Recipe Sifter

Double-crust blackberry pie with a flaky shortening pastry and a simple sugar-and-flour-thickened filling. The kind of late-summer fruit pie that lets the berries do the talking.

Strawberry-orange spread made with frozen strawberries, fresh orange juice, orange zest, and pectin. A quick freezer jam that's ready in 20 minutes with no canning equipment needed.

Savory crepe flavorings with brandy, fresh herbs, and lemon zest stirred into melted butter. A simple mix-in guide that turns basic crepe batter into restaurant-worthy main course wraps.

A fiery raspberry-chile marinade with orange zest, raspberry vinegar, and fresh orange juice. Use it on chicken, shrimp, or grilled meats for a sweet-hot kick that lasts for weeks in the fridge.

Pot pie with greens: a vegetarian pot pie with potatoes, leeks, carrots, tomatoes, and mixed salad greens in savory broth, topped with biscuit crust. A meatless comfort dish for six.

Basic cooked beans in a pressure cooker: master method for transforming any dried bean into tender, flavorful beans in about an hour. No canned cans required, batch-friendly, freezer-ready.

Hot shoestring potato salad with oven-baked julienned potatoes tossed in hoisin sauce, rice vinegar, red bell pepper, and toasted sesame seeds. An Asian-inspired twist on classic potato salad.

Chinese shrimp balls (pai chiao hsia chiu) rolled in stale bread cubes and double-fried until shatteringly crisp. Served with Sichuan pepper-salt dip. 30 pieces.

Microwave fillet of sole over celery with green peppercorns, lemon and celery seed. Fast 10-minute single-serving fish dinner with delicate French flavors.

These were easy and so cute! I made 1/2 a recipe piped with tip 12 and got 25 mushrooms.

Excellent recipe to serve in place of a rich desert and lower in sugar for people who have to watch their sugar and calorie intake

Saltbush Lamb backstraps served with sweet potato mash, broccolini, grilled figs and finished with Lamb jus.

A quick and healthy fruit breakfast smoothie recipe that's ready in under 5 minutes.

Classic house salad with romaine, radicchio, shredded carrots, tomato, and cucumber tossed in vinaigrette. A crisp, colorful side salad ready in 15 minutes.

Chinese pickled pigs' ears simmered with ginger and vinegar, then chilled in a sweet-sour brine with cucumber, carrot, red onion, and bell pepper. A classic Cantonese cold appetizer.

Salsa de albañil, or Bricklayer's Salsa, is a chunky Mexican tomatillo salsa with roasted tomatillos, cilantro, onion, and garlic. Pounded in a mortar for rustic texture. Ready in 10 minutes flat.