Recipe Sifter

Porcupine quills are vintage no-flour cookies made with dates, walnuts, brown sugar, and egg whites, rolled in flaked coconut. Chewy, sweet, and naturally gluten-free.

Classic Cantonese siu mai with ground pork, dried mushrooms, bamboo shoots, and green onions, wrapped in open-top dumpling skins and steamed until juicy. Dim sum at home.

Pumpkin pie tunnel cake with a hidden ribbon of pumpkin pie filling baked inside a buttermilk-bran bundt cake. Striking fall dessert with a creamy surprise center.

Raisin and bran cookies bake up chewy with unprocessed bran, brown sugar, and warm cinnamon-nutmeg spice. Egg whites keep them lighter than the typical butter-yolk cookie.

Raisin oat muffins made with blended oats instead of flour, egg whites, and skim milk. A hearty, lower-fat breakfast muffin with a tender crumb and plump raisins throughout.

Raspberry Alaskas tuck fresh raspberries and vanilla ice cream inside crisp puff pastry shells, then cloak the whole thing in glossy meringue and flash it under high heat for a hot-and-cold dessert that hits the table the second it browns.

Raspberry almond layer cake sweetened with apple juice concentrate instead of sugar. Whipped cream and raspberry spread frosting, amaretto-brushed layers, and toasted almond crunch around the sides.

Raspberry angel food cake with fresh berries folded directly into the whipped egg white batter. Light, fat-free, and bursting with pockets of fruit.

Rhubarb meringue torte with three layers of crisp piped meringue shells stacked with tangy rhubarb sauce. A stunning make-ahead spring dessert that's naturally gluten-free.

Ribbon cookies with three colorful layers: red rum-flavored, green with chopped nuts, and chocolate, pressed in a loaf pan and sliced thin. A festive holiday cookie for Christmas tins.

Baked rice souffle with a creamy milk-cooked rice base, whipped egg whites for lift, and a homemade raspberry sauce. A light, elegant French-style dessert with a golden top.

Rich lemon chiffon pie with whipped cream and gelatin-set lemon curd folded together in a baked shell. A bright, airy citrus dessert with a cloud-like texture and tart finish.

Italian-style ricotta cheesecake with orange zest and buttermilk on a ginger graham cracker crust. Lighter than cream cheese cheesecake with a delicate, fluffy texture.

Rollerblade cookies: boot-shaped honey-ginger cookies with toasted oats pressed on as skate wheels. A fun, low-sugar kid-friendly cookie cutout project.

Baked salmon and whitefish pâté with cream, eggs, wine-softened onions, coriander, and nutmeg. A classic French-style terrine cooked in a water bath and served cold with toast or crackers.

Schwaebische Pockets (Swabian Maultaschen) with homemade egg noodle dough filled with smoked ham, toasted bread cubes, and onion rings. Simmered in salted water.