Recipe Sifter

Hot water pie pastry using the whipped shortening method. Boiling water and milk create a smooth, easy-to-handle dough for a flaky two-crust pie without the fuss of traditional cold methods.

Pecan breaded oysters sauteed golden and served on the half shell with a vanilla bean, cucumber, and tomato cream sauce. A refined seafood appetizer with Southern elegance.

Pot Roast Caribe braises a 3-pound chuck roast in a mole-inspired sauce with cocoa, chili, cumin, cinnamon, ground almonds, and orange zest. Caribbean-style pot roast for 6-8.

The perfect scrumptious cake for Thanksgiving dinner that your kids will love!

Classic short pastry crust with cold butter and shortening cut into flour. The flaky, buttery, all-purpose pie shell that works for sweet pies, quiches, and tarts alike.

A layered Snickers pie with a graham cracker crust, fudge brownie layer loaded with chopped candy bars, and a creamy vanilla cream cheese topping with milk chocolate.

Soft molasses cookies use sour cream and a generous pour of molasses for the pillow-soft texture grandmas swore by. Spiced with ginger and nutmeg, rolled and cut from a chilled dough.

Old-fashioned Southern cream cookies made with sour cream, walnuts, and pressed flat with a cinnamon-sugar glass. Soft, cakey drop cookies that yield six dozen from one batch.

This challah is not just bread, but also stuffed with spinach, ricotta, herbs and pine nuts, which gives the challah amazingly delicious filling and flavor.

Super cheesy fondue: smooth Gouda fondue thickened with a quick roux, spiked with garlic, white wine, nutmeg, and optional kirsch. Party-ready dipping sauce in under 20 minutes.

Perfect for breakfast or lunch, or simply as a quick snack when you are hungry

A fluffy folded omelet topped with a creamy chicken sauce loaded with mushrooms, green pepper, pimentos, olives, and chives. Dinner-worthy eggs ready in 20 minutes that turn leftovers into something elegant.

Classic turkey giblet gravy made from pan drippings, turkey stock, and chopped giblets. A simple roux-based gravy built right in the roasting pan for maximum flavor.

Velvet devil's food layer cake with coffee and cocoa for deep chocolate flavor, plus a silky coffee buttercream frosting. A bakery-style two-layer showstopper (Part 1).

No need to use store bought seasoning mix. Control the salt level and use your own.

Mom's chocolate chip pecan cookies use shortening instead of butter for thicker, chewier cookies that hold their shape, packed with semi-sweet chocolate morsels and toasted pecans throughout.