Recipe Sifter

Tangy rhubarb and sweet strawberries baked under crunchy oat topping spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. Classic spring dessert ready in 50 minutes with minimal prep.

A chocolate pecan fudge-like frosting makes this Sheet Cake

Brown bag French apple pie: a cinnamon-spiced apple pie with a buttery streusel top, baked inside a paper bag that traps steam for meltingly tender apples and a crisp, golden crumb. No top crust needed.

A rich, egg-loaded challah made entirely in your bread machine. With 4 eggs, oil, and a touch of margarine, this loaf bakes up soft and golden with a sesame seed crust that begs you to tear off just one more piece.

Baby Hot Browns are bite-sized Kentucky classics: sliced turkey and onion on French bread rounds, smothered in a creamy Swiss cheese sauce and topped with crumbled bacon. A rich, savory appetizer.

Crispy fried chicken with a double-dredge of flour seasoned with garlic salt, paprika, and poultry seasoning. The wet egg batter holds onto the seasoned coating for a craggy, shatter-crisp crust.

Crispy breaded meatballs packed with ground pork, sauerkraut, and cream cheese, fried golden and served with a mustard-mayo dipping sauce. A bold German-style appetizer that makes 3 dozen.

Homemade olive oil and fennel seed breadsticks made with a beer-enriched yeast dough. Brushed with egg wash and baked golden, these have a subtle anise crunch in every bite.

Romano-breaded chicken breasts pan-fried golden, then baked under a rich cream and cheese sauce with melted mozzarella on top. Italian-American comfort at its cheesiest.

Homemade chicken soup with hand-pressed spätzle noodles cooked right in the broth. A German-inspired twist on classic chicken noodle soup made entirely from scratch.

Whole wheat potato bread for the bread machine combines white and whole wheat flours with instant potato flakes, honey, and applesauce for a soft, tender loaf with a sturdy crumb. Press start and walk away.

Mix this vanilla crazy cake right in the baking pan with no butter, no mixer, and minimal cleanup. Pecans add crunch and swirled chocolate chips on top finish it off.

Curried chicken thighs simmered with golden apples, mushrooms, and onions in apple cider. Toasted curry powder creates a fragrant sauce that's perfect over rice or baked potatoes.

Planet Hollywood's Captain Crunch chicken copycat recipe coats chicken tenders in crushed Captain Crunch and corn flakes for a sweet, crunchy shatter and Creole mustard dunk.

Almost-a-meal casserole layers seasoned ground beef, tomatoes, and Worcestershire under diced potatoes, corn, lima beans, and red peppers, then crowns the whole thing with melted cheddar. A one-dish dinner with pantry-friendly bones.

Whole wheat herb bread with cottage cheese, scallions, dill, and V8 juice: soft yeast loaves enriched with eggs, kneaded until elastic, and baked until golden hollow-sounding.