Recipe Sifter

Pork chops with fennel and caper sauce sears thick-cut chops, then braises them in a fennel, shallot, tomato, and white wine sauce finished with capers and lemon zest.

Hunan-style salmon stir-fried with chili paste, soy sauce, oyster sauce, ginger, and garlic in a glossy sauce. Finished with toasted pumpkin seeds over rice.

Moroccan tomato and roasted green pepper salad from Fez with cumin, paprika, preserved lemon, and olive oil. A smoky, bright North African appetizer or side dish.

Masterclass frozen raspberry souffle layered with crisp almond meringue discs and Italian meringue mousse with whipped cream, served with raspberry puree. A pastry chef's showpiece.

Frozen bananas rolled in honey, lemon juice, and almond slivers. A four-ingredient summer snack with the chew of frozen banana and the crunch of toasted nuts. No churning, no sugar added beyond honey.

Double-crust apple cranberry pie with crystallized ginger, lemon zest, and allspice. Decorated with pastry leaves and finished with demerara sugar for sparkle.

Indian potato curry with baby potatoes, coconut cream, garam masala, and fresh chili, served with a spiced onion relish and cooling cucumber raita. A complete vegetarian feast.

Soutzouki, the traditional Greek grape-and-walnut candy. A chewy grape-juice gel thickened with pectin, studded with whole walnuts and rolled into a log to slice. Naturally fruit-sweet, no candy thermometer needed.

Beef and onion stew, French-style: thinly sliced leftover beef layered with a Dijon-mustard onion sauce and crowned with a buttery breadcrumb crust baked golden.

Silky pureed artichoke soup with cream, lemon juice, and white pepper. Serve it chilled for summer or gently warmed for cooler days.

This barbecue sauce is quick to make from scratch and wonderfully packed full of flavor.

Classic Provencal fish stew from Toulon with assorted fish, mussels, and crawfish in a silky egg yolk-thickened broth. Fennel, leeks, and garlic croutons round out this elegant one-pot.

Chicken mushroom piccata pounds chicken thin, pan-fries it quickly, then deglazes with lemon, white wine and sliced mushrooms. A 45-minute Italian-American dinner for two.

Garlicky chicken pieces sauteed in butter with broccoli and red bell pepper, tossed with linguini and finished with lemon and Parmesan. A 30-minute weeknight pasta.

Springtime chicken salad with poached chicken breast, snap-tender asparagus, crisp iceberg, and a bright lemon-herb dressing. A light, protein-packed main salad finished with toasted almonds.

Garlicky Baked Vegetables with Spoon Bread Topping recipe