Recipe Sifter

Cranberry walnut pinwheel cookies with a brown sugar filling, orange zest, and ground cranberries. A make-ahead slice-and-bake holiday cookie.

Mango brulee with a custard made from double cream, fromage frais, and egg yolks topped with caramelized demerara sugar. A lighter take on classic creme brulee.

A refreshing frozen citrus ice made with orange, grapefruit, and lemon juices thickened with gelatin and sweetened with sugar substitute. Light, tangy, and practically guilt-free, this diabetic-friendly dessert is pure frozen sunshine.

Laulau with pork and salted butterfish wrapped in luau and ti leaves, baked low and slow until fork-tender. A simplified oven version of this traditional Hawaiian dish that serves nine.

Fettuccine with prosciutto, peas, carrots, and fresh tomato tossed in a light chicken broth sauce with Parmesan. A quick, lighter pasta dinner ready in 15 minutes.

Fettuccine tossed with a fresh tomato-basil pesto: a no-cook food-processor sauce of basil, garlic, pine nuts, ripe tomato, olive oil, and Parmesan. Summer pasta dinner ready in just over 30 minutes.

Feuerzangenbowle, the traditional German fire punch with mulled red wine, a flaming rum-soaked sugar cone, orange and lemon peel, and cloves. A dramatic holiday spectacle.

Galia melon in port wine with honey and pomegranate seeds is an elegant, no-cook fruit dessert. Just four ingredients for a light, boozy finish to a dinner party that looks as stunning as it tastes.

Greek kadaifi pastry with shredded dough layered around a cinnamon-almond filling, baked golden and soaked in honey-lemon syrup. A baklava cousin.

Key lime roll cake filled with lime-spiked lemon pie filling and frosted with whipped topping. A light, tangy jelly roll dessert tinted pale green and garnished with lime slices.

Arni Palikari, Greek bandit-style lamb chops wrapped in foil with potatoes, tomatoes, oregano, and kasseri cheese. Baked low and slow until fork-tender and melty.

Roasted pheasant halves basted in a mandarin orange and lemon glaze thickened with cornstarch. A citrus-glazed game bird roasted in three stages for crispy, lacquered skin.

Medallions of beef tenderloin with garlic-tomato demi-glace and fresh tarragon. Restaurant-quality steakhouse dish for one, ready in 30 minutes.

Swedish sotsoppa (fruit soup) with tapioca pearls, prunes, golden raisins, boysenberries, orange, and cinnamon. Served warm or cold as a traditional Scandinavian dessert.

Single-serving noodle bake with cooked noodles, green beans, and melted cheddar cheese, finished with a sprinkle of paprika. A budget-friendly diabetic-friendly weeknight bake.

North Carolina vinegar barbecue sauce with apple cider vinegar, white vinegar, hot sauce, and red pepper flakes. A thin, tangy no-cook sauce for pulled pork.