Recipe Sifter

Sourdough starter for bread machines using just skim milk, plain yogurt, and flour. The yogurt cultures kickstart fermentation in 2 to 5 days.

Roast goose stuffed with cornbread, Granny Smith apples, dried figs, and savory, then slow-roasted three hours with the fat poured off as it renders. The traditional centerpiece for an old-fashioned Christmas dinner.

Pecan icebox cookies with brown sugar and toasted pecans, shaped into a log, chilled overnight, then sliced and baked. Classic slice-and-bake cookies that keep in the fridge for a week.

Overnight sourdough cinnamon rolls with brown sugar, cinnamon, and raisins. An overnight starter builds tangy flavor, then you roll, fill, and bake to dark golden with buttery edges.

No-roll apple pie with a press-in-pan oil crust and a sweet streusel top. Cinnamon and ginger spice six cups of sliced apples for a beginner-friendly pie that skips the rolling pin entirely.

Creamy chicken spinach linguine in a Parmesan cream sauce with sundried tomatoes, pine nuts, and fresh basil. Golden floured chicken and wilted spinach make this a restaurant-style, Tuscan-inspired pasta dinner.

Homemade Danish pastry wreath with layers of buttery laminated dough, almond filling, and candied cherries. A holiday baking project that rewards patience with flaky, golden results.

Apple cake with a cinnamon-nut streusel topping, chopped apples folded into a brown sugar batter with sour milk. A tender, spiced sheet cake for fall baking.

Carrot cake bread: a tender carrot quickbread baked in two 9-inch pans, made with olive oil, cinnamon, grated carrots, and chopped pecans. Better the next day, optional orange-butter icing.

Slow cooker beef stew with tender chuck, zucchini, potatoes, celery, and green pepper simmered all day in a marjoram-scented broth. Finished with a quick skillet gravy spooned over everything.

Savory bread machine loaf made with onion soup mix, cottage cheese, and sour cream for a soft, tangy crumb. Tastes like California onion dip baked into bread.

Filled Poppy Seed Cake with Butter Cream Topping recipe

The great Apple Crisp I grew up on! Maybe this is one of the reasons I had by-pass surgery!

A scrumptious dish made with shrimp, tomatoes and celery that is best served over rice.

Quick onion soup with beef stock, cheddar cheese, and toasted French bread. Tender sautéed onions simmer 15 minutes, then broil with cheese for 4 servings.

This simple and delicious dish is great for when company is over, because it will start conversation and satisfy everyone's sweet tooth.