Recipe Sifter

These sweet and slightly sour pickled pears are soft and melt in your mouth. Serve it with grilled meat, sausages or hot dogs. A delicious and refreshing side dish.

French Canadian apple dumplings. Perfect with Canadian cheddar.

Topig is a traditional Armenian Lenten dish: chickpea and potato dough wrapped around a filling of tahini, pine nuts, currants, and spiced onions, then boiled until firm. Vegan, hearty, and steeped in centuries of tradition.

A robust vegetarian nut loaf packed with chestnuts, walnuts, and cashews, bound with red wine and brandy. Herb-seasoned, sliceable, and worthy of any holiday table.

Brighten up your dinner parties with this delicious dip that goes well with tortilla chips, crackers and even vegetables!

This scrumptious rice salad is perfect for a picnic with the family or a dinner party with friends.

Hazelnut lemon biscotti, twice-baked Italian cookies with toasted whole hazelnuts and fresh lemon zest. Perfect dunking texture for coffee, tea, or vin santo.

Vegetarian mincemeat pie with TVP standing in for suet, loaded with apples, raisins, walnuts, and warm spices in apple cider. A holiday classic reimagined for plant-based kitchens.

Banana ginger bran muffins with ground and crystallized ginger, oat bran, ripe banana, and a tart lemon glaze. A double-ginger muffin with whole wheat flour and high fiber.

Homemade chunky applesauce made from mixed apple varieties, simmered until tender and lightly spiced with cinnamon and lemon juice.

Ran out of plums and had leftover so developed this recipe to use strawberries instead of plums that the original called for.

This Christmas pudding has plenty of delicious fruit and nuts, but it's really simple to make - just plan ahead and then make the warm vanilla-bean custard on the day.

Crispy battered chicken strips with a tangy lemon sauce, tossed with colorful bell peppers. This Chinese-style deep fried lemon chicken is ready in one hour and rivals your favorite takeout.

Whole lake trout, salmon, or walleyed pike baked with herb stuffing, white wine, and lemon. Includes two stuffing options: celery-savory and fennel-tarragon. A stunning centerpiece for any dinner.

Quick, easy and tasty. Fresh lemon zest and juice add lots of refreshness, a few garlic cloves give the fragrance, and the toasted almonds bring some nutty taste and another layer of the crunch texture. Serve it with any main course.

Georgia peach conserve slow-simmered with orange, lemon, raisins, and chopped pecans. A Southern fruit preserve with citrus brightness and nutty crunch, sealed in sterilized jars.