Recipe Sifter

Sauteed mushrooms are placed on toast, then topped with cheese that's melting away by the heat from the tasty warm mushrooms. A quick, easy, and tasty breakfast, no wonder it's one of the British home cooks' favorite.

Speckknödel: traditional Austrian bacon dumplings made with stale bread, cream, egg yolk, and caraway seeds, simmered and served on a bed of buttery sauerkraut.

Moist banana coffee muffins, ripe bananas and brown sugar deepened with a shot of strong coffee and studded with chocolate chips. A one-bowl, mocha-banana muffin that bakes up tender and rich.

I prefer to use panko crumbs for this. I serve the cutlets with both lemon wedges and my homemade pesto.

Crab phyllo triangles: shatteringly crisp pastry packets stuffed with creamy garlic crab and fresh chives. The cocktail-party appetizer that disappears off the tray first.

McIntosh apple cobbler baked in individual bowls with a buttery brown sugar crumble topping. A simple four-apple dessert served warm with vanilla ice cream.

This easy to prepare coffee cake comes out moist, fluffy and absolutely delicious. Sour cherries give the cake fruity flavor with some sourness and sweetness zing in every bite.

Grouper fillets nestled on wilted spinach, draped in a Swiss and Parmesan cheese sauce with a whisper of Pernod, then broiled until bubbly and golden. Restaurant-quality seafood in 30 minutes.

Baklava rolls turn the classic Greek pastry into individual cigar-shaped pieces filled with cinnamon-spiced walnuts, dipped in honey-lemon syrup. Easier to portion, easier to serve, and the texture is impossibly crisp.

Flourless chewy oatmeal cookies made with just 7 ingredients: oats, butter, two sugars, an egg, vanilla, and salt. Naturally gluten-free with crispy edges and a soft, chewy center.

These savory snacks are made with phyllo pastry sheets are great appetizers and conversation starters.

Not your tradional "fudgy" brownies, they have the warm and rich cocoa taste and are more "cake-like."

Peanut butter and chocolate make these cookies taste amazingly delicious. Buttery and flakey, and they are ideal cookies for holidays, pot-locks or any occasions.

Crunchy homemade granola with dates, coconut, almonds, and cashews baked in honey butter with allspice and cinnamon. Makes ahead and stores for two weeks. Kid-friendly breakfast or snacking.

Sauteed chicken breasts in a lemon cream sauce with dry vermouth, Parmesan, and chicken broth. A one-skillet dinner served over egg noodles in 30 minutes.

These cookies are buttery and delicious. You can find butterscotch morsels, white chocolate, and pecans in every bite.