Recipe Sifter

Mango chutney with brown sugar, vinegar, ginger, coriander, and cayenne. A quick-cook Indian condiment that improves with age. Makes 8 cups for pairing with curries and grilled meats.

A fruity delicious cranberry sauce that is perfect as a side dish or for glazing a turkey.

Make this tortilla pizza for a quick yet delicious lunch or supper. It's spread with basil pesto, sprinkled with mozzarella cheese, topped with broccoli, green bell pepper, mushrooms, onions and sun-dried tomato. Much lower calories and fat, but still tastes yummy.

A coffee fudge popsicle recipe asked for condensed milk that I didn't have on hand, but I did have a few cans of evaporated milk sitting in the pantry. Then I made my very first condensed milk, it came out surprisingly delicious, and those coffee fudge popsicles were absolutely the best on this planet.

This recipe comes from one of my Norway friends, she gave me this good recipe: These rolls I make from leftover cake vreks! You can have any kind of cake in it but half of the crumbs must be from chocolate cake. I store leftover in my freezer and make this recipe when I want to.

Thyme and olives make this French bread full of the delicious flavor, great to serve with any kind of stew or soup!

Bright, citrusy California-style carrots tossed with fresh orange sections and zest. A fat-free vegetarian side dish that brings sunshine to any plate in just 30 minutes.

Strawberry shortcakes have been one of my favorites for over years. Every year when the strawberry season hit, we always go to farmers' market and get lots of fresh and sweet strawberries, then strawberry shortcakes are always one of the recipes we make. The shortcakes are super easy to make, they are buttery and flaky, which is delicious with sweet whipped cream and fresh-juicy strawberries. Haven't heard there is someone who doesn't like it. An absolute keeper!

Strawberry rhubarb jam made the old-fashioned way with no commercial pectin. Whole orange (peel and all) supplies the natural pectin, balancing tart rhubarb with sweet berries.

This is a delicious starter from my book named 'The Curry Crunch' where mildly spiced king prawns are coated with bread crumbs and fried. The king prawns used in this recipe weigh approximately 50g each.

Chocolate chip macadamia nut cookies with oatmeal, milk chocolate chips, and a splash of buttermilk for tenderness. Bakery-style cookies that stay soft for days.

Fresh tomatillo salsa verde roasted in a dry cast iron pan with serranos, jalapenos, pequin chiles, and garlic. Smoky, tangy, and seriously spicy with three types of peppers.

Banana cinnamon waffles with mashed banana and applesauce in place of fat. Low-fat, egg-white only batter for a fluffy, lightly sweet weekend breakfast.

Not only delicious, but it also helps you keep a good diet.

Acorn squash soup roasts squash and garlic until caramelized, then purées with vegetable stock and a kick of cayenne and Tabasco. Vegan, low-fat, and finished with cooked wild rice for a hearty, healthy bowl.

Homemade cone bread wraps soft, enriched yeast dough around a cone mold to bake hollow shells you can stuff with curry or sausage. A Sri Lankan handheld bread with a glossy egg-washed crust.