Recipe Sifter

Vietnamese fruits in syrup (trái cây) with orange, pineapple, and lychees in a sherry-citrus sugar syrup. A simple, elegant tropical dessert chilled to perfection.

Ukha, a traditional Russian clear salmon soup with a layered fish stock clarified to golden perfection. Poached salmon fillets, potatoes, and carrots in a sparkling broth garnished with lemon.

Roast pork and sauerkraut braises a pork loin low and slow in apple juice with sauerkraut, caraway, and onions, served with a warm applesauce-apricot sauce. Old-world Eastern European Sunday dinner.

Slow cooker chocolate fondue with chocolate almond candy bars, marshmallows, and whipping cream. Stays warm and glossy for hours of dipping without scorching. Five ingredients, no babysitting.

A simple marinade that can be used on steak, pot roasts or even burgers.

Chilled pasta salad with flaked salmon, avocado, red bell pepper, cilantro, and lime-mayonnaise dressing: creamy, fresh, served on lettuce with paprika garnish.

A produce department recipe. Tastes high-calorie, but is actually fairly low-cal. Sauce is best served the same day as it is made.

Yogurt-coated chicken breasts rolled in herb stuffing crumbs and baked alongside cinnamon-sugar peaches. A sweet and savory dinner for two, ready in 40 minutes.

Beekeeper's cabbage is a slow-braised red cabbage with apple, parsnip, honey, and caraway seeds brightened with raspberry vinegar. A classic British side dish, tender and sweet-tart.

Asian-glazed chicken drumettes pan-fried in peanut oil with garlic-ginger stir-fry sauce, served over warm sesame coleslaw cooked in the same skillet.

Cherries jubilee ice cream pie swirls a brandy-spiked dark cherry sauce through vanilla ice cream in a honey-graham crust, then freezes firm. A make-ahead frozen take on the flaming dessert classic.

Moroccan lamb tagine slow-simmered with saffron, honey, cinnamon, dates, and toasted almonds. A fragrant North African braise with sweet-savory depth in every bite.

Grilled West Indies spice-rubbed chicken breast with curry, paprika, cumin, and cayenne, served with molasses-glazed grilled bananas. A Caribbean-inspired grill plate with bold heat and tropical sweetness.

Justin Wilson's Cajun crawfish boil simmers 50 pounds of live crawfish with crab boil seasoning, lemons, cayenne, sausage, corn, and potatoes. The gold standard Louisiana backyard feast.

A light and tasty potato salad. The cucumber and bell peppers add the crunchiness and refreshing taste, a great side dish at a hot summer day.

A simple two-ingredient pan gravy made from roast pork drippings and flour, spooned over sliced roast pork. The no-fail Sunday supper sauce with zero waste.