Recipe Sifter

Peanut butter chocolate chip muffins are bakery-style breakfast in 25 minutes. Soft, peanut-buttery crumb loaded with semi-sweet chocolate chips, ideal for school lunches and after-school snacks.

Eggless fresh pasta dough with just semolina, water, and olive oil. Makes silky homemade noodles that cook in 2 minutes by hand, stand mixer, or food processor.

Cheese garlic-herb biscuits with sharp cheddar baked into the dough and brushed with garlic-parsley butter while still hot. The seven-ingredient Red Lobster-style copycat in 20 minutes.

Pennsylvania Dutch rhubarb orange jam with fresh rhubarb, orange zest, and orange juice for citrus brightness. Four ingredients, no commercial pectin, traditional Lebanon County recipe.

Apple and cream cheese pancakes. A great way to change-up Sunday breakfast.

Next time when you have some fresh beet greens, or kale or any similar greens, make this easy yet tasty salad with marinated artichoke hearts, pomegranate seeds and creamy fresh mozzarella.

Fruit yogurt scones use plain yogurt and lemon zest to create tender, lightly tangy mini scones studded with plumped raisins or dried cranberries. Smaller than a tea-room scone, perfect for buttering warm. Ready in about 22 minutes.

Cranberry orange chutney with bourbon, mustard seeds, and brown sugar simmers into a sweet-tart relish with a smoky kick. The perfect Thanksgiving condiment that runs circles around the canned jellied stuff.

I add a couple of teaspoons of multi-colored nonpareils to make them a bit more festive.

Homemade naan bread: whole-wheat flatbread leavened with yogurt and yeast, shaped into teardrops, and grilled with a brush of ghee for smoky char. No tandoor required.

Cranberry orange muffins: tart fresh cranberries and bright orange juice in a tender, lighter muffin made with yogurt instead of butter. A wholesome breakfast or brunch bake, with optional nuts for crunch.

Peppery arugula, sweet-sour apples, chunks of cheddar cheese and maple candies pecans together make this salad taste absolutely refreshing and tasty. Layers of flavors and textures explode in your mouth.

Fresh strawberries make this nice and tasty tart. Perfect for two people. Light and flaky crust. Enjoy strawberry season.

Chocolate and mint are one of the most delicious pairs. These buttery and flakey chocolate cookies are sandwiched with peppermint cream. It's impossible to say no to these sweets.

A rich chocolate taste but surprisingly light chocolate ice cream studded with chunks of chocolate wafers and walnuts.

Christmas Linzer cookies, tender ground-hazelnut shortbread sandwiched with raspberry jam and dusted with powdered sugar, jam peeking through a cut-out window. A nutty, festive take on the Austrian classic.