Recipe Sifter

Mrs. Johnson's peach preserves boil ripe sliced peaches in clear sugar syrup with lemon extract for old-fashioned Texas-style preserves. Spoon over biscuits or warm over vanilla ice cream.

Spicy and meaty - ideal to worm you up when there is cold outdoor.

A simple yet hearty easy one pot meal with only 4 ingredients.

These cookies are soft-cake like because of the pumpkin and applesauce. Dried cranberries and chocolate chips give the cookies additional deliciousness.

A simple but delicious Christmas bread that tastes wonderful plain, or toasted with a sweet jam.

Didn't use pineapple, because I didn't have it on hand. But the chicken salad still came out succulent. My kids loved it. It was a great way to make my kids eat some veggies :)

Pan-seared scallops with fennel over soba noodles plates golden-crusted scallops on Japanese buckwheat noodles in a Pernod and orange pan sauce. East-meets-West restaurant plating at home.

Mandarin orange and mixed greens salad with toasted pine nuts and a white wine vinaigrette. A quick five-ingredient low-calorie side salad ready in 10 minutes.

Quick 'n easy chicken breast recipe that only uses a few common pantry ingredients. Pair it with rice and veggies and you can have it ready in 20 minutes or so.

Horseradish garlic burgers with thyme, chives, and melted Havarti on toasted onion rolls. Grilled gourmet patties with bold, sharp flavor.

Triple chocolate fudge brownies with bittersweet, unsweetened, and semi-sweet chocolate. Dense, glossy-topped, and seriously fudgy with crackled edges.

Chunky California beef and bean chili made with cubed round steak, scratch-cooked beans and fresh-toasted cumin. Three peppers and a jalapeño build layered heat in this lean, hearty bowl.

The bread is good warm, cool, or toasted. It stales faster than store-brought white bread, so wrap the loaf well and use quickly or freeze.

Spicy pumpkin pie with two teaspoons of cayenne pepper hidden in the warm spice blend, balanced by honey, half-and-half, and ground pecans. A Thanksgiving showstopper that surprises every guest at the second bite.

Smoky pumpkin soup built on bacon fat and beef stock, finished with Marsala wine and crisp bacon. A savory, deeply autumnal bowl that skips the cream and leans on real depth.

Mom's cranberry orange scones with tart frozen cranberries, bright orange zest, and a buttermilk-tender crumb. An overnight flour-and-fruit rest soaks up excess moisture for the perfect texture.