Recipe Sifter

Salami roll-ups with cream cheese, avocado, tomato, and lettuce in flour tortillas. No-cook appetizer sliced into pinwheels, perfect for parties. Make ahead and chill.

Moroccan baked fish with a cumin, paprika, and cayenne marinade pounded with garlic and fresh cilantro. A simple North African spice paste that transforms snapper or any white fish.

Glorified pork chops smothered in cream of celery soup and simmered until tender. A 4-ingredient, 20-minute weeknight dinner served over rice. Simple comfort food at its most nostalgic.

Traditional menudo style tripe stew with egg-thickened broth, sauteed onions, and tender simmered tripe. A heritage Mexican-American comfort stew passed down through generations.

Grilled beef blade steaks marinated overnight in a spicy orange-soy blend with garlic, red pepper flakes, and apple cider vinegar. Served with grilled red bell peppers.

Homemade cheese bone dog cookies with cheddar, garlic, and flour baked into crunchy bone-shaped treats. Just 5 ingredients and 30 minutes for happy pups.

Whole trout griddled with a fresh herb butter of mint, sage and thyme, plus a sprig of rosemary tucked inside each fish. Grill, griddle or barbecue until the skin browns and the flesh flakes off the bone.

Baked green tomatoes with brown sugar, butter cracker crumbs, and a sweet-savory contrast. A classic Southern side dish that's an oven-baked alternative to fried green tomatoes.

Butter-sauteed jumbo shrimp scampi with garlic, white wine, lemon zest, rosemary, and oregano. Two pounds of shrimp cooked in a bright, herby pan sauce.

Homemade flour tortillas with just four ingredients: flour, shortening, salt, and warm water. Soft, pliable, and ready to wrap around tacos, burritos, or quesadillas straight off the griddle.

Lemon macerated okra with Kalamata olives, garlic, bay, and thyme. Raw okra pods marinate in lemon juice and olive oil for 2 to 3 days, turning into a tangy Mediterranean antipasto snack.

Georgia-style quail browned in butter and simmered in bouillon gravy until fall-off-the-bone tender. A traditional Southern game bird supper done simply.

Oven baked sweet plantains slice ripe plantains on the bias and roast in a hot oven until golden, caramelized, and candy-sweet. A two-ingredient, no-fry side.

Italian envelopes are fried wonton wrappers stuffed with ricotta, salami, mozzarella, and oregano, topped with Parmesan. A crispy, cheesy Italian-Asian fusion appetizer.

Chicken pox pancakes: pancake stacks decorated with banana eyes and mouth, strawberry chunk spots, and powdered sugar pus. Halloween or sick-day kids' breakfast.

Ajvar: smoky Balkan roasted pepper and eggplant spread with garlic, lemon, and olive oil. The 'Serbian caviar' that goes on grilled meats, fresh bread, and cheese boards.