Recipe Sifter

Quick, easy and delicious. No need to run to the store. This homemade version tastes so much better, and it's good for you.

Fluffy couscous salad with tomatoes, cucumber, feta, and fresh parsley tossed in a lemony oregano-olive oil dressing. A refreshing Greek-inspired side ready in 20 minutes.

Cajun crawfish fettuccine in a rich cream sauce with onion, celery, scallions, and a kick of cayenne. A Louisiana-style pasta dinner ready in 25 minutes.

Fresh Willapa Bay oysters baked on the half shell with cognac-green peppercorn butter, fresh herbs, and melted Gruyere. A showstopping Pacific Northwest appetizer ready in 30 minutes.

Broiled chicken seasoned with cumin and oregano, topped with seasoned black beans, jalapeño, green onions, and melted Monterey Jack cheese. Tex-Mex made easy.

Microwave black bean burritos done in minutes, no stove required. Spiced black beans, partly pureed for a creamy texture, wrapped in tortillas with a fresh avocado-tomato salsa. An easy vegetarian dinner.

Learn how to make a variety of delicious pasta sauces that can make any meal taste amazing!

Italian frying peppers stuffed with anchovy, bread crumbs, Parmesan, and fresh herbs, sautéed in garlic-infused olive oil until blistered and charred. Quick, bold, and built for summer.

Crispy fried chicken wings tossed in a sweet-and-spicy sauce with French dressing, herbs, and hot sauce. Served with blue cheese dressing and crunchy veggies.

Red beans and rice with ham, a quick Creole-style skillet built on the holy trinity, garlic, and a little jalapeno heat, simmered with canned kidney beans and spooned over rice. Weeknight-fast.

Asparagus shrimp salad with herb dressing marinates plump shrimp and crisp-tender spears in a vinaigrette sharp with basil, oregano, and chervil. Cool, make-ahead salad served over lettuce with diced tomato and Monterey Jack.

Low-fat asparagus guacamole made with pureed cooked asparagus and yogurt instead of avocado. Same guacamole seasonings - cumin, cayenne, garlic, tomato - a fraction of the fat.

Savory turkey stuffing loaded with diced apples, crunchy pecans, aromatic vegetables, and herbs. This generous recipe stuffs a 20-pound bird. Add hot peppers if you dare.

Arugula is most commonly employed in salads as in the infamous tricolor salad.

Plump sweet raisins marry well with turkey meat, the pork mince adds richness and moistness and the generous quantity of fresh herbs lifts this stuffing out of the ordinary.

A lighter green chili loaded with beans, green peppers, jalapenos, green chiles, and cumin in chicken broth. No tomatoes, all heat, ready in 30 minutes flat.