Recipe Sifter

Grilled mahi mahi with a spicy Asian pear salsa of plum sauce, serrano chili, cilantro, and honey. A Pacific Rim fish dinner in 40 minutes.

Potato garbanzo gnocchi: instant mashed potatoes bound with chickpea and rice flour, deep fried into crispy fritter-style dumplings with garlic and cayenne. Naturally vegan, ready in 15 minutes.

Blended red pepper pasta sauce made with sweet bell peppers, onions, garlic, and fresh basil. Oil-free, vegan, and ready in 45 minutes with vibrant color and flavor.

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Sourdough biscuits from starter: old-fashioned fermented biscuits with a tangy, tender crumb, naturally leavened from a flour-and-water sponge and lifted with a touch of baking soda. Pioneer-style comfort.

Hidden vegetable soup with pureed carrots, cabbage, celery, and peppers blended into a tomato-salsa base with brown rice. Picky eaters won't spot a single veggie chunk.

Raspberry cream pie with a toasted pecan-cinnamon crust and a light, gelatin-set raspberry filling folded into whipped cream. Grain-free and easy to lighten on sugar, it sets up cool and airy in the fridge.

Peanut butter jewels are thumbprint cookies rolled in sugar or chopped peanuts and filled with strawberry jam. A quick semi-homemade cookie with a fruity center.

Rosy grape jelly: easy freezer jelly made with cranberry and grape juice, pectin, and sugar. Bright ruby color and bold fruit flavor without cooking down fresh fruit.

Silky pear butter simmered with white wine, vanilla bean, cardamom, and whole spices, then canned for year-round enjoyment. A gorgeous homemade preserve that makes Bartlett pears shine.

Herbed cheesy popovers with cheddar, thyme, sage, and basil baked in a cold-start oven until puffed and golden. Light, hollow, and crispy with a savory cheese flavor throughout.

Sugar-free strawberry ice made with pureed strawberries, lemon juice, and sugar replacement. A light, diabetic-friendly frozen dessert with almost no calories.

Chicken base is basically dehydrated, powdered chicken stock. If you can't find it in the supermarket, grind chicken bouillon cubes. For the asparagus, cut about two inches off the stem end. You don't need to peel it. To blanch spinach, simply drop it in boiling salted water for one minute and then immediately submerge it in ice water to stop the cooking and retain the color. The spinach will provide the soup with a vibrant green hue.

Chicken wings reshaped into mini drumsticks, marinated in five-spice and rice wine, sealed with egg white, coated in cornstarch, and double deep-fried until shatteringly crispy. An authentic Chinese technique for the crunchiest wings.

Rustic vegetable stew with eggplant, butternut squash, and potato, spiced with turmeric, cumin, and ginger, built on a base of deeply caramelized onions deglazed with red wine.

Chicken marinara made with a fast homemade tomato sauce of diced tomatoes, tomato paste, red wine, and basil spooned over cooked chicken pieces. A 25-minute weeknight Italian dinner with pantry staples.