Recipe Sifter

Ciuffetti pasta with porcini mushrooms in a creamy white wine sauce with garlic, basil, and parmigiano. Earthy, elegant Italian vegetarian main.

Coca-Cola Cake with Buttermilk and Baked-In Marshmallows recipe

Vegetarian stuffed winter squash filled with brown rice, carrots, peas, celery, and hazelnuts, then baked in a homemade tomato sauce. Serve hot or cold as a hearty plant-based main dish.

Angel hair pasta in a fresh carrot juice and basil sauce with pine nuts, lemon, and white beans. A creative, nearly fat-free vegetarian pasta with vibrant color.

Honey butter cookie dough shaped into snakes with chocolate chip eyes and drizzled in cinnamon-honey sauce. A fun Halloween baking project kids love to make and eat.

Creme de menthe truffle cups: bite-size chocolate candy shells piped full of minty chocolate ganache with ground almonds. A boozy, bakery-style Christmas confection made in a double boiler.

Indian-style stir-fried potatoes with freshly ground black pepper and cilantro. A five-ingredient vegetarian side dish using pre-boiled potatoes, ready in 15 minutes.

A buttery raisin scone bake layered with strawberry jam, scored into warm wedges. All the flaky charm of individual scones with half the fuss.

Double chocolate mint chip cookies with melted mint chips in the dough plus whole chips folded in. Rich, fudgy, and intensely minty with chopped nuts.

Sesame crab hash cakes: crab and red potato bound with egg, brightened with lime and cilantro, broiled golden, served over black bean sauce. A lighter, Asian-leaning take on the crab cake.

Spicy shrimp and fish patties with ginger, cilantro, mint, and cayenne, coated in breadcrumbs and dipped in a chickpea flour batter before frying golden. South Asian-style seafood kebabs.

Creamy walnut sauce with garlic, Parmesan, butter and olive oil tossed with egg tagliarini. A rustic Italian pasta ready in 30 minutes flat.

Chilled orange-carrot soup with ginger and leeks, pureed smooth and thinned with fresh orange juice. A refreshing cold soup garnished with orange slices and mint.

Clam risotto with red chile powder, Roma tomatoes, and bell peppers finished with Parmigiano-Reggiano. Arborio rice cooked in homemade clam broth for deep seafood flavor.

Sweet-sour cucumber salad with paper-thin slices wilted in salt, then tossed in a simple vinegar and sugar dressing. Three ingredients, no cooking, and a crisp-tender texture that pairs with anything.

Brazilian-style grilled chicken salpicão with charred red onion, carrots, parsley, and a Spanish paprika mayo dressing. Finished with crunchy potato straws on top. Ready in 30 minutes for a bright weeknight chicken salad.