Recipe Sifter

Vegan chili made hearty with marinated tempeh, kidney beans, mushrooms, and a long simmer in tomato and vegetable stock. Deep, savory, slow-cooked Meatless Monday meal.

Pumpkin layer cake with cooked fresh pumpkin, warm cinnamon, and a tender, moist crumb. A two-layer Thanksgiving and Christmas cake that's lighter than spice cake but just as comforting.

The Kaufmans' apple butter, a slow-cooked spread made from cooking apples, reduced apple cider, and sugar simmered for hours into a deep, glossy spread. The Pennsylvania Dutch farmhouse classic, ready for water-bath canning.

Favorite carrot cake loads a moist buttermilk batter with shredded carrots, crushed pineapple, coconut, and walnuts, finished with a hot buttermilk glaze and classic cream cheese frosting.

Rich and delicious pecan chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with cinnamon and cloves to add more depth.

Max's chocolate chip cookies fold rolled oats into a buttery brown-sugar dough for extra chew, loaded with semi-sweet chips. A heartier, oatmeal-laced take on the chocolate chip classic.

Three-ingredient pesto hummus made with chickpeas, fresh basil, and lemon juice. Bright green Mediterranean dip or sandwich spread that comes together in 10 minutes.

Just good cookies live up to their name with peanut butter, oats, and chocolate chips in one chewy package. The kind of pantry-clean-out cookie that takes optional add-ins (coconut, raisins, peanuts) without missing a beat.

Ultra-tender pumpkin bread spiced with cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg, studded with toasted walnuts, and so moist it stays fresh for days on the counter.

This delicious and well-balanced one pot meal will for sure satisfy everyone around the dinner table with all the yumminess and goodness.

Oven-baked whole wheat pancakes ladled onto hot buttered sheet pans for hands-off cooking, no flipping required. A high-fiber buttermilk batter ready in 15 minutes. Serve with fruit and syrup.

Maine blueberry muffins with whole wheat flour, melted butter, cinnamon, and fresh blueberries. Topped with sugar for a crunchy crust. A New England classic in 30 minutes.

Fresh blueberries, roasted sweet corn, soy bean, red bell pepper and peppery arugula are tossed with a white wine vinegar-olive oil vinaigrette. It's a light and tasty summer salad that accompanies well with any barbecued dishes.

Aluwala roti: whole wheat flatbread stuffed with spiced mashed potato, onion, and cilantro, then griddle-fried in ghee until golden. The Sri Lankan potato paratha for breakfast or lunch.

Indian gazpacho with hot green chiles, garlic, and dry red wine in a chilled tomato-based vegetable soup. The South Asian spin on Spanish gazpacho with a slow-burn heat.

Peanut butter banana muffins with a Hawaiian twist of shredded coconut and pecans, sweetened with brown sugar and a splash of Amaretto. Moist, nutty, and tropical, great for breakfast or a snack.