Recipe Sifter

Christmas shortbread with just five ingredients: butter, sugar, vanilla, flour, and salt. Shape as bars or wedges, plus four built-in variations including chocolate chip and lemon.

Traditional Croatian mlinci: yeasted flatbread baked until crisp, then soaked in salted water and drenched in melted butter or roast drippings. The classic side for roast poultry.

Low-cholesterol oatmeal cookies made with sunflower oil, egg whites, molasses, and whole wheat flour. Warmly spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg.

Indian-style deep-fried pastries stuffed with a sweet filling of toasted coconut, cream of wheat, almonds, raisins, and cardamom. Crispy golden shells, fragrant spiced filling. Makes 1 dozen.

Pillowy potato dumplings with cottage cheese and a whisper of nutmeg, boiled until tender and drizzled with melted butter. Eastern European comfort food from scratch.

A 6-ingredient low-fat spinach casserole with cottage cheese, egg substitute, and cubed cheese. High in protein, simple to prep, and baked until golden. Serves 4.

Hearty potato cheese soup loaded with diced ham, broccoli florets, and carrots in a creamy Velveeta and milk base. A stovetop family supper that lands warm bowls on the table in under 40 minutes.

Lots of raisins, currants and candied orange peel give the bread nice and tasty flavor, a classic Irish bread that is served during the holidays!

These simple and delicious muffins are a great treat for breakfast or a light snack between meals.

A flavor-full cornbread I adapted from one of my Grandma's recipes. Most importantly it's EASY!

Golden-crusted sweetbreads braised in dry sherry and chicken broth, finished with cream and butter. A classic French bistro dish with a warm hint of mace that's easier than you think.

Chewy butterscotch blondies loaded with Heath toffee brickle bits and a whisper of almond extract. Buttery, brown-sugary, and dangerously easy to eat straight from the pan.

Old-fashioned smothered steak pounded tender, seared hard, and braised with sliced onions until the flour coating melts into a thick, silky gravy. Simple weeknight comfort food.

Tangerine your chicken with this succulent recipe that calls for orange juice, cinnamon and tangerine peel.

Blackberry crumb pie with fresh berries under a tangy sour cream custard layer and a buttered bread crumb topping. A unique two-texture berry pie.

Elegant abalone steaks pounded thin, dipped in egg and flour, pan-fried in butter, then rolled around creamy crabmeat stuffing with shallots, lemon, mustard, and white sauce.