Recipe Sifter

Asian-style green salad with napa cabbage, bean sprouts, bamboo shoots, and broccoli in a soy-ginger-rice vinegar dressing. A crunchy, low-fat vegetarian side that comes together in 20 minutes with no cooking.

Turn frozen bread dough into warm, garlic butter breadsticks topped with Parmesan in under 30 minutes. Just slice, bake, brush, and dip into marinara.

This is actually fairly easy to make, the only time consuming part was peeling the eggplant and chopping vegetables.

Moong dal pounded into a paste with red curry and kaffir lime, shaped into walnut-sized balls and fried golden. Served with a sweet rice vinegar dipping sauce. A traditional Thai snack.

Crispy fried asparagus won tons stuffed with chopped asparagus and water chestnuts. A crunchy, golden appetizer ready in 25 minutes. Serve with soy sauce for dipping.

A colorful five-bean salad with green beans, lima beans, kidney beans, wax beans, and chickpeas tossed in a tangy sweet vinegar dressing with green pepper, celery, and green onions. Best made overnight.

Halloween hairball salad: walnut-sized balls of mashed avocado and alfalfa sprouts rolled up and perched on grated carrots, finished with Italian dressing. Kid-friendly ghoulish fun.

Oat bran hot cereal cooked in orange juice with raisins and cinnamon. A quick 5-minute high-fiber breakfast with stovetop and microwave directions.

Impress your favorite valentine with these lovely artichoke baskets filled with a creamy fat free dip.

Baked fish fillets with a Parmesan breadcrumb crust, garlic, and lemon pepper. Low-calorie, six ingredients, 30 minutes, and dinner for two is done.

A tropical rum cocktail blending dark rum, coconut rum, banana liqueur, and fresh fruit juices with a splash of grenadine and honey. Island vibes in every sip.

Vegan baked beans slow-cooked with molasses, brown sugar, warm spices, and tomato sauce. No meat, no dairy, just rich and smoky homemade beans baked low and slow until thick and saucy. A hearty plant-based side dish.

Crispy skinned red snapper crusted with eight spices including Szechuan peppercorn, star anise, cinnamon, and cumin. Pan-seared then oven-roasted for shatteringly crisp skin.

Spinach Salad in Fresh Orange Dressing with Pine Nuts recipe

Quick no-cook corn and kidney bean salad tossed with cilantro, onion, balsamic vinegar, and lemon juice. Ready in 10 minutes, this flexible, budget-friendly side is built for potlucks and meal prep.

German-style fruit salad with honeydew melon balls, orange slices, grapes, and walnuts layered over lettuce and dressed in a tangy yogurt-citrus dressing with a hint of ketchup.