Recipe Sifter

Tender, cloud-like buttermilk biscuits using Grandma's foolproof technique with shortening for extra-soft centers. Place close together for pillowy sides or spaced apart for all-over crispness.

Bordelaise sauce is the classic French red wine reduction with shallots, bouquet garni, bone marrow, and veal stock. The mother sauce companion to a perfect steak. Restaurant-grade in 30 minutes.

Saganaki: Greek flaming kasseri cheese pan-fried in butter, deglazed with lemon juice and cognac, and lit at the table for an "Opa!" tableside appetizer.

Praline apple waffle cookies baked right in a waffle iron, with shredded apple, chopped pecans, and a cinnamon-sugar dusting. A two-minute cookie shortcut with crisp patterned edges.

Potato soup with green chilies, tomatoes, zucchini, and Monterey Jack cheese stirred in at the end. A chunky, Southwestern-style soup in chicken broth.

This egg-free, dairy-free chocolate cake mixes right in the pan. Cocoa, coffee, and vinegar create a rich, moist crumb topped with cinnamon sugar. No bowls to wash, no excuses not to bake.

Yeasted banana fritters spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and orange zest, made with 10 ripe bananas. The dough rises overnight and fries into golden puffs. Makes 36 fritters.

Make your cup of coffee feel special with these delicious cookies that are easy to make!

Hearty colonial brown bread made with three flours, dark molasses, warm spices, and plump raisins. A rustic no-yeast quick bread your whole family will love.

This is a quick and easy dish that uses ingredients you probably have on hand.

Swedish cardamom-scented sweet bread braided into a golden loaf studded with raisins. A Scandinavian classic with aromatic spice and tender crumb, perfect for coffee breaks or holiday mornings.

Nutty tahini paste blended with fresh orange juice and zest creates a uniquely flavored Middle Eastern cake studded with walnuts and golden raisins.

Chewy oatmeal cookies packed with shredded zucchini, chunky peanut butter, and chopped dates. These moist drop cookies disappear fast, so plan to eat them within a day of baking for peak texture.

Country buttermilk biscuits baked tall and golden in a hot oven, with cold butter cut into the flour for flaky layers and tangy buttermilk for tender lift. The flaky biscuit grandma made.

Urad dal ki roti folds spiced black gram lentils right into the dough, then pan-fries into hearty North Indian flatbread studded with green chilies, onion and tangy pomegranate seeds.

Banana orange yogurt muffins are a healthy oat-based breakfast bake with mashed banana, fresh orange zest, plain yogurt, and chopped dates. Lower-fat with egg whites, ready in under an hour.