Recipe Sifter

This delicious dish is made with dried fruit, sweet cherries, juicy apples and seedless grapes.

Cranberry tea punch with spiced black tea, cranberry juice, orange juice, and lemon juice served over ice. A big-batch party drink with warm cinnamon and clove notes.

Nectarine-orange marmalade simmers ground nectarines and oranges with sugar into a glossy, peel-flecked spread. A small-batch summer preserve that yields four half-pints of bright, fragrant jam.

Hot wassail punch with apple cider, apricot nectar, dark rum, brown sugar, and clove-studded oranges simmered low with cinnamon sticks. A big-batch holiday warmer for a party crowd.

Dried figs, apricots, and almonds pulsed with honey, coriander, and sweet wine, then rolled in toasted sesame seeds. This Yemenite charoset brings a rich, fragrant twist to your Passover Seder table.

Piperies Orektiko, a Greek roasted pepper salad with oven-blistered sweet peppers, onion, oregano, and olive oil vinaigrette. A simple mezze appetizer.

Yemenite haroset with dates, figs, raisins, walnuts, and almonds blended with sweet wine, cumin, cardamom, and cinnamon. A richly spiced Passover tradition from Yemen.

Pickled string beans: a prize-winning, old-fashioned canning recipe that turns fresh green beans into a sweet-tart, spiced jar staple. Crisp, snappy, and ready for the antipasto platter.

Honey-glazed ham steaks pan-fried and brushed with a warm honey, dry mustard, ginger, and clove glaze. Dinner on the table in 15 minutes flat.

Smith College fudge with molasses, brown sugar, and unsweetened chocolate cooked to soft-ball stage. The classic 1900s women's college recipe with deep, rich flavor.

Rhubarb pie sweetened with light brown sugar instead of white, with thin lemon slices layered between the rhubarb for bright citrus contrast. A lattice-topped pie that's tart, caramelly, and old-fashioned.

Hot wine jelly made with sweet red wine and crushed chili peppers for a sweet-spicy spread. Serve with roasted meats, cheese boards, or crackers for a bold condiment.

Served this with pasta or caesar salad, and you can use scallions too, anyway it is very tasty.

Fruit puffed cookies made with angel food cake mix, dried fruit, and pecans. Just 4 ingredients for light, airy cookies that puff up golden in under 10 minutes.

Cool off this summer with this tasty drink that will make you forget to buy lemonade at the grocery store.

Broiled grouper fillets seasoned with lemon juice and cracked black pepper, ready in under 10 minutes. The simplest low-fat preparation for one of the Gulf's best fish.