Recipe Sifter

Apricot ginger scones with chewy dried apricots, sweet-hot crystallized ginger, and bright lemon zest. A buttermilk-based scone with rustic break-apart triangles and layered flavor.

Moist banana coffee muffins, ripe bananas and brown sugar deepened with a shot of strong coffee and studded with chocolate chips. A one-bowl, mocha-banana muffin that bakes up tender and rich.

Cheesy mashed potato soup transforms leftover mashed potatoes into a creamy, sharp cheddar-spiked bowl with sauteed onion and milk. Ready in 20 minutes, perfect for using up the post-holiday potato stash.

Very pleasing to the eye and the palate. Easy recipe. I used honey instead of maple syrup and cinnamon instead of mustard. Don't use water when there is all that pineapple juice!

This quick and tasty Tso's chicken is one of the most popular foods in Chinese restaurant or take-out. But when you realize how simple the dish is, you can just make it at your own kitchen within half an hour.

Moist and flavorful bread topped with marinated artichoke hearts, black olives, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh red chili peppers, shaped and baked in a casserole dish. It's delicious all by itself.

Buttery oat scones studded with plump currants and dusted with cinnamon sugar. These Scottish-style treats bake up with crisp edges and tender, flaky centers in just 15 minutes.

Make this creamy yet tasty shrimp curry for dinner, serve it with some steamed rice, top with yogurt, and/or some toasted cashew nuts, raisins, cilantros or scallions.

Very easy to make, and it came out delicious with great texture. I halved the recipe, used whole wheat flour, half butter and half olive oil, and baked it in 4 individual ramekins. I ate one while it was still warm, very good; later had one after chilled in the fridge, even better. Definitely a keeper.

When using any other flour but white, substitute one tablespoon of gluten flour* for regular flour. You can use mixed grains, bran, flax, whole wheat flour, rye flour. Just be sure to adjust the gluten. 100% whole wheat does not turn out too well.

The oat scones were buttery, fluffy and delicious, when we spread the apple-pear butter on top, the flavor was just amazing. Sweet, a bit sour and smooth apple-pear butter went deliciously well with these yummy scones.

This cake can be served alone or with a chocolate sauce.

Yummy baking powder biscuits use just five pantry staples for tall, fluffy biscuits with crisp golden tops. Five-ingredient classic ready in 30 minutes, no buttermilk required.

Two-tone pinwheel cookies that spiral vanilla and chocolate-cinnamon dough into pretty swirls. A slice-and-bake icebox cookie, chilled firm and cut into rounds for buttery, eye-catching treats.

Homemade boboli-style focaccia bread baked in pie pans with a six-ingredient dough. Crisp on top, soft inside, and ready to top with cheese, sauce, or just fresh rosemary and olive oil.

Bread machine focaccia topped with olives, rosemary, garlic, basil, and feta or Parmesan. Easy homemade Italian flatbread that bakes in 10 minutes flat.