Recipe Sifter

Homemade pizza dough topped with creamy Brie, silky smoked salmon, red onion rings, and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. A gourmet flatbread that makes 2 pies.

Thick, creamy potato soup baked in the oven with a smoked ham hock, thyme, and milk. A hands-off Dutch oven recipe that simmers itself into hearty, smoky comfort.

Homemade focaccia bread with olive oil, rosemary, thyme, and coarse sea salt. Simple yeast dough dimpled by hand and baked in pie pans for three rustic round loaves.

Pumpkin praline pie hides a buttery pecan-praline layer beneath spiced pumpkin filling in a hot-water pastry crust. A Southern Thanksgiving pie that outshines the standard version.

These bacon tarts can be made in two ways. The dough base is always the same, however, the topping is different. From the Ries area.

Sauerbraten with Coke uses cola in the vinegar marinade for a sweeter, more caramelized take on the classic German pot roast. Marinated 2 to 4 days, braised until fork-tender, and finished with gingersnap gravy.

German vegetable soup built on a long-simmered soup bone broth with cabbage, turnip, lima beans, corn, and tomatoes, thickened with a flour-milk slurry. Pennsylvania Dutch comfort food.

This scrumptious spicy apple pie is served with a hot brandy sauce.

A classic New England blueberry grunt made in the slow cooker. Berries simmer into a thick, bubbling sauce topped with fluffy biscuit dumplings and a sprinkle of brown sugar.

Black chocolate Bundt cake with coffee, honey, and a crack of black pepper, draped in a semi-sweet ganache glaze with Grand Marnier. Deep, complex, and show-stopping.

Chocolate amaretto torte with a fudgy chocolate-almond base topped with amaretto cream cheese mousse and whipped cream. A make-ahead dessert that chills overnight and freezes beautifully.

Hawaiian fruit bread with dates cooked in pineapple juice, honey, and nuts baked into a dense, moist loaf. A no-refined-sugar quick bread that slices better the next day.

Alaskan moose meat pie with flour-dredged cubes braised until tender, topped with pie crust and baked golden. A hearty wild game pot pie that works with beef too.

Try this dish which is perfect for a meal after Thanksgiving or Christmas.

A beef stew full of mushrooms, onions, carrots and hint of sophisticated red wine.

Pumpkin Vermont spice cake with four warm spices, split into four layers and frosted with maple-flavored cream cheese frosting. A stunning fall celebration cake topped with pecans.