Recipe Sifter

I marinated the beef overnight. After grilling, I sprinkled the kababs with toasted sesame seeds. Yum!

An interesting way to make bread, and it actually makes great flavor and texture bread.

Warm and crusty rolls that pack a surprise. Inside your guests will find gooey cheese, juicy cherry tomatoes, basil and garlic.

A succulent beef roast dish that calls for red wine, cabbage, juicy tomatoes and variety of spices.

These Chinese sticky ribs are scrumptious.

A simple classic American style pot roast. Cooks slowly creating a complete one pot meal.

Lime jello cucumber salad: a retro molded salad with lime gelatin, grated cucumber, sour cream, mayo, and cottage cheese. A classic Midwestern church-supper dish from the 1960s.

Simple and easy, this savory dish can make a rainy day seem bright!

Chocolate brandy cake doctors a devil's food mix with brandy, eggs, and oil, then bakes into a tender bundt soaked twice with a hot brandy-chocolate glaze. Make a day ahead for full flavor.

Slow-cooked beef patties in a creamy mushroom and onion gravy. Real comfort food.

This scrumptious snack is perfect when on the go or at work. You might even need to take extras just in case!

Fluffy steamed buns filled with sweet Chinese BBQ pork. These dim sum favorites take time but reward with pillowy soft dough and savory-sweet char siu filling. Makes 12 buns.

A great way to use up day old bread. A savory version of bread pudding with spinach and mushrooms that's cheesy delicious.

Walk to school cookies: buttery slice-and-bake shortbread with chopped pecans, dusted with powdered sugar. Make-ahead icebox cookies sturdy enough to survive a backpack and lunchbox.

Make your pasta dishes seem authentic with this spaghetti sauce made of Italian sausage, tomatoes and a variety of spices.

Decorated cookies the grownups will love---they're loaded with toasted almonds and candied orange peel.