Recipe Sifter

Moist beet nut bread with shredded beets, warm cinnamon, nutmeg, and crunchy chopped nuts. Think zucchini bread's earthy, ruby-colored cousin baked into a tender loaf.

Kentucky bourbon cake with raisins soaked in whiskey, toasted pecans, and a bourbon brush after baking. A make-ahead Southern Bundt that gets better as it ages, wrapped in a bourbon-soaked cheesecloth.

This rich, smooth and citrus cheesecake is always a big hit, and it is absolutely a killer!

A hearty, flavorful dish featuring tender beef short ribs slow-cooked in a savory sauce with onions, garlic, and green peppers. Perfect for a comforting family dinner.

Mom's meatloaf: a classic, no-frills loaf studded with onion and celery, baked tender under foil, then finished with a ketchup glaze. The old-fashioned comfort-food dinner everyone grew up on.

A spiced Bundt cake studded with Italian prune-plums and walnuts, laced with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, then finished with a mocha-cocoa frosting. A stunning fall dessert.

A delicious breakfast or brunch can be prepared the night before. You will love how good your house smells when you bake it in the oven the next day.

Moist, chocolaty and creamy, these brownies melt in your mouth.

The French toast came out golden, brown and nicely crispy on top. Warm, creamy with lots of juicy blueberries in the centre. The blueberry sauce was a must, it not only added fruity and juicy sweetness, but it also maximized the blueberry taste.

Banana oatmeal pecan bread with whole wheat flour, rolled oats, ripe bananas, honey, and a generous cup of broken pecans. A hearty quickbread with no white sugar.

This turned out quite nicely, great mix of textures and flavors. If you use store bought salsa and store bought tortilla chips you will want to watch the salt levels.

Shredded chicken enchiladas in corn tortillas smothered with homemade tomatillo verde sauce, bubbly Monterey Jack, and cool sour cream. Make-ahead friendly and packed with green chile flavor. Feeds six.

Candied dill pickles transformed from store-bought dills into sweet-tart spears with sugar, vinegar, bay, and cloves. The Southern grandma trick that turns ordinary pickles into addictive snacking.

A very simple, yummy spaghetti recipe for anyone to make or enjoy! Serving sizes are half a cup each.

Cheesy eggplant parmigiana layers crisp breaded fried eggplant with a garlicky tomato-basil sauce and plenty of Parmesan and mozzarella, baked bubbling and golden. The classic Italian vegetarian comfort dish.

Similar to blondies, these bars are rich with the flavor or orange and loaded with white chocolate chips and coconut.