Recipe Sifter

Frozen banana push-ups with bananas, plain yogurt, orange juice concentrate, and nonfat milk powder, blended and frozen in paper cups. A healthy DIY popsicle for kids.

Quick banana streusel coffeecake with almond extract, topped with a cinnamon-nutmeg crumble loaded with chopped almonds and raisins. Ready in 40 minutes.

Fresh banana-pineapple sorbet churned with low-fat yogurt and honey, served in a hollowed-out pineapple shell for a stunning tropical presentation. Light, fruity, and low-fat.

Baked bananas and pancakes with quartered bananas, beer-batter pancakes, Calvados or Grand Marnier, orange juice, and molasses. A British-style pudding-dessert that's part crepe, part bananas Foster.

Banquet Nut Wafers spread Italian meringue - hot sugar syrup beaten into stiff egg whites - over wafer crackers, sprinkle with ground nuts, and brown briefly in a hot oven. A vintage tea party treat.

Designed for the grill, this leg of lamb is butterflied and marinated in balsamic and mint for easy grilling. Perfect for a summer cook-out or Easter dinner.

Barbecued lamb skewers marinate cubed lamb in lemon juice, garlic, and chili oil, then grill until charred outside and pink inside. Chinese Muslim style street food served with naan bread or sesame shao bing rolls.

Dry cured Barralax or Salmon, served with rainforest herb linguini, red capsicums and English Spinach.

Basic rack of lamb: a French-trimmed rack marinated, then roasted hot to a rosy medium-rare and carved into elegant double-bone chops. The foundation technique for an impressive special-occasion main.

Bath cookies made with sea salt, baking soda, cornstarch, and essential oils. Fizzy, skin-softening bath treats shaped like cookies. NOT for eating, for bathing only.

Beans for burritos slow-cooks pink beans with onion, garlic, and chili powder in the crockpot, then mashes with green chiles and salsa for the perfect refried-style burrito filling.

Beer float made with chocolate ice cream and a 12-ounce pour of beer in a tall glass. Two ingredients, ready in 30 seconds, and the strangest dessert-drink you'll ever love.

A simple 4-spice Bengali garam masala blend of ground cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, and cloves. Warm, aromatic, and essential for authentic Bengali cooking.

Three fresh berries, five minutes, zero cooking. Strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries are partially blended into a chunky sauce bursting with natural sweetness. A no-sugar-added fruit dessert that's as easy as it gets.

Besan burfi, a traditional Indian fudge of chickpea flour slow-toasted in ghee with cardamom and sugar. A four-ingredient festival sweet cut into diamond pieces.

Black bean soup with pasta, tomato sauce, and onion simmered in rich bean broth. A simple Latin-inspired one-pot soup that's filling, budget-friendly, and ready in under an hour.