Recipe Sifter

Copycat Pappasito's creamy poblano soup with sauteed peppers, carrots, and onion in a butter-cream roux, finished with melted Monterey Jack cheese. Rich, spicy, and restaurant-quality.

Nothing is quicker and easier than a delicious grilled cheese. Adding caramelized mushrooms into the cheese gives this grilled cheese extra yumminess.

Some cocoa powder, a little bit cayenne, cinnamon and nutmeg make these popcorn balls taste uniquely delicious. They are chocolaty with a little bit spicy. The cinnamon sugar gives the warm crunchy coating.

Galatoboureko is a Greek custard pie with semolina filling baked in buttered phyllo pastry and soaked in cinnamon-lemon syrup. A traditional dessert with crispy, syrup-drenched layers.

Anniversary burgers: tender beef patties with horseradish, thyme, and dry mustard, grilled and brushed with melted butter-ketchup baste. Old-school cookout royalty.

Wholesome applesauce cake made from dried apples pureed at home, sweetened with honey, and built on whole wheat pastry flour. Naturally sweet and refined-sugar-free.

"A wonderful combination of flavors and the frosting is fantastic."

In this recipe, we use whole wheat pastry flour and all purpose flour, reduce the amount of the sugar, let the cookies appear much more healthy.

If you can't find key lime juice, use lime juice instead. The crust is buttery and flakey, the filling is creamy, lime-y and smooth, and the meringue topping is light and fluffy. Perfect balance of the flavor and the texture.

Whole wheat-dredged chicken breasts pan-seared in olive oil and butter, finished with a quick port wine pan sauce. An elegant, low-fuss dinner ready in under an hour. Serve over rice with steamed Swiss chard.

Inspired by the fresh peach tart recipe I made a few days ago, yesterday came out this fresh peach and plum tart recipe. This time I used a lot both freshly seasonal peaches and plums, and also made a 11-inch tart to satisfy my fruit tart craving. It came out beautiful and delicious, definitely the kind of dessert that I love to have in summer!

Almond-coffee meringue cookies are sandwiched with chocolate ganache. These macarons are absolutely additive, no wonder these small sweets are so popular in Paris. After you pop one into your mouth, you want another one, and another one...

Creamy Corn Chowder with Fresh Basil and Cherry Tomato recipe

Ginger spice cake with molasses, buttermilk, and orange juice, spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. A deeply flavored, moist single-layer cake with warm holiday aromas.

Creamy shrimp risotto built on homemade shrimp shell broth with arborio rice, white wine, fresh tomato, and Parmigiano-Reggiano. Inspired by the film Big Night. Date night worthy.

This fiery Cajun chicken pasta smothers spaghetti in a spicy triple-pepper tomato sauce loaded with butter-sautéed chicken. A bold Louisiana-style feast for heat lovers.