorie berry bars made with a tangy buttermilk batter topped with fresh or frozen blueberries and raspberries, finished with sugar and lemon zest. No butter needed. Just 48 calories per bar.

What is cake flour? The other day I ran out of cake flour and needed a substitute, after searching and experimenting I came up with this replacement for cake flour that seems to work quite well.