Recipe Sifter

Creamy ambrosia fruit salad with mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, coconut, mini marshmallows, and sour cream. A no-cook, make-ahead holiday side dish.

Raspberry peach breakfast shake blended with frozen raspberries, peach nectar, buttermilk, and honey. A creamy 4-ingredient morning smoothie ready in 5 minutes.

Dressed-up French dressing with mashed avocado, blue cheese, hard-boiled egg yolk and a hit of soy sauce. Quick creamy salad topper for steak or wedge salads.

Ghost cookies made by dipping butter cookies in white almond bark with black jelly bean eyes. A no-bake Halloween treat kids can help make in under 30 minutes.

Grilled sweet and sour halibut with a brown sugar-ginger glaze, charred bell peppers, and scallions. A light, flavorful fish dinner ready in 30 minutes.

Easy garam masala: a streamlined four-spice blend of black cumin, peppercorns, cloves, and nutmeg ground fresh. Essential warming Indian spice mix.

Potato pancakes seasoned with crushed juniper berries and orange zest, fried golden in butter and oil. A crispy, aromatic twist on classic latkes with just 6 ingredients.

Simplest vegan nachos: baked tortilla chips with white bean spread, tomato, peppers, and onion. DIY-style, crisp chips, and everyone gets the toppings they love.

Dutch-style knakworst with sauteed leeks, onion, ginger, apple juice, and vinegar. A quick skillet supper rooted in Netherlands home cooking, ready in 20 minutes.

Chili and corn relish piles fire-charred Anaheim and yellow chilies with sweet corn, red onion, and lime juice. A 10-minute Southwest condiment that turns grilled white fish into a real plate.

Fresh spinach salad tosses tender baby spinach with a Caesar dressing thinned by cottage cheese for a creamy, lightened-up dressing. Three-ingredient salad ready in minutes.

Linguine tossed with baby lima beans, grainy mustard, scallions, and fresh plum tomatoes in a light vegetable broth sauce. Ready in 15 minutes.

This is a great pizza, and I added some onions too, very tasty and light.

Caramel snappers made with toasted pecan halves, melted vanilla caramels, and a semi-sweet chocolate top. A three-ingredient candy that looks like it came from a gourmet chocolate shop.

Smoky vegetable chili with zucchini, bell peppers, and jalapeño simmered in tomato sauce, crowned with tender cilantro-cheese cornmeal dumplings. A meatless main that satisfies.

Homemade bubble solution mixes liquid soap, water, and sugar for stronger, longer-lasting bubbles. Kids' DIY craft with optional food coloring and unconventional bubble wands.