Recipe Sifter

Roasted green chile soup with Anaheim peppers, red bell peppers, potatoes, and garlic pureed silky smooth. A Southwestern classic strained for a velvety, restaurant-quality finish.

Greek eel baked Spetses-style in a tomato, honey, and feta sauce with thyme, mint, and lemon. A rustic island dish where the rich fish meets briny cheese and sweet sun-dried tomato.

A plant-based twist on classic chicken noodle soup. Blended chickpeas create a creamy, protein-rich broth with noodles, potatoes, and poultry seasoning. Add scrambled tofu for extra heartiness.

Pan-seared chicken breast sliced over a warm Sicilian caponata of eggplant, bell peppers, zucchini, Roma tomatoes, capers, and currants. An elegant dinner for two in 35 minutes.

Homemade Cracker Jacks with popped popcorn, peanuts, and a chewy molasses-sugar coating. Just four ingredients and no corn syrup for a nostalgic caramel corn snack from scratch.

Pecan macaroons with oat bran, amaretto, and almond extract folded into stiff meringue and baked until golden. Naturally gluten-free cookies with crispy edges and a chewy center.

Mexican-style pickled jalapeno chilies blistered then packed with carrot, onion, and garlic in a vinegar brine sealed with olive oil. Taqueria-style escabeche for the pantry.

Scotch-Canadian haggis made with pork liver, crispy pork fat cracklings, and rolled oats, steamed in a loaf pan then sliced and pan-fried golden. Hearty heritage cooking.

Pressure cooker broccoli corn chowder with leeks and potatoes, ready in under an hour. Chunky, creamy, and packed with fresh vegetables.

Pasta with asparagus gremolata tosses fresh asparagus and reduced chicken broth with an orange-zest, garlic, and parsley gremolata. A bright, low-calorie Italian spring pasta.

Shrimp fettuccine in a buttery white wine sauce with mushrooms, tomatoes, and Creole seasoning. Shrimp stock builds deep seafood flavor into every strand.

No-bake peanut butter cereal clusters made with corn syrup, sugar, and Special K. Just 4 ingredients, no oven, and ready to eat in 25 minutes. A kid-friendly classic.

Valencian red beans and rice with bell peppers, fresh tomatoes, pimento-stuffed olives, allspice, and cilantro. A one-pot Caribbean-meets-Spanish vegetarian dish.

Cheesecake cookie bars with a whole wheat walnut crust and honey-sweetened cream cheese filling flavored with lemon, vanilla, and fresh nutmeg. Cut into squares.

Peach and blueberry casserole with fresh fruit topped with a buttery, cinnamon-sugar crumble baked golden. A rustic summer cobbler-style dessert using peak-season peaches and berries.

Corn chili: a vegetarian Mexican-style chili built on rehydrated ancho chiles, fresh corn, and beer. Deep smoky heat balanced by sweet corn puree and finished with lime. Meatless chili that tastes serious.