Recipe Sifter

Master Chefs chocolate mousse made with Italian meringue, whipped cream, melted semi-sweet chocolate, cocoa, and espresso. Light, airy, and intensely chocolatey.

Three-ingredient beer bread with self-rising flour, sugar, and a can of warm beer. No yeast, no kneading, just mix and bake for an hour for a dense, crusty homemade loaf.

Pork chops braised under smothered red cabbage with apples, red onion, cranberry juice, and red wine vinegar. A hearty one-pot fall dinner full of tangy sweetness.

Vermont maple cinnamon swirl cookies: a flaky butter-and-maple pastry rolled around brown sugar cinnamon filling, then sliced and baked. Crisp edges, tender centers, and a real maple glaze on top.

Italian four-cheese risotto with fontina, Gorgonzola, Parmesan, and Romano stirred into creamy arborio rice. Rich, indulgent, and ready in under an hour.

Greek-style lamb meatloaf stuffed with crumbled feta cheese and toasted pine nuts, seasoned with basil and rosemary, topped with tomato sauce. Serve with pita bread.

Layered pan burritos with ground beef, refried beans, enchilada sauce, cheddar cheese, and flour tortillas baked casserole-style. Feeds a crowd, cuts like lasagna.

Sweet curry pork tenderloin baked with bananas or peaches in a Madras curry, sour cream, and soy sauce. A unique fusion of fruity sweetness and warm curry spice over tender pork, served with rice.

Chicken delish is a lattice-topped chicken and ham pie with toasted almonds, mushrooms, and a nutmeg-spiced cream broth poured over the top. Classic midcentury potluck casserole, baked golden.

Amish friendship yeast starter, the classic 10-day fermented sweet starter you stir daily, feed with milk, flour, and sugar, then divide to bake friendship bread and share with friends.

Classic French fish soup built on roasted bones, lobster shells, and aromatic vegetables simmered with white wine, saffron, and Pernod. Served with garlicky rouille, melted Gruyere, and crusty baguette croutons.

Pork shoulder chops braised with golden hominy and carrots in chicken broth, finished with pink pickled onions. A one-pan riff on pozole that lets the pork do the talking.

Slow cooker curried beef with pineapple, orange juice, apricots, and crunchy peanuts served over rice. Sweet-and-spicy set-it-and-forget-it crockpot dinner with curry-braised beef chunks.

Slow-simmered buffalo meat with beer, root vegetables, and sage tucked under a golden, flaky pastry crust. A rugged pot pie straight from the Northern Plains.

Greek meatballs (keftedes) with ground lamb, rice, and herbs in a classic avgolemono egg-lemon sauce. Served over rice for a tangy, comforting traditional Greek dinner.

Traditional Irish roast lamb shoulder with a buttery herb breadcrumb crust, roasted over a bed of potatoes, onions, and sliced apple. Sunday dinner the old country way.