Recipe Sifter

A delicious sage dressing that can easily be made with your slow cooker.

Tangy cabbage relish simmered in red wine vinegar with tomatoes, Dijon mustard, turmeric, and warm spices. Makes ahead beautifully and keeps for 5 days.

Glazed rack of lamb for two basted with a honey-soy-sherry sauce spiked with ginger, garlic, and mustard. A romantic dinner centerpiece with an Asian-inspired sticky glaze.

Nutty bulgur wheat simmered in apple juice, tossed with sautéed zucchini, chopped apple, and warm cinnamon. A wholesome vegan side dish or light meal that comes together in 30 minutes flat.

This Eastern European compote simmers dried apples, pears, prunes, and raisins in apple cider with honey and warm spices. A make-ahead fruit dessert that improves over two weeks in the fridge.

Hawaiian baked chicken with pineapple chunks, soy sauce, green pepper, and onion in a sweet-savory glaze. Flour-dredged and browned first, then baked in a tangy pineapple sauce.

Sausage-stuffed mushrooms: caps filled with hot Italian sausage seasoned with fennel and red pepper, bound with a creamy bechamel, studded with olives and topped with Parmesan, then baked until bubbling and browned. A standout party appetizer.

Hot three pepper relish made with sweet bell peppers, apple cider vinegar, and pectin for a thick, jam-like spread. A sweet-hot condiment that's perfect for canning and gift giving.

Dead-simple homemade bread with just 5 ingredients: flour, water, yeast, salt, and honey. No kneading required. Mix it, ignore it, bake it. Fresh bread for people who think they can't bake bread.

It's tasty, and an easy meal to make on a weeknight. The dill and lemon were great together.

Pickled grapes in a sweet vinegar syrup, packed on the stem into sterilized jars. A vintage three-ingredient preserve that doubles as an elegant garnish for cheese boards.

Iceberg tomato pickles made from green tomatoes soaked in lime water, then preserved in a sweet spiced vinegar syrup with cloves, allspice, and cinnamon. A classic Southern canning recipe.

A shortcut to New Orleans-style beignets using hot roll mix, sugar, and vanilla. Cut into squares, fried golden, and showered in powdered sugar. Makes 2 dozen.

Homemade vegetable juice cocktail with carrots, beets, radishes, watercress, and scallions blended and strained. A fresh, earthy alternative to store-bought V8.

New York strip steak marinated in light teriyaki sauce with garlic and black pepper for 45 minutes, then grilled or broiled to your preferred doneness. Just 4 ingredients.

Japanese-style simmered eggplant with a fresh ginger soy sauce. Silky, tender oriental eggplant served cold, warm, or at room temperature as a simple, clean side dish.