Recipe Sifter

Sri Lankan coconut roti (pol roti), a rustic pan-fried flatbread packed with shredded coconut, fresh chili, and curry leaves. No yeast, ready fast, and made to scoop up fish or chicken curry.

Leek potato and matzo gratin baked with mushrooms, red pepper, and soy milk for a dairy-free Passover casserole. Golden on top, creamy inside, ready in about an hour.

Rum and raisin are a classic combination. Use both of them to give these popcorn a tasty twist. Make sure that you make enough, there will be lots of people who comes for a second or a third one...

Cherry jam simmers pitted sweet cherries with sugar into a thick, glossy preserve in just two ingredients. A classic small-batch summer canning project, no commercial pectin needed.

This bellini, we use blueberry and ginger, adding some lemon juice, you can always change ingredients' amount according to your own taste.

Whole wheat chocolate chip cookies made lighter with canola oil, egg whites and whole wheat pastry flour. Chewy, lower-fat cookies with all the chocolate and none of the heaviness.

No-cook strawberry freezer jam made with fresh crushed berries, pectin, and corn syrup. Tastes like summer straight from the jar with no canning equipment needed.

No-cook raspberry apple freezer jam combines crushed raspberries with finely chopped apples, sugar, lemon juice, and liquid pectin. A 30-minute hands-off jam that captures fresh berry flavor without simmering.

Moist gingerbread cake sweetened with molasses and applesauce, no butter or oil added. Whole wheat and white flour blend with buttermilk for tender low-fat texture and warm spice.

Classic double-crust pie filled with fresh strawberries and tart rhubarb sweetened with sugar and thickened with quick-cooking tapioca. A perfect spring dessert.

Classic oatmeal cookies with chocolate chips or nuts as desired.

Moosewood-style vegetarian chili with kidney beans, bulgur wheat, fresh tomatoes, peppers, and a warm chili-cumin spice mix. A hearty, protein-rich plant-based main from the iconic Ithaca cookbook tradition.

Silky rose-scented candy squares dusted in powdered sugar, made with cornstarch and cream of tartar. Customize with pistachios, almonds, or fruit flavors for an authentic Middle Eastern sweet.

Crunchy chocolate chip cookies fold corn flakes and semi-sweet chocolate chips into a brown sugar drop cookie for extra crackle in every bite. The cereal-spiked twist on the classic chip cookie.

A scrumptious salad that's made with couscous, romaine lettuce, corn kernels and baby green peas.

Mexican hot chocolate whisks unsweetened cocoa with honey, cinnamon, and a touch of nutmeg into warm milk for a cozy, spiced sipper. From-scratch and naturally sweetened, no powdered packets required.