Recipe Sifter

Pickled onions brined overnight in salt water, then packed in a hot vinegar brine with mustard seeds, horseradish, bay leaf, and hot peppers. Crunchy and tangy.

Hearty vegetarian red bean stew simmered with fire-roasted green chilis, parsnips, carrots, zucchini, and summer squash. Top with salsa and cheddar for a Southwestern bowl.

Mexican ancho chile sauce with tomatoes, cumin and oregano. Smoky dried chile sauce simmered until thick, ready in 75 minutes.

Nutty plum crumble with peanut butter rubbed into a whole wheat and oat topping over fresh sliced plums. A single-serving vegetarian dessert with a crunchy, protein-rich crumble.

Roast duckling glazed with orange marmalade and concentrated OJ, finished with a luscious cherry-red wine sauce. A sweet-savory showpiece that's surprisingly easy to pull off.

Marinated asparagus salad with red pepper, red onion, and tangy raspberry vinaigrette. A make-ahead cold side dish that gets better overnight. No oil, naturally light.

Anglo-Indian curry sauce with caramelized onions, fresh ginger, ripe tomatoes, cilantro, cayenne, and garam masala pureed smooth. A versatile base sauce for chicken, lamb, or vegetables.

Berry banana smoothie blended thick and frosty from frozen banana, mixed berries, orange juice, and a spoonful of vanilla yogurt. A naturally sweet, no-milk breakfast or after-school drink kids love.

Nothing expresses the German love of edible art more succintly than marzipan candies, which are shaped into piglets, cats, poodles, flowers, fruit and all sorts of other objects. They are delicious to eat, too.

Let your bread machine make this hazelnut bread for you.

All-purpose Mediterranean meat and rice stuffing with fresh mint, parsley, and dill. Fills vine leaves, cabbage, tomatoes, zucchini, eggplant, and peppers for dolma-style dishes.

Slow-roasted veal breast packed with savory sausage, sweet chopped apples, and a hearty bread crumb stuffing. This old-school Sunday roast feeds a crowd and fills the kitchen with irresistible aromas.

Spicy apple raisin muffins made with raisin bran cereal, wheat germ, apple pie spice, and fresh chopped apples. A lighter bake using egg whites and apple juice.

Six-ingredient pickled jalapenos packed whole into jars and sealed in a vinegar-olive oil brine with pickling spice. Simple Texas-style pickled peppers ready in 30 days.

Vegetarian stuffed grape leaves filled with rice, yellow split peas, mushrooms, and warming spices like turmeric and cayenne. Baked until tender, these make a hearty appetizer or meatless main.

Homemade breadsticks with a simple olive oil yeast dough rolled into thin ropes and baked until crispy and browned. Plain or seeded with fennel, caraway, or poppy seeds. Keeps for weeks.