Recipe Sifter

Deep-fried sesame almond chicken wings marinated in soy sauce, rice wine, and ginger, coated in a rice flour, cornstarch, and ground almond crust. Crispy Asian-style wings.

The fruitiness and the nuttiness from apricot and walnut make these yummy treats taste even more delicious.

These pancakes can be made ahead and frozen. If using in Sweet Red Bean Paste Pancakes, bring back to room temperature before cooking with the red bean paste. Otherwise, reheat before serving.

Veal scallopine piccata-style with a quick lemon, caper, and butter pan sauce. Flour-dusted veal browns fast in olive oil and butter, then gets draped in a bright, tangy sauce. Ready in 30 minutes.

Rotisserie barbecued leg of pork spins a whole leg over coals, basted with a brown sugar, mustard and clove glaze for a sticky-sweet crust over hours of slow rotation.

Butter toffee pecan bars with a shortbread base, boiled butter-sugar topping, and swirled milk chocolate on top. A three-layer cookie bar that yields 36 pieces.

Pastai Persli is a traditional Welsh parsley pie with bacon in a shortcrust pastry shell filled with an egg and milk custard. A savory, herb-forward British pie that's simple and satisfying.

Easy bread machine focaccia with just six ingredients including olive oil and active dry yeast. Hands-off Italian flatbread perfect for sandwiches, dipping, or pizza-style toppings.

English muffins made with mashed potato for an open, springy crumb and chewy crust. Griddle them stovetop for the classic craggy nooks, or oven bake for a softer roll. Perfect for breakfast sandwiches.

Pepper corn pasta: semolina and cornmeal fresh pasta with black pepper, red pepper flakes, oregano, and garlic worked into the dough. A golden, spicy homemade noodle for bold sauces.

Great gorpies are trail mix cookies loaded with chocolate chips, peanuts, and raisins in a chewy brown sugar dough. A grab-and-go snack cookie inspired by classic gorp.

Onion vetha kozhambu, a tangy South Indian tamarind gravy simmered with small onions, sambar powder, and a hit of hing, thickened with rice flour. A bold, sour-spicy Tamil curry to spoon over hot rice. Vegan.

Cumin-crusted turkey breasts dredged in a cornmeal-flour-cayenne coating and pan-sauteed until golden. A Southwestern-spiced turkey cutlet served sliced with salsa.

A hilariously gross Halloween cake decorated to look like a head with frosting 'hair,' cherry eyes, and a fruit roll-up tongue. Kids go absolutely wild for this one. Easy box cake base.

Birds nests are thumbprint cookies rolled in egg white and crushed walnuts, then filled with a jewel of fruit jam. A classic holiday tea cookie that bakes in 10 minutes.

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