Recipe Sifter

Homemade whole wheat pasta dough with eggs, olive oil, and water. A nutty, high-fiber fresh pasta you can roll by hand or with a pasta machine.

Kolacky cookies made with a tender cream cheese pastry dough filled with fruit spread, pinched into tri-cornered shapes, and baked golden. A Czech holiday cookie tradition.

Yeast pastry dough made with whole wheat and white flour for turnovers and pasties. Olive oil enriched, soft and pliable, and makes 30 squares ready for salmon, meat, or vegetable fillings.

Southern smothered steak with flour-dredged round steak browned in bacon drippings, then simmered in its own gravy until fork-tender. Four ingredients, pure country cooking.

Microwave lobster newburg: the classic creamy lobster and sherry sauce ready in 30 minutes from the microwave. Served over rice or toast points for a quick but elegant dinner.

These no-sugar peanut butter cookies are delicious. Perfect treats when you are on a diet.

Acadian plogues, thin buckwheat pancakes cooked on one side only until bubbled and firm. A traditional Maritime Canadian breakfast made with just flour and water.

Use your favorite cookie cutters to create these delicious and interesting shaped cookies!

Rosettes are delicate Scandinavian fried cookies shaped on a decorative iron, crisp like a wafer and dusted with powdered sugar. A Christmas tradition in Nordic and Midwestern kitchens.

Lancashire cheese scones made with Cheshire or Double Gloucester cheese, self-rising flour, butter, and a pinch of cayenne. British-style savory scone wedges baked golden in 15 minutes.

Classic veal piccata with lightly floured cutlets seared in butter and olive oil, finished with a bright lemon-caper pan sauce. A timeless Italian-American favorite that comes together faster than you can set the table.

Ginger-spiked pork meatballs browned until golden, then simmered in curried coconut milk sauce and served on crisp lettuce with fresh basil and lemon zest. A Thai twist on the Chinese classic.

Crispy, savory whole-wheat scallion pancakes, a Chinese restaurant favorite, made healthier with whole-wheat flour. Perfect as a side or appetizer, these pancakes are flaky, golden, and packed with green onion flavor. Make the dough ahead and freeze for quick meals.

Whole wheat chocolate chip cookies made lighter with canola oil, egg whites and whole wheat pastry flour. Chewy, lower-fat cookies with all the chocolate and none of the heaviness.

Buttermilk biscuits in miniature form with a flaky butter crust and tender buttermilk crumb. A small-batch recipe perfect for two-person households or fancy hors d'oeuvres bases.

There are quicker versions of this recipe but this is a classic that's reasonably easy and works perfectly every time.