Recipe Sifter

Creamy Irish colcannon with buttery mashed potatoes, tender cabbage, and fresh scallions. This classic comfort food side dish comes together in about an hour with just a handful of pantry staples.

Applesauce spice muffins use a basic muffin mix as the shortcut, blended with applesauce for moisture, plus chopped nuts and raisins. A six-ingredient breakfast bake that comes together in one bowl.

Fresh berry scones cooked on a griddle, not in the oven. A traditional Scottish method that gives these blueberry scones a golden crust on all sides and a tender, steamy center.

Sugar-free blueberry muffins sweetened only by orange juice and fresh blueberries. Bright with citrus zest and warmed by cinnamon and nutmeg. Diabetic-friendly breakfast option.

Raw cranberry-orange relish sweetened with sugar and spiked with whiskey at the last minute. Bold Thanksgiving condiment with zero cooking.

Sweet pie dough (pate sucree) made in a food processor with butter, eggs, sugar, and flour. The buttery, slightly sweet pastry that elevates fruit pies and tarts.

This cheesecake like strawberry tart is so fruity, creamy and refreshing, and it is so easy to make. Even you know nothing about baking, you can still make this delicious tart and everyone will tell you how good it tastes.

Lean ground turkey cocktail meatballs baked on a broiler pan with a sweet-tangy chili sauce dip. Lower-fat party appetizer, makes about 50 bite-sized balls.

Quick and easy finger food/horderves for your next party or good for any gathering. Prosciutto wrapped around a bread stick.

Fluffy homemade marshmallows made with just gelatin, sugar, and hot water for pillowy Sri Lankan sweets. Whipped into cloud-like perfection in minutes, then dusted with powdered sugar.

Chocolate chip muffins with a tender buttery crumb from buttermilk and sour cream. Makes two dozen bakery-style muffins with semisweet chips folded throughout. Lunchbox staple.

Marshmallow brownies start with a boxed brownie mix and add mini marshmallows and chocolate chips on top for a rocky-road-style fudgy bar. Three ingredients, 40-minute prep, total crowd pleaser.

Homemade raspberry jam made by macerating fresh raspberries in sugar, then cooking with pectin and lemon to a glossy set. Water-bath canned for the pantry, with a bright, fruit-forward flavor.

Gazpacho de Los Angeles blends tomato juice, cucumber, peppers, green chiles, and Worcestershire into a chilled, no-cook soup. The California take on the Spanish summer classic.

A hearty, flavorful soup featuring creamy white beans, tender Swiss chard, and savory bacon or pancetta, simmered in a rich chicken broth with the holy trinity of vegetables and thyme. Perfect for a cozy meal.

A favourite served at Din Tai Fung gets a healthy make-over. Water spinach, commonly known as kangkong, is rich in fibre, magnesium, vitamins A and C and is very low in calories. Word of caution: do not eat it raw as it may carry parasitic cysts from the waterways that are its natural habitat.