Recipe Sifter

Learn how to make scrumptious pancakes with this simple recipe that uses whole wheat flour and buttermilk.

The best chewy chocolate chip cookie recipe ever. Nothing out of place, just a simple exceptionally delicious cookie that turns out utterly perfect every time.

Cute and colorful finger food perfect for hor'derves. Juicy little pop in the mouth treats. Cherry tomatoes stuffed with guacamole and topped with with bacon bits.

This is one of my old tried and true recipes. The original recipe card is so faded that I can hardly read it!

Persimmon chocolate chip cookies: ripe Hachiya persimmon pulp folded into a spiced cookie dough with chocolate chips, walnuts, and dates. Soft, cake-like cookies with autumn-spice warmth in every bite.

These Korean dumplings made with beef chuck and napa cabbage can be fried or steamed.

This relish is based on a prize-winning English recipe of more than a generation ago. It is less sweet than traditional chutneys; most of its sweetness comes not from sugar, but from apples, dates, and parsnips. I generally use Winesap apples but any well-flavored, crisp eating apple will do.

Vegan sweet potato and tomato soup with carrots, celery, and a hint of nutmeg, partially pureed for chunky-creamy texture. Healthy, high-fiber bowl perfect for chilly nights.

A savory bean and ham soup that is simmered to perfection in your crockpot or slow cooker.

Vegan sloppy joes made with textured vegetable protein, tomato sauce, molasses, and chili powder. Saucy, smoky, and ready in 30 minutes for a plant-based weeknight dinner the whole family loves.

Light Pennsylvania Dutch cheesecake with low-fat cottage cheese and beaten egg whites for cloudlike texture. Sinks in the middle to cradle fresh berries or peaches.

Classic Southern chow-chow relish: a bright yellow mustard-pickled mix of cabbage, cauliflower, green tomatoes, onions, and bell peppers. Sweet, tangy, mustardy, and turmeric-bright, water-bath canned for the pantry shelf.

Make glace fruit at home with this classic four-day method, slowly saturating apples, peaches, cherries, or citrus peel in sugar syrup until candied and leathery. The spent syrup becomes a fruit-flavored pancake syrup.

A quick and easy homemade chili seasoning mix with just a bit of heat and no salt.

Grandma's three-ingredient rhubarb jam with strawberry jello for color and set. Freezer-jam method, no canning required. Macerate overnight, boil, jar, freeze.

Ginger peach jam: ripe summer peaches and crystallized ginger cooked into a glossy preserve with pectin. The classic peach jam with a warm, spicy backbone. Makes 8 jars.