Recipe Sifter

Creamy maple-sweetened sweet potato casserole topped with a crunchy brown sugar and pecan streusel. The Thanksgiving side dish that steals the show from the turkey every year.

A 5-ingredient dump cake layered with crushed pineapple, cherry pie filling, chocolate cake mix, pecans, and butter. No mixing, no bowls, no excuses not to bake tonight.

A hearty vegetarian Thanksgiving loaf packed with lentils, brown rice, millet, ground almonds, and sage. Sliceable, satisfying, and a worthy holiday centerpiece for plant-based eaters.

A velvety Mexican-inspired bisque of yellow summer squash, tomatillos, roasted Anaheim and jalapeno chiles, thickened naturally with corn tortillas. Finished with cool sour cream and crunchy tortilla chips. Ready in 45 minutes.

A hearty vegetarian holiday roast made with lentils, brown rice, millet, walnuts, and sage, served with homemade mushroom gravy. The plant-based centerpiece your table needs.

Old-fashioned brown sugar and butter fudge loaded with pecans. Cooked to soft-ball stage on the stovetop, this Southern-style fudge keeps for weeks in the fridge.

Warm barley salad with zucchini, fresh tomatoes, cilantro, and lime juice. A light, high-fiber grain salad that's vegan and ready in 30 minutes.

Big-batch weekend chili that feeds 30 to 40 people, slow-simmered for 6 hours with ground beef, kidney beans, Rotel tomatoes, and bold spices. The ultimate game day or potluck crowd-pleaser.

Authentic Viennese beef goulash (Wiener Saftgulasch) with pounds of caramelized onions, Hungarian paprika, caraway, and tender braised beef chuck. Serve over buttery spaetzle for a cozy Austrian classic.

West African chicken and groundnut stew with peanut butter, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and warm spices served over rice. A hearty one-pot meal bursting with earthy, nutty flavor.

High-protein wheat soy sesame bread with ground sesame seeds, soy flour, and whole wheat. A nutty, fiber-rich yeast loaf that makes two hearty loaves from scratch.

Crockpot pork chops and beans: tender chops slow-cooked down into a sweet-tangy bath of pork and beans, ketchup, mustard, and onion. A four-ingredient, dump-and-go dinner.

Light hummus made creamy with non-fat yogurt instead of tahini and oil. Just chickpeas, garlic, lemon and cumin blended smooth in minutes for a tangy, low-fat dip to scoop with pita.

Lemony apple muffins brighten classic apple muffins with fresh lemon zest and juice plus 2 cups of grated green apple. Optional toasted pecans add crunch to a tender, fruit-packed crumb.

Cornbread stuffing that straddles the Mason-Dixon line, blending crumbly cornbread with white bread, buttery onion and celery, sweet corn, and toasted pecans. Keep it dry for Western dressing or moist for Southern.

Chunky vegetarian chili packed with kidney beans, pinto beans, corn, and rice cooked right in the pot. Mexican-style tomatoes plus chili powder and cumin make a hearty one-pot meal in 45 minutes.