Recipe Sifter

Whole trout stuffed with spinach, pine nuts, and sherry, then baked in parchment with white wine and butter. A 30-minute elegant fish dinner with Florentine filling.

Pimento-stuffed olives wrapped in sharp cheddar dough with a kick of cayenne, baked until golden and puffed. A retro cocktail party appetizer that never goes out of style.

Sweet, but you will enjoy this with any Sunday Roast....

Rotelle with Smoked Turkey, Broccoli and Peppers recipe

Apple-hazelnut muffins with ground hazelnuts replacing half the flour and chewy dried apple pieces folded in. A small-batch six-muffin recipe ready in 30 minutes for breakfast or coffee break.

These delicious pancakes are full of yumminess and goodness. They are moist in the inside, and slightly crispy on the outside. Berries give you some juicy explosion in every bite. They are perfect for breakfast.

A straight up French Bechamel sauce from Woman's Day magazine.

Maple pecan scones cut cold butter into a flour-pecan dough, then bind with maple syrup and heavy cream for a tender, sweet biscuit. Brushed with extra maple before baking.

Thin salmon escalopes grilled in barely a minute and served in a frothy champagne and chive cream sauce. An elegant, restaurant-style dish that cooks fast yet looks dinner-party special.

Classic lobster Newburg with whole boiled lobsters in a rich sherry, brandy, and cream sauce thickened with egg yolks. Served over toast points.

Shell-on shrimp stuffed with herb-loaded Creole compound butter made from garlic, shallots, oregano, thyme, and three peppers, then grilled until pink and sizzling. New Orleans flavor in 30 minutes.

Buttery lemon scones with bright fresh lemon zest packed into every bite, a tender three-times-sifted crumb, and golden cream-brushed tops. A genuinely lemon-forward scone, not a hint.

By using mostly whole wheat flour, apple sauce and vegetable oil make these cookies much healthier but still taste delicious.

Scallops with garlic, ginger and chives: bay scallops seared in butter, baked in coquille dishes under a parmesan-bread crumb crust. A 30-minute dinner party appetizer with restaurant polish.

Skin-on chicken breasts pan-seared French bistro style, finished in the oven, and drizzled with a quick orange-tarragon pan sauce mounted with cold butter. Ready in 30 minutes for a weeknight dinner that eats like restaurant food.

Noodles with mustard butter tosses hot egg noodles in a quick compound butter of Dijon, lemon juice, cayenne, and parsley. A 30-minute French-leaning pasta side or light supper.