Recipe Sifter

White gazpacho is the Spanish ajo blanco-style cold soup with almonds, cucumber, green pepper, and bread. No tomatoes, just creamy almond-cucumber refreshment for hot summer days.

Giant apple cookie bakes a 12-inch pizza-style cookie loaded with reduced dried apples, walnuts, golden raisins, and cinnamon, drizzled with a tangy lemon icing. Sliceable shareable dessert.

This gingery cookie is crisp and has a hint of orange flavor. It is ideal for gingerbread people or holiday cookie shapes.

Homemade monkey bread from scratch with buttery yeast dough balls coated in cinnamon-brown sugar and layered with nuts in a tube pan. Pull-apart and caramelized.

Gratin of red beans baked with caramelized onions, sweet red peppers, tomato, red wine, and a parmesan-breadcrumb crust. A hearty, mostly vegetarian one-dish dinner.

Classic hamantashen with a tender oil-based dough scented with orange zest, folded into triangles around your favorite filling. The traditional Purim cookie.

Vegetarian chili con corn simmers dried kidney beans with tomato sauce, sweet corn, and a smoky chili-cumin kick. Served over rice for a budget-friendly, protein-packed weeknight bowl.

Baked apples and pears layered with buttered cake and topped with a peaked meringue. A classic British fruit dessert with warm spice and lemon.

Herb focaccia with rosemary and olive oil, made from scratch with a simple yeast dough. Golden, dimpled, and pillowy soft with crispy edges.

Chilled herbed vegetable soup pureed with carrots, tomatoes, red potatoes, and red peppers, then blended with buttermilk, marjoram, thyme, and lemon juice. A creamy cold summer soup.

Deep-dish peach pie with a tangy cream cheese pastry top draped over six cups of fresh peaches, brown sugar, and nutmeg. The cream cheese makes the crust shatteringly tender and golden under the egg wash and sugar.

Honey orange biscotti with pecans, orange juice concentrate, and orange zest, twice-baked until crunchy. A low-fat Italian cookie perfect for dipping in coffee or tea.

Honey queen kisses drop cookies with a full cup of honey, butterscotch chips, flaked coconut, and crisp rice cereal for crunch. A chewy, crunchy, golden cookie with no refined sugar.

Mixed greens tossed in a honey mint vinaigrette with poppy seeds, topped with sliced carrots and toasted sesame seeds. The dressing recipe makes a double batch so you can refrigerate half for later.

Hortosoupa: humble Greek vegetable soup with tomatoes, potatoes, carrots, and onion simmered slow in olive oil. Peasant-style, vegan, and deeply satisfying.

A succulent dish that's simple to make with this easy recipe that's hassle-free!