Recipe Sifter

Salmon fillets marinated in lemon, white wine, and capers, wrapped in blanched lettuce leaves and grilled. Served with a tangy homemade mustard sauce cooked in a double boiler.

Grune Bohnen mit Birnen: a traditional German side dish of runner beans and sliced pears tossed in butter with sugar and vinegar. Sweet, tangy, and simple.

Individual ham loaves made from ground pork and ground ham, baked in a sweet brown sugar-mustard-vinegar glaze and basted every 15 minutes. A Midwestern classic that's part meatloaf, part glazed ham.

Haymaker's switchel with molasses, brown sugar, ginger, and vinegar stirred into cold water. This colonial-era farmhouse thirst quencher predates modern sports drinks and tastes like a complex, grown-up lemonade.

Cincinnati-style chili simmered 3 hours with cinnamon, allspice, and ground beef in tomato paste. Serve over pasta with cheese, onions, and kidney beans for a 5-way.

Jalapeño grilled chicken basted in a sweet and spicy homemade barbecue sauce with ketchup, brown sugar, vinegar, and jalapeños. Backyard BBQ flavor with a real kick.

Burn your mouth with these spicy wings that are easy to make in the convenience of your crockpot.

Bread-and-butter cucumber pickles with garlic, turmeric, and mustard seed in a sweet vinegar brine. Salt-and-ice draws moisture out for crisp slices that hold up through canning and long pantry storage.

Japanese-style skewered lamb marinated in soy, honey, sherry, garlic, and ginger, then broiled in just minutes for tender, savory-sweet bites. A lamb take on yakitori, easily gluten-free with tamari.

Old-fashioned jelly top cookies made with molasses, lard, and warm spices. Rolled, dipped in egg white and sugar, then topped with a jewel of firm jelly.

Dutch-style knakworst with sauteed leeks, onion, ginger, apple juice, and vinegar. A quick skillet supper rooted in Netherlands home cooking, ready in 20 minutes.

Homemade kosher garlic dill pickles with a spiced vinegar brine, bay leaf, mustard seed, and fresh dill. A classic canning recipe that yields 7 pints of crunchy pickles.

Kottopoula Me Mpamiez is a traditional Greek chicken and okra stew braised in tomatoes and butter. A vinegar sun-dry on the okra is the secret to a sauce without slime.

Krautfleisch is a German pork and cabbage casserole braised with paprika, caraway seeds, and tomato puree. Simmered low and slow until fork-tender, finished with sour cream.

Dress up your succulent steak with this simple recipe that uses cider vinegar and molasses.

Pickled okra (lady's fingers) marinated in vinegar then chilled with chopped tomatoes, red onion, and fresh ginger. A bright, tangy summer side.