Recipe Sifter

Fettuccine with shrimp in a creamy herb sauce made from soup mix, milk, green peas, and Parmesan. A fast weeknight pasta dinner ready in 20 minutes with pantry staples.

Fettuccine tossed with a quick chunky tomato-chile sauce, cubed avocado, cilantro, and lime juice. Mexican-leaning pasta with a fresh, no-cook avocado finish.

Fettunta Toscana is Tuscan grilled bread rubbed with raw garlic and topped with fresh tomatoes, basil, and olive oil. The original Italian bruschetta, simple and seasonal.

New England-style fish and clam chowder with fresh corn, potatoes, pork fat, white wine, and light cream. Loaded with herbs like thyme, sage, marjoram, and rosemary.

Italian fitascetta bread ring topped with slow-cooked caramelized red onions. A rustic olive oil yeast bread with a soft interior and a crispy, golden crust.

Four pepper salsa with red, yellow, and green bell peppers plus green chiles, pulsed in a food processor with plum tomatoes, mustard seeds, and fresh cilantro. A colorful, make-ahead party salsa.

Italian pasta with winter squash and potatoes cooked together in one pot, finished in a garlic and chile skillet with starchy pasta water for a creamy sauce.

French bread mexi-melt with seasoned ground beef, tomato sauce, sliced tomatoes, and melted American cheese on a split loaf. A Tex-Mex pizza bread that feeds a crowd fast.

French onion soup gratinee slow-cooks sliced onions in butter, simmers in beef stock and white wine, then crowns each bowl with toasted French bread and Gruyere bubbled to golden under the broiler.

Whole wheat apple loaf sweetened with honey, made with buttermilk, wheat germ, and grated fresh apples. A wholesome quick bread with cinnamon and lemon zest.

Indian rava dosa style griddle breads made with semolina, yogurt, fresh ginger, jalapeno, curry leaves, and cilantro. Crispy on the outside, soft inside, no fermentation required.

Zucchini bread with grated zucchini, cinnamon, and vanilla that makes two moist loaves. Simple, freezer-friendly, and loaded with warm spice.

This is a little different than the usual coleslaw, but very good and easy to prepare. Prepare ingredients ahead of time, then put salad together whenever you wish.

Thai galloping horses (Ma Hor) made vegetarian with shiitake mushrooms, peanuts, garlic, and cilantro root on fresh pineapple chunks. A sweet-savory-spicy Thai appetizer.

Garlic and chickpea dip with two whole heads of boiled garlic, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and fresh parsley. Chilled in a mold and served with tomatoes.

Georgia pecan biscotti with toasted pecans and orange zest, twice-baked until shatteringly crisp. A Southern twist on the Italian classic, perfect for dunking.