Recipe Sifter

Hawaiian mochiko chicken marinated in soy sauce, oyster sauce, and sweet rice flour, then fried until golden and crispy. A local favorite with a crunchy coating and tender, juicy bite.

Middle Eastern halvah cake made with tahini, semolina, and warm spices, soaked in a citrusy orange-lemon syrup. Dense, fragrant, and not overly sweet.

Fresh raspberry sour cream cake bakes whole berries and chopped walnuts into a tender tube cake. Topped with whipped cream and sugared raspberries for a summer dessert table centerpiece.

Seafood crepes stuff thin pancakes with poached monkfish, scallops, and shrimp bound in a garlic-infused Gruyère cream sauce, then bake until bubbling. A French bistro starter or light luncheon dish that punches well above its ingredient list.

Crispy homemade flatbread made with flour, cornmeal, and margarine, rolled paper-thin and baked until golden. A simple cracker-style bread with a light cornmeal crunch.

Yeast tea ring filled with apricots, pecans, brown sugar, and cinnamon, rolled and shaped into a glazed coffee cake. The classic slit-and-turn technique shows off the swirled interior.

Layered dessert bars with shortbread crust, amaretto-condensed milk filling, topped with chocolate chips, coconut, and almonds. Rich, gooey, and indulgent.

Rich, fudgy chocolate cake deepened with espresso, baked until the top cracks and the center stays molten for a decadent flourless-style dessert.

Dense one-bowl apple cake with orange juice, almonds, and apple pie spice for a simple everyday dessert that's moist and tender from chopped whole apples.

Dense apple bars with a brownie-like texture from oil-based batter. Mix by hand, fold in chopped apples and nuts, then bake for an hour. Stays fresh for weeks.

Austrian Gugelhupf is a buttery yeasted bundt cake studded with raisins, currants, and orange zest, crowned with blanched almonds and a snowy dusting of powdered sugar. A Viennese coffee house classic.

A moist, tropical banana bread with a hint of lemon and crunchy nuts, perfect for breakfast or a snack. This recipe yields a single loaf, ideal for sharing.

Light and fluffy banana squares made with whipped egg whites, mashed bananas, and optional walnuts. Baked in a 13x9 pan and topped with whipped cream and banana slices.

Soft, pillowy homemade cinnamon rolls with a buttery brown sugar filling, raisins, and pecans, finished with powdered sugar glaze. Make them overnight or same-day. Includes an apple cinnamon variation.

This is the ultimate pound cake and it is quick and easy to make. It is moist, buttery and fluffy with the subtle flavors of vanilla and fresh lemon. Great served with sorbet or fresh berries.

Butter, chocolate and peanut butter together make this cake super moist, chocolaty, buttery, fluffy and delicious.