Recipe Sifter

Cantonese chicken and Chinese sausage rice with shiitake mushrooms, soy-sherry marinade, and ginger. A one-pot Hong Kong-style claypot dish made in any heavy pan.

Pakistani chicken marinated in spiced yogurt with cumin, ginger, garlic, lemon juice, and paprika, then grilled or broiled. Deeply seasoned from slits cut into the meat that let the marinade penetrate.

Hot and spicy chili sauce made from ripe tomatoes, onions, curry powder, ginger, and nutmeg simmered with apple cider vinegar. A homemade Indian-spiced condiment for canning.

Israeli sweet and spiced chicken braised with orange juice, honey, paprika, ginger and nutmeg over a bed of onions, finished with black olives and fresh orange segments. A bright Middle Eastern one-pot dinner.

This is a basic vinaigrette-style dressing that works well with shredded vegetables.

Miso and maple marinated pork skewers grilled with apple wedges and onion. Thin-sliced tenderloin woven onto skewers for a sweet, savory, Japanese-inspired cookout.

Honey-glazed oven ribs parboiled first to remove excess fat, then baked with a glaze of honey, lemon juice, ginger, rosemary, sage, garlic, and red pepper flakes brushed on every 15 minutes.

Shrimp lo mein stir-fried with bean sprouts, chives, ginger, and garlic in an oyster sauce and soy sauce glaze. A fast wok dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Ginger barbecue chicken baked in a homemade sauce of tomato paste, fresh ginger, dark brown sugar, soy sauce, and liquid smoke. Sweet, tangy, and smoky.

Ma-po tofu, silky bean curd and ground pork simmered in a fiery sauce of fermented chili and ginger, thickened glossy and finished with sesame oil and scallion. The Sichuan classic, hot, spicy and tender.

Sauteed shrimp with a curried banana sauce made from pureed bananas, apple, curry powder, cardamom, and ginger simmered in chicken stock. An elegant fusion dish.

Buttery spice cookies with crystallized ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and a dusting of powdered sugar. Pressed thin and baked until light golden, these make-ahead cookies keep for a week or freeze for a month.

Triple-wheat bread machine loaf with bread flour, whole wheat flour, wheat germ, and cracked wheat, sweetened with honey and enriched with evaporated milk. Hearty, nutty, dump-and-go.

Authentic Singapore-style fried noodles with curry powder, dried shrimp, barbecued pork, bean sprouts, and egg shreds. A wok-tossed hawker classic loaded with smoky, spicy flavor.

Traditional mincemeat filling with beef, suet, green tomatoes, tart apples, raisins, and warm spices. Canned with brandy for holiday pies, makes 3 quarts.

Low-fat baked chicken breasts coated in plain yogurt and seasoned bread crumbs with cayenne and ginger. Crisp, golden, and tender without deep frying or breaded eggs.