Recipe Sifter

Pirate's pie: a kid-friendly fish pie with canned salmon, leeks, red pepper, and corn in creamy sauce under a piped cheesy mashed potato crown. Budget-friendly family dinner.

Charbroiled swordfish steaks topped with a fresh citrus salsa made from ruby red grapefruit, oranges, limes, lemon, bell peppers, and a splash of tequila. Bright, healthy, and grill-ready.

This simple crockpot recipe is easy to make and the dish tastes just as good as if it came off the barbecue.

A big hit, it is almost the most excelllecnt pasta salad I have ever eaten. I think I will make it more and more!

Black-eyed peas and barley: a healthy one-dish casserole with onions, celery, pearl barley, and bay-thyme-rosemary herbs. Vegetarian and high-fiber, Southern-inspired and ready in just over an hour.

Bread machine chocolate cherry bread with dried cherries, chocolate chips, Triple Sec, molasses, and orange zest. A rich, sweet yeast loaf with a boozy twist.

Authentic Swiss fondue from Neuchatel with Emmentaler, Gruyere, dry white wine, and kirsch. Per-person measurements so you can scale to any gathering. Served with crusty bread cubes.

Spring artichoke hearts, tender leeks, and sweet peas simmer into light herbed soup brightened with mint, parsley, and a drizzle of Parmesan-topped olive oil.

Miso barbecued tofu with grilled Japanese eggplant, shiitake mushrooms, and scallions basted in a sweet miso-plum sauce glaze. A plant-based Japanese-inspired grilled dinner in 30 minutes.

Lentil salad with cooked green and red lentils, green beans, celery, parsley, and a tangy mustard-Italian dressing. A high-fiber, high-protein vegetarian salad ready in 15 minutes.

Pressure cooker Hoppin' John with brown basmati rice, wild rice, black-eyed peas, collard and mustard greens, and stewed tomatoes. A hearty Southern one-pot classic.

While Schwartz describes the name for this Israeli dish as slightly pretentious, he notes that it won a cooking competition and found its way onto the menus of five star hotels. He recommends serving it over a bed or bulgur pilaf.

This freshly baked boboli can be served all by itself, it's delicious enough. Top it with some of your favorite vegetables, cheeses or anything you like to make a yummy pizza. Garlic and rosemary in the dough brings lots of great flavors.

A nutty, chewy side dish of wheat berries, pearl barley, and wild rice simmered in chicken bouillon with lemon zest, garlic, and green onions. Wholesome comfort in one pot.

Kidney beans tossed with crisp celery, grated dill pickle, onion, and chopped hard-cooked egg create a protein-packed salad with tangy crunch in every bite.

Low-calorie potato salad with red potatoes, fresh dill, celery, and light ranch dressing. No mayo, no guilt, and ready in 15 minutes with pre-cooked potatoes.