Recipe Sifter

A tender from-scratch yellow cake layered with chopped fresh strawberries and sweetened whipped cream, then frosted all over with more cream and garnished with whole berries. Classic, beautiful, and gone in minutes.

Homemade strawberry popsicles with real frozen strawberries, skim milk, and unflavored gelatin for a creamy texture. A low-fat frozen treat kids can help make.

A light parfait of vanilla ice milk stirred with crushed pineapple and frozen strawberries, set gently with unflavored gelatin. Low-calorie, no-bake, and scoopable in 30 minutes.

Slow-simmered strawberry-rhubarb compote with just four ingredients cooked low for hours until thick and jammy. A versatile fruit topping for yogurt, ice cream, or toast.

String beans Provencal braised in a sauce of plum tomatoes, onion, garlic, and thyme until meltingly tender. A French-style green bean side dish that's vegan and serves a crowd with simple ingredients.

Fresh cucumber rounds hollowed out and filled with roasted eggplant paté blended with almonds, garlic, and parsley. A cool, elegant vegetarian appetizer that looks as good as it tastes.

Wild duck soaked in lemon water, stuffed with celery, onion, orange, and apple, then slow-roasted under salt pork until tender. A hunter's classic done right.

Homemade sun-dried tomatoes oven-dried at low heat for 16-18 hours, then packed in olive oil with rock salt and optional rosemary or dried chilies. A pantry staple that keeps indefinitely.

Garlic chutney made with 200 cloves of garlic, fresh ginger, mustard seeds, red pepper, and apple cider vinegar. A bold, tangy condiment for garlic lovers that mellows beautifully as it cools.

Crunchy Italian orange almond biscotti, twice-baked for that signature snap and loaded with toasted almonds and bright orange zest. A no-butter cookie made for dunking in coffee or vin santo.

A lighter coleslaw with a tangy yogurt-mayo dressing, Dijon mustard, and white vinegar. Crunchy shredded cabbage, carrot, celery, and onion tossed together in 30 minutes. Keeps in the fridge for 2 days.

Slow-simmered Swedish red cabbage braised with apple, honey, red wine, and lemon. This tangy-sweet vegetarian side dish is a Scandinavian holiday table staple.

Swedish meatballs in a creamy allspice-spiked gravy made from beef bouillon, evaporated milk, and a touch of lemon. The retro homestyle version that lands over buttered noodles.

Low-calorie snack mix with pretzels, peanuts, air-popped popcorn, graham crackers, and cinnamon-dusted raisins. No baking required. Grab a handful and try to stop at one.

Vegan grilling sauce with tomato, molasses, soy sauce, chili powder, and mustard. A sugar-free BBQ-style marinade designed for seitan and tempeh on the grill.

Quick sweet and sour prawns in an orange juice, soy, ginger, and brown sugar sauce thickened with cornstarch. Ready in 20 minutes, served over rice with beansprouts.