Recipe Sifter

Fruit compotes are a typical dessert for a Sabbath meat meal.

Spiced apple butter spiked with brandy, honey, and cinnamon for canning into shelf-stable jars perfect for gift-giving or slathering on toast.

Pumpkin oatmeal Bundt with maple syrup, warm spices, and a pumpkin seed-oat streusel topping. Coffee-cake style ring made for fall mornings.

Swiss Aargau carrot cake made with ground almonds, grated carrots, kirsch, and cornstarch instead of flour. Finished with apricot glaze, fondant icing, and marzipan carrots.

Linda's fruitcake: brandy-soaked dates, citrus peel, raisins, almonds, and cherries folded into a spiced batter with a pineapple jam layer. Wrapped in brandy-soaked cheesecloth to age.

Moroccan dess b'l-besla: lentils simmered with caramelized onions, garlic, cumin and a pinch of cinnamon in a fragrant North African spice paste. Vegetarian, deeply spiced and ready in just over an hour.

A fragrant homemade Chinese ten-spice blend with toasted star anise, Szechuan peppercorns, fennel, coriander, and cumin. Toast, grind, and store for marinades, stir-fries, sauces, and meat rubs.

Pumpkin pudding pie with a cakey, spiced filling made from pancake mix, scented with coriander, cinnamon, and cloves, then drizzled with a warm coriander cream sauce. A fragrant twist on classic pumpkin pie.

Spiced chocolate layer cake with coffee, cinnamon, and cloves, frosted with cinnamon whipped cream. A rich, warmly spiced twist on classic chocolate cake.

Cinnamon apple popcorn with dried apples, pecan halves, brown sugar butter, nutmeg, and vanilla. Baked low and slow for a crispy, spiced snack mix.

A spiced chocolate apple bundt cake with diced green apples, currants, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice, finished with a brandy-cinnamon glaze. Moist, warmly spiced, and perfect for fall baking.

Round steak slices rolled around a spiced vegetable stuffing with cinnamon, browned in olive oil, and braised low and slow in tomato sauce until fork tender. Serve over rice pilaf or spaghetti.

Swordfish escabeche features golden-crusted swordfish bathed in a tangy red wine vinegar sauce spiced with toasted oregano, cumin, allspice, and cinnamon. Served at room temperature with sweet onion rings and red chilies.

Buttery crescent roll layers stuffed with sweetened cream cheese and crowned with a crunchy cinnamon-sugar nut topping. Just 15 minutes of prep for a warm, gooey pastry that feeds a crowd.

Baked kibbeh with layers of spiced lamb and bulgur wheat around a pine nut and ground lamb filling, scored in diamonds and baked until crispy on top.

Orange zest and spices give these cookies fresh and tangy taste, they are delicious and healthy, a great recipe for your kids or holidays!