Recipe Sifter

Succulent stewed rabbit: flour-dredged rabbit browned in bacon fat, then braised with carrots, onion, red wine, and rosemary until fall-off-the-bone tender, finished in a rich wine gravy. Rustic comfort food.

Zucchini mock apple pie with sweet raisins folded through and a buttery crumb topping. Lemon juice, cinnamon, and nutmeg fool the taste buds into reading squash as apple, with chewy raisins adding depth.

Moist cranberry banana bread with walnuts and an optional Grand Marnier cranberry syrup soaked into the top. Fresh cranberries are simmered first, then folded into a rich banana batter.

Marchand de vin sauce with red wine, mushrooms, ham, and shallots simmered in beef stock. A classic New Orleans French butter sauce for steaks and grilled meats.

Garlic butter shrimp scampi with a creamy clam juice sauce, white wine, lemon, and fresh basil served over fettuccine. A restaurant-quality scampi with a rich, simmered butter sauce.

Chocolate pumpkin layer cake with a warm brown-sugar frosting that sets to a fudgy crust. Cocoa and pumpkin pie spice make this two-layer cake rich, moist, and irresistible for fall baking.

Grated Granny Smith apples and warm spices bake into a tender brown-sugar cake, pierced and drenched in a buttery brown-sugar glaze. Walnut crunch and frozen vanilla yogurt finish each slice.

Sausage pinwheels roll hot bulk sausage into a homemade biscuit dough, then chill and slice into spirals to bake. A retro Southern party appetizer that yields six dozen savory bites.

Praline pumpkin-date bread layered with chopped dates, warm spices, and a brown sugar pecan streusel crackled across the top. Two loaves of bakery-style fall quick bread for sharing or freezing.

Crustless-style quiche with a crispy grated potato shell filled with ham, broccoli, and melted cheese in a creamy egg custard. Gluten-free friendly and packed with flavor.

This scrumptious appetizer calls for beer, jalapeno peppers, shrimp and hot chili sauce.

Warm Springs fried bread fries soft baking powder dough rounds in hot lard for the puffy, golden Native American fry bread of the Pacific Northwest tribes.

Two-layer oat crumble cake with a pressed crust bottom, apple filling cooked with cornstarch until glossy, and buttery crumb topping. Bake for an hour and serve with vanilla ice cream.

Applesauce Nut Bread with Cinnamon Pecan Topping recipe

Wholesome muffins packed with brown rice, dried apricots, raisins, prunes, and walnuts, sweetened with maple syrup for a nutritious breakfast.

Tender sour cream pastry rolled with apricot jam, walnuts, and raisins into elegant strudel cookies. These make-ahead sweets are perfect for holiday cookie trays.