Recipe Sifter

Three delicious autumn quick breads are made with same bread base but different fillings. They are all super moist and tasty, and they don't last long in our house.

Classic chocolate chip cookies with equal parts brown and white sugar, a full bag of chocolate morsels, and the proven Toll House ratios. Crisp edges, soft centers, gone in a day.

Disgustingly rich brownies live up to the name with a full cup of butter, four eggs, and three quarters of a cup of cocoa. One bowl, one pan, fudgy center with a crackly top.

Chinese dumplings are one of the most popular dishes in China, there are lots of different fillings to make these delicious dumplings. You can steam or boil, the leftovers can be fried with a little oil. Dip the dumplings into a mixture of ginger, garlic, vinegar, soy sauce and chili oil. Heavenly delicious!

This legacy from my Hungarian grandmother links my children to their Old World heritage in a most pleasing way! No one can eat only one of these rich little crescents.

A simple and succulent pasta dish that is the perfect meal to enjoy while watching the evening news.

Toll House bundt cake: a brown sugar pound cake studded with semi-sweet chocolate chips, baked over a buttery nut topping that becomes the cake's crown when inverted. Old-school showstopper.

Shepherd's pie with seasoned ground beef, leftover roast beef, vegetables, and a fluffy mashed potato top finished under the broiler. A hearty pub-style casserole that uses up Sunday roast.

Chocolate chip orange banana bread bakes ripe bananas, orange zest and juice into four mini loaves studded with chocolate chips. A bright twist on the classic quickbread.

Christmas spice cookies: rolled-and-cut holiday cookies with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, and molasses. Soft or crunchy depending on bake time. Makes four dozen.

A blini is basically a crepe that is made with activated yeast and buckwheat flour. There are many blini recipes, each with different variations. Try this one.

Old fashioned rabbit stew slow-simmered with thyme, tarragon, and bay leaves, loaded with carrots and potatoes, then topped with suet dumplings cooked right in the pot.

Moist date cake with a crunchy topping of chocolate chips, sugar, and chopped nuts baked right on top. Dates soaked in boiling water create an incredibly tender crumb. A vintage 9x13 sheet cake that's earned a loyal following.

Mrs Fields apple cobbler cookies loaded with chopped Granny Smith apples, apple butter, raisins, and pecans, rolled in a cinnamon-oat crumb coating. Fall baking at its finest.

Russian torte: a yeast-leavened pastry layered with cinnamon-walnut filling and apricot preserves, then crowned with meringue and sugared nuts. The Old World dessert that disappears at every gathering.

A Depression-era chocolate cake made with no eggs, no butter, and no milk. Mixed right in the pan with the famous three-holes method, topped with rich fudge frosting.