Recipe Sifter

Basic beef chili with lean ground beef, cumin, chili powder, garlic, and canned tomatoes simmered low for up to two hours. A no-bean Texas-style chili with pure meat-and-spice flavor.

Cinnamon-spiked, roasted red pepper soup. With avocado cream & crisp tortilla strips. Sweet & Savory. Festive Mexico at it's best

Easy low-calorie apple turnover made from a slice of white bread rolled thin, filled with cinnamon apple, and baked until crisp. Sugar-free, under 50 calories, ready in under 40 minutes.

Grilled pork schnitzels brushed with a peanut butter, yogurt, honey, and cumin glaze. The nutty-sweet coating caramelizes on the griddle for quick, flavorful cutlets with a satay-style twist.

Try something new with this cheesy and scrumptious side dish that can accompany any meal.

Yule log cookies shaped into scored logs, baked, sliced on the diagonal, and decorated with holly icing. Spiced with cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and nutmeg.

Vegetarian bean pate purees a 7-bean and barley mix with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and cumin into a thick Mediterranean-style spread. Serve chilled with whole wheat bread or crackers.

Ron Santo's linguine with clam sauce pairs the Chicago Cubs legend's red clam sauce with diced tomatoes, mushrooms, white wine, and a pinch of cayenne for a quick Italian pasta dinner.

Only 5 ingredients make for this easy side. Look for small whole button mushrooms for this.

Crispy golden phyllo cups filled with a creamy smoked trout, horseradish and scallion mixture, topped with cool shredded cucumber. An elegant make-ahead appetizer that yields 48 bite-sized pieces.

Lime velvet salad is a retro molded Jello salad with cream cheese, crushed pineapple, celery, nuts, and whipped cream. Creamy, crunchy, and unmistakably vintage.

Shellfish crepes with shrimp in vermouth, filled and topped with creamy Swiss cheese sauce, baked until bubbling and golden. A classic French bistro appetizer or elegant dinner party main.

This is a quick and easy recipe, I have made it several times, always very great, a good keeper.

Mexican grilled corn (elote) slathers charred ears in a lightened mayo-yogurt chili sauce, then dusts them with salty cotija and a squeeze of lime. A healthier take on the street-food classic.

The flavor of this golden brown fudge comes from the caramelized sugar.

Homemade Kahlua coffee liqueur with just four ingredients: instant coffee, sugar, vanilla, and vodka. A slow-simmered coffee syrup base that tastes like the real thing. Great for gifting.