Recipe Sifter

Enchilada chili dogs roll a hot dog and a smear of chili sauce inside a soft tortilla, then bake until golden. A fun, hand-held, kid-friendly mashup of two cookout favorites.

"SOUTH TO NORTH -- `Everything' Salsa Adds Zing to, Well, Everything." Jacqueline Higuera McMahan

Egyptian-style falafel (ta'ameya) with dried fava beans, parsley, garlic, cumin, and coriander, ground twice for the right crispy-yet-tender texture. The original falafel before chickpeas took over.

Sugar-free white layer cake made with artificial sweetener, almond extract, and folded egg whites for a light, airy crumb. A diabetic-friendly two-layer cake that's ready to frost.

Low-fat oatmeal loaded with fresh apple chunks, raisins, walnuts, brown sugar, and cinnamon. A warm, naturally sweetened breakfast bowl that's also diabetic-friendly.

Fanwood chow-chow is a classic Pennsylvania Dutch-style relish of tomatoes, onions, and apples simmered low with brown sugar, mustard, cinnamon, cloves, and celery seed for a sweet-tangy condiment.

Farmer's yeast starter, the old-fashioned way. Hops, potatoes, honey, and whole wheat flour build a wild, lively starter for hand-raised loaves. Refrigerator-keeper.

Father Time chocolate chip cookies decorated with piped clock face icing for New Year's Eve. Chewy brown sugar cookies with a simple powdered sugar icing design.

Fava beans simmered or refried with onion, Roma tomato, and cilantro. A flexible Mexican-style habas preparation, two methods in one, great as a side or stuffed in tacos.

Homemade pizza dough from just flour, yeast, salt, and water, kneaded soft and stretched into thin 12-inch rounds. The trick to a crisp base is a screaming-hot oven and a preheated tray.

Quick mushroom sauce of sliced mushrooms browned in butter and finished with a splash of Worcestershire. A fast, savory pan sauce to spoon over steak, omelets, or fish. Ready in minutes.

A simply seasoned sweet and sour refreshing cucumber salad.

Fresh fig appetizers two ways: prosciutto-wrapped quarters with lime and black pepper, or fig halves filled with pecan cream cheese. No-cook, elegant cocktail bites.

Fig envelopes made from biscuit dough folded around chopped figs, brushed with egg wash, and baked until golden. A simple, old-fashioned fruit-filled pastry pocket.

Fig Star Cookies feature a maple-scented shortening dough wrapped around a homemade dried fig filling with lemon and nuts. A vintage holiday cookie worth the effort.