Recipe Sifter

Brightly colored and boldly flavored, this meat-free chili is lightly seasoned with cinnamon.

Ritz crackers sandwiched with peanut butter and dipped in melted chocolate. A 3-ingredient no-bake treat that's salty, sweet, crunchy, and ridiculously addictive.

Christopsomo: a traditional Greek Christmas bread with semolina, citrus zest from oranges and tangerines, currants, golden raisins, and a warming blend of cinnamon, anise, coriander, and cloves.

Scandinavian cinnamon fruit soup with dried apricots, prunes, peaches, and pears thickened with tapioca. Served chilled as either a Nordic dessert or a sweet starter.

Tender cod simmered in a spicy Cajun sauce piquant built on the holy trinity of onion, bell pepper, and celery with garlic and cayenne. Serve it over rice for a Louisiana-style fish supper.

Cornmeal hoecake made with just cornmeal, water, and salt cooked on a hot greased griddle. A three-ingredient Southern flatbread with a crispy golden crust and soft cornmeal center.

Five-ingredient cranberry orange crescents using store-bought crescent roll dough. Fresh cranberries and orange zest rolled into flaky, golden pastries in 30 minutes flat.

A succulent dish that brings some variety to the dinner table and a savory flavor everyone will enjoy.

Curried cucumber and tomato soup, a chilled summer puree of garden produce blended with curry powder, garlic, and hot sauce. No-cook, vegan, and ready after a quick chill.

Whole rye berry porridge simmered with cinnamon, caraway, and vanilla, finished with plump raisins. A chewy, nutty Scandinavian breakfast topped with ricotta. Slow-cooked comfort in a bowl.

Browned pork chops simmer over curry-spiced rice with raisins and slivered almonds in tomato sauce. A one-skillet dinner with sweet, savory, and nutty flavors in every bite.

Microwave strawberry oat bran muffins, high-fiber and low-fat, made in custard cups in under 4 minutes. A no-oven breakfast for dorm rooms, summer kitchens, or when the toaster is the hottest appliance you'll allow.

Easy stuffed red snapper layers fish fillets over sauteed onion and tops with cornbread stuffing for a four-ingredient Southern-style baked dinner. Ready in under an hour.

No-bake Easter baskets made from shredded wheat, peanut butter, and butterscotch chips. A fun three-ingredient Easter craft kids can shape and fill with candy.

Pasta e fagioli the proper Italian way: dried red kidney beans slow-baked with sage and garlic, then simmered with pancetta and a sofrito of carrot, celery, and onion. Half the beans get pureed for that signature silky, stew-thick body.

Fallen chocolate souffle cake: a dense, fudgy flourless-style cake of bittersweet chocolate, almond, and egg whites that puffs then collapses into a crackled top. An elegant, almost gluten-free dessert.