Recipe Sifter

Applejack apple slab pie bakes 25 sliced tart apples with cinnamon and butter between a shortening pastry crust in a sheet pan, then drizzles with a sweet cream glaze. Crowd-feeding holiday pie.

Tender beef cubes simmered low and slow in a tangy tomato sauce spiked with dry mustard and Worcestershire. This hearty, hands-off comfort food serves 4 over rice or egg noodles for a satisfying weeknight meal.

A dense, fudgy chocolate banana tube cake made with devil's food cake mix, chocolate pudding mix, and three mashed bananas. Minimal prep, maximum chocolate flavor. Serves 12.

Classic Italian anise biscotti with toasted almonds and anise seeds infused in Sambuca or Pernod. Twice-baked until crisp and dry, built for dunking into espresso or Vin Santo.

Bobalky are traditional Slovak Christmas bread balls made from soft yeast dough, baked golden, doused in boiling water, then tossed with poppy seeds and melted butter. A cherished holiday tradition.

Rolled lasagna noodles stuffed with seasoned chicken, spinach and mushrooms, smothered in a creamy Parmesan cheese sauce and broiled until golden. A make-ahead Italian comfort classic.

Crock Pot Beef Stew with Sun-Dried Tomatoes recipe

Fannie Daddies are crispy, golden clam fritters, perfect as an appetizer or main dish. This classic coastal recipe combines tender clams with a light, fluffy batter, fried to perfection. Serve with tartar sauce and crusty French bread for a delightful seafood treat.

This is a decadently delicious German chocolate torte. It's chocolaty and rich.

Kolache cookies with a cream cheese pastry dough folded around fruit jam and dusted with powdered sugar. A three-ingredient Czech-style pastry that melts in your mouth.

Chocolate crinkle cookies with a frozen marshmallow surprise hidden inside, rolled in sugar and baked until they just crack. Fudgy, gooey, and fun for holiday baking.

Piquant meatloaf seasoned with paprika, oregano, thyme, and chili powder, served with a rich mushroom gravy made from butter, cream, and beef stock. A boldly spiced take on a comforting classic.

Buttery Swedish Melting Moments cookies with almond and orange extract literally dissolve on your tongue. Six ingredients, one hour chill, and you've got 2 dozen tender, crumbly Scandinavian treats.

Moist pumpkin bread with cinnamon, nutmeg and crunchy walnuts baked in a single loaf pan. A cozy Southern quick bread that keeps for days and fills the kitchen with warm spice.

Classic buttermilk fried chicken with a quick 20-minute soak, simple flour dredge, and a covered fry that locks in juices. Crisp outside, tender inside, the way Southern grandmothers have made it for generations.

Pecan streusel coffee cake with cinnamon-brown sugar streusel swirled through a tender Greek yogurt cake. A brunch classic with a hidden streusel layer and a golden crumble top.