Recipe Sifter

Easy homemade pesto with fresh basil, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan, and olive oil blended in minutes. Five ingredients for a vibrant sauce that beats anything jarred.

Making your own fresh pasta is quite easy with the right tools, a mixer with a dough hook and a pasta roller. This recipe makes 12 ounces of fresh light whole wheat pasta.

Crispy deep-fried Australian dim sims stuffed with minced pork, prawns, cabbage, and shallots in wonton wrappers. A classic Aussie takeaway snack ready in 15 minutes. Serve with soy or sweet and sour sauce.

Homemade Italian sausage with ground pork shoulder, fresh Parmigiano-Reggiano, Italian parsley, white wine, garlic, basil, oregano, and hot red chili. Stuffed into casings, air-dried overnight, simmered then browned.

Juicy bite-size cherry tomatoes stuffed with a tasty filling that includes mozzarella, basil and sun-dried tomatoes. Tasty pop-in your mouth mini-explosions of flavor.

Warm and cheesy hors d’oeuvres that are easy to make. Bacon, cheddar and spinach naturally go together and are oh so tasty.

Pheasant pate made from slow-roasted birds ground fine with hard-cooked egg, butter, sour cream, and grated onion. A smooth, spreadable game bird pate that freezes beautifully for hunting season.

Individual mini chocolate cheesecakes that freeze very well and use simple ingredients. Easy bake in a muffin tin.

This is a quick, easy way to saute asparagus. The dish has a light flavor and makes a great accompaniment to Italian meals. I make this year-round, but we especially enjoy it at Thanksgiving

Regional Acadian recipe from Saint Mary's Bay Nova Scotia Canada,made of meat and potatoes

Rack of lamb painted with Dijon mustard, soy sauce, garlic, and rosemary, then roasted to rosy medium-rare. A 25-minute, hands-off centerpiece for special-occasion dinners.

THese made the rounds in our neighborhood this holiday season. Everyone wanted the recipe.

Lemon oatmeal cookies bright with lemon juice, zest, and extract, made lighter with oil and egg whites and given extra crunch from crisp rice cereal. A crisp, citrusy twist on the classic oatmeal cookie.

This is the best prime rib ever! My whole family is addicted to it. The flavor of the meat is unbelieveable and the temperature of the meat is perfect. I usually use extra garlic just because I love it so much and it is still not overpowering. I also add beef broth once I remove the prime rib from the pan and make an aujois gravy. My family and I will enjoy this for many years to come.

Belgian club soda waffles use sparkling water in place of milk for ultralight, crisp-edged Bisquick waffles in 20 minutes. Four ingredients, no buttermilk needed.

Pictou County oatcakes from Nova Scotia, the classic Maritime Canadian shortbread-style oat cookie. Crisp, crumbly, brown sugar sweet, ready in 20 minutes.