Recipe Sifter

Homemade Ukrainian vareniki filled with seasoned cottage cheese, boiled until puffy, then tossed in melted butter and topped with toasted breadcrumbs. Serve with sour cream and bacon.

Danish cream cheese coffee cake made with crescent roll dough, vanilla cream cheese filling, and a cinnamon-nut topping. Dusted with powdered sugar for a quick brunch treat.

Very quick and easy. This recipe saves time by using quick crescent rolls instead of traditional pastry.

This scrumptious bread can be filled with fruit, meat or even cheese! The variety makes it a perfect dinner for a large family.

Make sure to sit by the fireplace when enjoying this decadent cake that goes great with a cup hot chocolate.

Moist, delicious and packed with goodness. Great for breakfast or snack.

Ham-somes, savory ham pinwheels: a caraway biscuit dough rolled around a zesty ground-ham filling with horseradish and mustard, sliced into spirals and baked, then served with a warm cheddar cheese sauce.

Got his recipe in an email. From the Harvest restaurant, Cambridge, MA

Louisiana alligator with boudin cream sauce: flour-dusted alligator medallions flash-sauteed and plated on cornmeal cakes under a bourbon-flamed boudin sausage cream sauce. Authentic Cajun fine dining.

Indulge into this rich and decadent cake that is perfect for chocolate lovers!

One of my favorites. These are the cookies I make when I am trying to impress someone or cheer a person up. Though they are made with milk chocolate they are not too sweet. The edges are airy and crunchy and the center is soft and chewy.

Orange Walnut Rum Cake with Grand Marnier Icing recipe

Layers of delicate almond-chocolate cake soaked in amaretto and stacked with rich chocolate parfait create a stunning French dessert that's worth every minute of effort.

Buttery orange tea muffins with fresh orange juice and zest in the batter, topped with a sugar cube soaked in orange juice that caramelizes during baking. A charming tea-time treat ready in 30 minutes.

A stunning fresh strawberry pie with a buttery pecan shortbread crust, whipped cream cheese filling, and whole berries glazed in homemade strawberry sauce. Worth every minute.

Flour-dredged cubed steaks simmered in a rich tomato sauce with green peppers and savory herbs, served over hot noodles. A weeknight Swiss steak that's on the table in about an hour.