Recipe Sifter

Homemade blue corn tortillas from just three ingredients: blue cornmeal, boiling water, and flour. Earthy, nutty flavor with a striking blue-purple color on a hot griddle.

Finnish-style rye bread made in the bread machine with whole-wheat and rye flour, yeast, and a touch of sugar or honey. Dense, nutty, hands-off loaf on the white bread cycle.

Simple bread machine recipe for Ships Bread made with just flour, water, yeast, and honey. A no-fuss, rustic loaf that's as straightforward as bread gets. Add ingredients, press start, done.

Traditional Greek dolmas stuffed with rice, pine nuts, fresh herbs, cinnamon, and allspice, simmered in olive oil and lemon juice. This recipe makes about 50 stuffed grape leaves served at room temperature.

Vegan broccoli pie with a silken tofu and tahini custard, nutritional yeast, and lemon juice in a pie shell. Creamy, savory, and completely dairy-free with a wheat germ topping.

Spiced ground venison hash baked with onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, and chili peppers in a covered casserole. Hearty, lean, and loaded with Southwestern heat. Feeds five hungry folks.

Creamy potato chard soup pureed smooth with thyme, dill, and parsley. A naturally vegan, dairy-free soup where the potatoes create all the creaminess without cream.

Basic pastry pie crust: four-ingredient single crust from flour, salt, vegetable shortening, and cold water. The simplest flaky pastry to master for homemade pies and tarts.

Orange sweet potatoes whipped with fresh orange juice, zest, brown sugar, and a secret splash of Angostura bitters. A lighter, butterless holiday side dish.

Easy low-calorie apple turnover made from a slice of white bread rolled thin, filled with cinnamon apple, and baked until crisp. Sugar-free, under 50 calories, ready in under 40 minutes.

There is no need to purchase the ready-made packet. Here's a quick and easy homemade Taco seasoning mix.

Pasta con broccole with blanched broccoli in a fresh tomato sauce spiked with garlic, hot pepper flakes, basil, and oregano. A classic Italian-American vegetable pasta.

Vegetarian red kidney bean stew loaded with mushrooms, tomatoes, red pepper, leeks, carrots, and celery with a touch of paprika. A hearty one-pot meal in 40 minutes.

Glazed Cornish hens roasted with an apple jelly and cinnamon glaze, served with wild rice tossed with red grapes, celery, and cashews. An elegant dinner that's easier than it looks.

Eggplant with tofu, tradditional Chinese cooking! Tastes well!

This freshly baked boboli can be served all by itself, it's delicious enough. Top it with some of your favorite vegetables, cheeses or anything you like to make a yummy pizza. Garlic and rosemary in the dough brings lots of great flavors.