Recipe Sifter

Orange Kiss-Me Cake: a vintage Pillsbury bake-off winner with a whole ground orange (peel, pulp, and pith) folded into the batter. Topped with a warm orange juice drizzle and cinnamon-sugar walnuts.

Swedish butter cookies are slice-and-bake shortbread topped with browned butter frosting. Five ingredients in the dough, nutty caramelized butter on top, and the kind of crisp-edge melt that makes Christmas cookie tins worth opening.

Chocolate waffles with ice cream, crisp on the outside and tender inside thanks to buttermilk and folded egg whites. Cocoa-rich batter with optional pecans, finished with a scoop of melting vanilla.

Peanut butter oatmeal cookies with three cups of oats, brown sugar, cinnamon, and the classic crisscross fork press. A chewy, hearty cookie that pairs PB richness with oat texture in every bite.

Bennigan's potato soup copycat with diced potatoes, ham and chicken stock, and a roux-thickened milk finish. The Irish-pub-style creamy potato soup that turned a chain restaurant into a cult favorite.

Turkey leftover soup is a creamy post-Thanksgiving bisque with wild and white rice, scallions, crumbled bacon, cubed turkey, and a splash of sherry. The Friday lunch that makes Thursday's bird worth it.

An easy and tasty frittata. It's also a great way to use up your leftover vegetables from the day before to make a delicious breakfast. It's very versatile, you can pretty much add any veggies or cooked chicken, or seafood, etc...

Chocolate waffles with sour cream batter and chocolate syrup, topped with fresh sliced strawberries and whipped cream. Indulgent weekend brunch that tastes like dessert for breakfast.

Forget about store-bought cupcakes that are usually packed with sugar, additives, and preservatives. These cupcakes take no time to make and turn out fluffy and moist. Eat them plain or frost these yummy treats with your favorite frosting.

A deliciously light chocolate marbled angel food cake is filled with raspberry jam, and topped with coffee cream. It's sweet and rich enough to please your sweet tooth, but without too much guilt.

Texas-style sheet cake brownies bake a thin chocolate cake-style brownie in a 9x13 pan, then crown with warm walnut chocolate buttermilk frosting poured over the hot pan. Yields 36 squares.

After a few potsticker recipes, I finally made my very first bunch of pot sticky buns (another popular food in China). They came out soft, and quite delicious. Nicely browned and crispy at the bottom. It's an excellent way to use up some of our fresh veggies.

Quick-mix coconut macaroons that come together in minutes with no special equipment, baking up into sweet, chewy cookies with toasted coconut flavor.

Chocolate fudge bundt cake with both melted unsweetened chocolate and cocoa, brightened with a hint of coffee. Yogurt and canola oil keep the crumb tender for a deep, dark cake without heaviness.

The now defunct Jordan Marsh made the absolute best blueberry muffins. This recipe comes close. Hope you enjoy.

An easy classic combination of diced ham, potatoes and cheese with a tangy sauce.