Recipe Sifter

Vegan banana muffins built on cornmeal, rice flour, and soy flour for a gluten-free, dairy-free, egg-free breakfast. Almonds and cinnamon add warmth, mashed banana sweetens.

This delicious spaghetti sauce is loaded with heart healthy ingredients. After trying this sauce, you will always skip the store-bought ones.

A seasoning mix that originated in Jamaica, jerk is popular throughout the Caribbean in the preparation of meats such as pork and chicken for grilling. Jerk seasoning typically includes chilies, onion, allspice, and thyme.

Simple homemade marinara sauce with fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes, garlic, olive oil and torn basil. Simmers in 30 minutes for a rustic Italian pasta sauce.

All veggies are young, fresh and full of spring garden aroma. Is there anything more lovely?

Ripe mangoes with the zesty kick of fresh orange juice and a tangy splash of lemon juice.

Cinnamon-raisin breakfast biscuits use silken tofu in place of butter for a vegan, dairy-free quick bread sweetened with apple juice and maple syrup. Whole wheat, walnut-studded, brushed with syrup glaze.

Homemade granola bars sweetened with molasses and orange juice concentrate, packed with oats, raisins, apricots, sunflower seeds, wheat germ and sesame. Dense, cakey, and naturally fruit-sweetened.

Properly seasoned sushi rice with a sweet vinegar mixture, soaked and steamed for sticky, glossy grains. Includes stovetop and rice cooker methods. The foundation for homemade sushi rolls, nigiri, and poke bowls.

Vegetarian falafel with a clever bake-then-fry hybrid technique: oven-baked first to set, pan-crisped in olive oil to finish. Tucked into pita with cucumber, tomato, and yogurt sauce.

Blender iced coffee whipped with chopped ice and powdered sugar into a frothy, frappuccino-style drink. Three ingredients, no espresso machine, ready in 5 minutes.

A soup which is a combination of Mediterranean garlic soups with a 17th century East European fava beans soup. Quite good.

Authentic Middle Eastern pita bread with tender pockets perfect for stuffing. This dough can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to a week of fresh-baked flatbreads.

Smith's banana bread is a fat-free whole wheat loaf with crushed pineapple, currants or apricots, fresh orange zest, and overripe bananas. A naturally sweet, dairy-free quickbread with no added sugar.

No-cook gazpacho made with Roma tomatoes, cucumber, red bell pepper, garlic, and white wine vinegar. Five-minute blender soup, vegan, naturally low-calorie, and ready as soon as it chills. Summer in a glass.

Milk Rice is a traditional specialty food item of Sri Lanka made for special occasions. Some Sri Lankans believe it is a lucky food. It is simple to make and very tasty.