Recipe Sifter

Four-layer spiced chocolate torte filled with apricot jam and frosted with a cocoa-espresso ricotta cream. Warm cinnamon, allspice, and nutmeg give this butterless cake a complex, grown-up flavor.

Layered blueberry dessert with a baked pecan shortbread crust, fluffy cream cheese and whipped topping filling, and glossy blueberry pie filling on top. A potluck favorite that chills in the fridge and slices into neat squares.

A thick, fudgy chocolate pie packed with pecan halves and baked in a flaky crust. Sweetened condensed milk and cocoa create a dense, truffle-like filling. Serve warm or cold with a crown of whipped cream.

Cocoa cookies with semisweet chocolate chips, pecan-crusted tops, and a gooey caramel center pressed into each one. Soft, fudgy, and done in 35 minutes. Makes 4 dozen.

Chewy blond brownies loaded with brown sugar, butter, chopped nuts, and semi-sweet chocolate chips. Butterscotch-rich and fudgy in the center with barely crisp edges. Ready in 40 minutes with ingredients you probably already have.

Chocolate malt cake with malted milk powder in both the batter and frosting, made with cocoa, half-and-half, and butter. A nostalgic malt shop flavor in cake form.

Moist chocolate oatmeal cake topped with a boiled coconut-pecan frosting. The oats soak in boiling water first, creating an incredibly tender, fudgy crumb.

Old-fashioned Christmas Rocks cookies bursting with candied fruit, dates, figs, pecans, raisins, and currants in a cocoa-spiced batter with a hint of coffee. Dense, chewy, and built to last.

Savory bulk sausage with celery, onion, and green pepper baked inside a buttermilk cornmeal crust. A rustic, satisfying sausage cornbread pie that makes a hearty one-dish meal.

Hearty homemade cracked wheat bread with whole wheat flour, molasses, and honey. Nutty, chewy, and deeply satisfying with a tender crumb and rustic crust.

Slow-simmered Creole lentil soup with bell peppers, celery, onion, tomato paste, and a touch of brown sugar. Hearty, plant-based, and full of bayou soul.

Tender sour cream coffee cake layered with chunky applesauce and a crunchy brown sugar-cinnamon streusel topping. The ultimate weekend brunch bake that fills your kitchen with warm spice.

This recipe is from my father-in-law Ed Stang. He just dumped in whatever goodies are on hand; they always taste great.

This delicious pie contains raspberries and white chocolate which is perfect for the season!

Italian biscotti loaded with almonds, hazelnuts, and pine nuts, scented with orange zest and Godiva chocolate liqueur. Twice-baked for the classic dunkable crunch.

Don't let the name fool you, because these tasty snacks are made with oats, walnuts and sweetened coconut.