Recipe Sifter

Buttery rolled sugar cookies with a hint of sour cream and fresh lemon zest, cut into any shape you like and sprinkled with crunchy granulated sugar. A chilled dough that rolls out beautifully every time.

Creamy sour cream and corn casserole topped with crumbled bacon, baked until bubbly. A smoky, garlicky side dish that goes with just about everything on the table.

Tender whole wheat rolls studded with chewy figs and fragrant anise seeds, sweetened with molasses for a hearty breakfast treat that fills your kitchen with warm, spiced aromas.

Snowball cookies made with butter, ground nuts, vanilla, and flour, then rolled in powdered sugar while warm. A classic melt-in-your-mouth holiday cookie.

Mesquite-smoked salmon fajitas with a fresh mango-cantaloupe salsa and sauteed poblano peppers. The salmon is smoked indoors on the stovetop using mesquite wood chunks and a cast-iron skillet.

A golden double-crust slab pie loaded with diced ham, sweet corn, cheddar cheese, and eggs. Feeds a crowd, freezes like a dream, and bakes up flaky and savory every single time.

Southern Confederate pie with a buttery lemon custard filling baked low and slow until golden. Six eggs, six lemons, and a whole lot of old-fashioned charm.

Traditional Irish tea bread with mixed dried fruit soaked overnight in strong tea. A dense, moist loaf with brown sugar sweetness and barely any butter.

Curried chicken chowder loaded with potatoes, carrots, corn, and peas in a flour-thickened broth. A hearty, warming one-pot soup that's on the table in 30 minutes. No cream needed.

Peach upside-down cake with a spiced gingerbread batter over brown sugar-glazed peach halves and cherries. A warmly spiced twist on the classic upside-down cake.

Grilled chicken breasts with a curried peach and Vidalia onion relish spiked with cayenne, brown sugar, and apple cider vinegar. Make the relish up to 5 days ahead.

An easy pot pie that uses up leftover turkey and mashed potatoes. Instead of a complicated pastry it uses the mashed potatoes instead. I always cook extra mash knowing it easy to pair with my leftover turkey.

Cheesy Ham, Walnut, and Vegetable Stromboli recipe

Apricot almond quickbread with toasted almonds, dried apricots, and a hint of almond extract. A tender, no-yeast loaf that mixes up fast and fills the kitchen with a warm, nutty fragrance.

Picante turkey pie with a ground turkey crust filled with zucchini, mushrooms, peppers, and picante sauce, topped with melted mozzarella. A low-carb, high-protein dinner.

Tender sirloin strips marinated in sherry, ginger, and sesame oil then wok-tossed with crisp asparagus, snow peas, and red pepper in a glossy oyster sauce. Dinner in 25 minutes flat.