Recipe Sifter

Glazed raspberry fudge cake is a flourless-style chocolate cake brushed with raspberry preserves, then coated in a glossy rum-chocolate glaze. Dense, moist, and finished with fresh raspberries for the ultimate dinner-party showstopper.

Old style stacked enchiladas with ground beef, kidney beans, crushed tomatoes, and chili powder layered between fried corn tortillas with raw onion and melted cheese.

Homemade graham cracker pie crust with butter, sugar, and a dash of baking soda. Bakes thin and crisp, makes two crusts, and freezes beautifully for later.

Retro curry-style ground beef skillet with tomatoes, apple, raisins, coconut, and chutney cooked with rice in one pot. A mild, sweet-savory Indian-inspired weeknight dinner.

Warm vegetable salad with julienned carrots, turnips, celery, tomatoes, green beans, and snow peas on mache and radicchio, dressed in shallot vinaigrette and garnished with fresh truffles.

Chocolate mousse torte tops a deep devil's food cake with a silky coffee-liqueur chocolate mousse and a cloud of whipped cream. A make-ahead chocolate dessert with a grown-up Kahlua kick.

Chunky salmon and avocado dip with fresh lime, tomatoes, curd cheese, and Greek yogurt. No cooking required, just 10 minutes of prep for a crowd-pleasing appetizer.

Quick spaghetti sauce made with ground chicken or turkey, white wine, tomato sauce, and fresh vegetables. A lighter meat sauce with basil and sage, ready in 30 minutes.

Piselli alla Napoletana, tender green peas braised in tomato paste with olive oil and onion. A classic Neapolitan side dish with just six ingredients and big Italian flavor.

Prune cake is an old-fashioned Southern holiday spice cake with chopped prunes, pecans, buttermilk, and warm spices, soaked with a buttermilk-butter sauce. Three-day rest deepens flavor.

Shiitake Mushroom, Sweet Potato & Hazelnut Sauce recipe

Chocolate dunking cookies cut into long fingers, baked firm for plunging into milk or coffee. Egg-white-based, lower fat than typical, with cocoa powder backbone.

Orange pecan quick bread sweetened with honey instead of sugar, with fresh orange juice, orange zest, and chopped pecans. A fragrant, moist loaf with natural sweetness.

Tortilla torte: tortillas layered with mashed pinto beans, picante green chile sauce, Monterey Jack and olives, baked and cut in wedges. A light vegetarian Mexican stack served over greens.

Portabello Mushrooms, Angel Hair Pasta, & Fresh Tomato Sauce recipe

This pasta sauce is basically a variation on the Indian raita, a cooling, soothing combination of cucumber, cilantro and yogurt.