Recipe Sifter

Peach oat cobbler: juicy ripe peaches under a rustic raisin-oat biscuit topping. Lower-fat dessert with bright almond extract and a cobblestone crust.

This scrumptious appetizer will have you hooked after one bite! Goes well with pasta or a tender and juicy steak.

No-bake blueberry pie with sweetened condensed milk, sour cream, and lemon in a crumb crust. Just chill and serve for a creamy, fruity dessert that's foolproof.

Low-calorie applesauce raisin squares with whole wheat flour, natural bran, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg, topped with sliced almonds. Just 61 calories per square.

Italian chicken made in an oven cooking bag with jarred marinara and green peppers. Five ingredients, no browning, no cleanup, served over pasta for a weeknight win.

Impossible cheddar and broccoli appetizers made with Bisquick, eggs, broccoli, corn, and walnuts. A self-crusting baked appetizer topped with melted cheddar, cut into bite-sized pieces.

Cajun shrimp macaroni salad with a zesty mayo dressing spiked with hot sauce, Worcestershire, lemon juice, mustard, and ketchup. A big-batch Southern potluck favorite.

Maple glazed ham steak baked with dried figs and caramelized bananas in a clove-scented maple-lemon glaze. An easy, impressive sheet-pan dinner for four.

Microwave orange chicken roulade with cinnamon-rice stuffing, finished with a glossy orange juice sauce and broken walnuts. A 30-minute dinner that looks dinner-party fancy.

Magic window cookies are sugar cookies with stained glass centers made from crushed hard candy that melts during baking. A holiday favorite for tree ornaments and gifts.

Easy chicken fajitas in one skillet: sweet sauteed peppers and onions, fajita-seasoned chicken tenders, piled into warm tortillas with salsa, guacamole, and cilantro. A fast, fresh 30-minute weeknight dinner.

Oven fried pork chops coated in herb-seasoned stuffing mix for shortcut breading with built-in seasoning. Egg washed and baked on a buttered sheet pan for a crisp crust without the splatter of skillet frying.

Baked stuffed summer squash filled with ricotta, scallions, sage, thyme, and parsley. A light vegetarian side dish ready in 30 minutes that makes the most of garden squash.

Hamantaschen, the triangular Purim cookies, here filled with a rich honey-nut mixture brightened with lemon. A rum-scented dough folded into the traditional three-cornered shape and baked to a golden glaze.

A fresh, no-cook pasta salad tossing ditalini with raw zucchini rounds, chopped fresh tomato, sliced onion, olive oil, and parsley. Simple Italian summer eating at its best, ready in 40 minutes.

Frozen raspberry souffle with strained berry puree, framboise liqueur, and billowy whipped cream. Assembled tall in a collared dish so it rises above the rim like a baked souffle.