Recipe Sifter

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.

An Indian-style aloo gobi with potatoes and cauliflower stewed in cayenne, turmeric, lemon juice, and green chilies. Vegan, simple, and full of warm spice.

Fresh spinach and walnut salad with green onions in a simple lemon-olive oil dressing. A crisp, vegan side salad with a salt-wilting technique for tender leaves.

Spinach crepes filled with a roux-based spinach and nutmeg sauce, then baked until set. A simple vegetarian main dish with classic French technique.

Buttery sauteed spinach with pine nuts, plumped raisins, garlic, and a pinch of nutmeg. A Sicilian-inspired side dish that turns simple greens into something extraordinary.

Spring vegetables baked in parchment parcels with toasted hazelnuts, herbs, and a red wine vinaigrette. A French en papillote vegetable preparation served alongside lemon tagliatelle for an elegant vegetarian main.

St. Louis-style peanut butter cookies with both brown and white sugar for a chewy center and crisp edge. Classic fork-pressed crosshatch pattern and deep roasted peanut flavor.

Stack cake is an Appalachian multi-layer molasses cake with applesauce filling spread between thin layers, topped with whipped cream and chopped nuts. A pioneer wedding-table classic.

Quick steak and vegetable soup with seared sirloin, potatoes, carrots, and peas in beef broth with balsamic vinegar. A hearty weeknight soup ready in 35 minutes.

Steak with Parmesan-grilled vegetables: seasoned beef steaks grilled alongside bell peppers and red onion brushed with a Parmesan-olive oil-vinegar glaze. Backyard steakhouse dinner for two.

Cornmeal muffins made with filbert flour and brown sugar substitute for a nutty, lightly sweet breakfast muffin baked in just 20 minutes.

Thai stir-fried rice noodles with pork, dried shrimp, bean sprouts, and a tangy fish sauce-lime-ketchup glaze, topped with crushed peanuts and cilantro.

Thin pork strips stir-fried with teriyaki sauce, red pepper flakes, and crisp-tender mixed vegetables in a tangy cornstarch glaze. A no-fuss weeknight dinner ready in 25 minutes.

Strawberry chiffon pie with a cocoa-pastry shell, fluffy strawberry-gelatin filling, and chocolate-dipped berries on top. A retro pink-and-chocolate dessert that mixes in minutes once the crust cools.

Stuffed baked mussels on the half shell topped with reduced tomato sauce, chiffonade basil, and crisp breadcrumbs. Restaurant-style Italian appetizer in under an hour.

Egg-dipped stuffed sandwiches two ways: peanut butter and raisins for the kids, mozzarella with anchovies and basil for the grownups. Crispy, quick, everyone wins.