Recipe Sifter

Tender sour cream pastry rolled with apricot jam, walnuts, and raisins into elegant strudel cookies. These make-ahead sweets are perfect for holiday cookie trays.

Soft homemade yeast buns with a tender crumb, shaped and baked fresh for burgers, pulled pork, or any barbecue sandwich. Two rises and a quick knead give you 20 golden buns that beat anything from the store.

A basic muffin mix, great plain or dress it up with fruit or gasp... chocolate chips.

With the help of this simple recipe, you will be able to make a tasty white sauce that can accompany any of the meals you make!

Crispy Belgian apple fritters made with just 3 ingredients: sliced apple rings dipped in a light beer batter and fried golden. Serve with custard or a dusting of powdered sugar.

Pillowy soft buttermilk drop cookies baked until pale golden get frosted with sweet buttercream and sprinkled with colored sugar for nostalgic treats.

Vegetarian white lasagna layered with grated butternut squash, silky leek bechamel, Parmesan, and toasted pine nuts. Feeds a crowd and tastes even better the next day.

Chicken simmered for two hours with carrots, celery, onions, and allspice, then crowned with tangy tomato-mustard dumplings that steam right on top. A slow-cooked Sunday dinner worth every minute.

Slow-simmered chicken and okra gumbo with a medium-brown roux, fresh tomatoes, and onions. The okra cooks down past the slime stage into a thick, velvety Louisiana classic served over rice.

Chocolate lace cornucopias: delicate chocolate-nut cookies rolled warm into crisp cones and filled with whipped cream. A stunning, bakery-style dessert cookie.

Salsify is a long, thin, darkly earth-coloured root, can be found in greengrocers's shops in February, also available as preserved ; when scrubbed, it is revealed to be white whithout an obvious outer skin.

Classic whole wheat sandwich bread made with active dry yeast, producing three golden loaves with a tender crumb and nutty flavor. The reliable recipe you'll turn to for weekly bread baking.

Focaccia Pugliese made with durum flour and mashed potatoes for a soft, chewy crumb. Topped with fresh tomatoes, capers, oregano, and olive oil.

Pina colada squares with a buttery shortbread base, thick pineapple-rum filling, and a golden coconut meringue top. A tropical three-layer bar cookie.

Traditional tea biscuits with a jam-filled center and a ring-shaped top creating a ruby jewel effect. These tender shortcake-style biscuits are perfect for afternoon tea.

Salmon étouffée simmers canned salmon in a dark Cajun roux with onions, shallots, garlic, celery, tomato purée, and Tabasco. Pantry-friendly Louisiana classic over hot rice.