Recipe Sifter

Quite nice, very soft creamy and delicate texture inside the cakes. The sweet and slightly spicy parsnip and sweet corn work well together. We served them with some homemade sweet chili sauce.

Crispy, sweet and delicious small treats. Is there no match better than peanut butter and chocolate?

Bring out the Amish in you with these delicious cookies made from molasses.

Mincemeat is not only good for making cookies, but also good for making delicious muffins.

James River buttermilk waffles with whipped egg whites for cloud-like lift. Virginia-style classic with crisp exteriors and light, tender interiors.

Swedish breakfast pancakes (plattar): thin, tender little rounds cooked in a Swedish platter pan and served the traditional way with lingonberry jam and sour cream, or fresh berries and powdered sugar. Light, fast and barely sweet.

Buttermilk pancakes for two with optional blueberries. A small-batch breakfast recipe with fluffy, tender pancakes ready in 20 minutes. No leftovers.

Buttermilk oatmeal raisin biscuits combine tangy buttermilk, rolled oats and plump raisins for a tender, slightly nubbly biscuit. Hot-oven, quick-knead method bakes up flaky in just 15 minutes.

Chewy oatmeal trail mix cookies loaded with chocolate chips, raisins, walnuts, and sunflower seeds. Soft centers, golden edges, and a backpack-friendly chew that holds up for days.

These chile cheese stuffed tomatoes were deliciously cheesy and juicy. We served these tomatoes with a salad and red wine mushroom sauce, yum!!! Definitely a keeper!

Ben and Jerry's Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe

NOTE: I think paste food color works better than liquid food coloring when tinting cookie dough. It's available in specialty markets and some party stores. Be careful: A little goes a long, long way.

Barley cheese soup with broccoli, carrots, pearl barley, and a creamy cheddar finish. A hearty 30-minute soup that's surprisingly filling thanks to chewy barley and melty cheese.

A basic pie crust that can easily be made with this simple recipe. Perfect for holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Rich Colombian-style cocoa cakes loaded with real cocoa powder and butter. Kid-friendly, quick to mix, and ready in under 30 minutes for a chocolatey snack.

Soft, cakey chocolate drop cookies topped with a rich homemade chocolate icing. Made with real unsweetened chocolate and optional pecans, this bakery-style recipe yields 3 dozen.