Recipe Sifter

It was so flavorful, instead of broth, we used canned tomato. Served the stew with homemade whole wheat bread, yum.

These are all kinds of ways to cook cauliflower, and all kinds of ways to use parmesan and balsamic vinegar, in this recipe, mix these three together, after baking, cauliflower just turn out golden brown with parmesan on top and balsamic tossed, wonderful flavor.

Nachos from scratch, or make these nachos quick and easy by using store bought refried beans and tortilla chips.

This delicious spaghetti sauce is perfect for any type of pasta you like or can be used for sandwiches.

Serve this delicious sweet potato kugel as one of your side dish at your passover dinner.

Ham and lentil soup made from a meaty ham bone broth with sausage, tomatoes, carrots, and celery. A thick, hearty pot of soup built on deep, smoky pork flavor.

Old-fashioned pear harlequin preserves with pineapple, orange, and maraschino cherries. A colorful sweet conserve with the look of stained glass in the jar.

No-cholesterol apple cake with shredded apples, whole wheat flour, oat bran, and egg whites instead of whole eggs. A heart-healthy sheet cake with warm cinnamon spice and zero cholesterol.

Old-fashioned soft molasses cookies spiced with cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg, topped with a shiny boiled gelatin frosting. Makes 4 dozen from an overnight chilled dough.

Barbadians make Black Cake for weddings, birthdays and at Christimas time. Indeed, no Christmas holiday is felt to be complete without black Cake. People from many of the islands make a similar cake. This Black Cake derived from the British Plum Pudding which is a must on their Christmas menu.

Had this with cracked wheat bread. What a great meal!!

Seafood Gumbo From the New Basic's Cookbook recipe

BBQ time, we want some simple and tasty vegetables as a side dish, this green beans and pepper recipe is a perfect fit.

Kalakukko: a traditional Finnish rye-crusted fish pie with pork and small whole fish sealed inside a dense rye dough, slow-baked for hours. A Savonian heirloom and Easter specialty.

Mincemeat oatmeal cookies: chewy spiced drop cookies that pack the entire flavor of a Christmas mince pie into a hand-held bite. Brown sugar, molasses, oats, and a generous spoonful of mincemeat per cookie.

Lake Highlands rock cake: layers of genoise-style chocolate sponge, crisp cocoa meringue, rum syrup, and rich chocolate mousse topped with whipped cream. A showstopper dessert.