Recipe Sifter

Make sure to use the convenient quick-cooking barley, that will save a lot of time. And very nice flavor too.

Quick-pickled raw vegetables in a dill seed, apple cider vinegar, and hot sauce brine. Ready after 24 hours in the fridge, no canning required.

Fresh fig cookies with chopped figs, walnuts, and ground cloves in a simple drop cookie dough. A unique spiced cookie that celebrates fresh fig season.

Hungarian baked chicken with paprika-browned breasts layered over cabbage, sliced apples, and onions, finished with melted Swiss cheese. Sweet, savory, and hearty.

A belly warming Polish potato soup made with a classic combination of onion, carrots, potatoes and Polish kielbasa sausage. Hearty enough for a main dish.

Traditional beef stroganoff prepared with health in mind.

Meatball parmigiana just got a whole lot easier with baked meatballs! No frying on the stove, no splatter, no mess! Perfect for a quick meal during the week! You can use your favorite store bought sauce or make your own.

Fresh coconut cream pie layers a silky stovetop coconut custard under a cloud of golden meringue, finished with a shower of toasted coconut. An old-fashioned, made-from-scratch pie with tender custard and crisp-tipped peaks.

Monkfish stir fry with flour-dredged fish cubes, celery, zucchini, red pepper, and mushrooms tossed in soy sauce and sherry. A quick wok dinner with meaty fish and crisp vegetables.

Soft persimmon cookies studded with whiskey-soaked raisins and chopped walnuts, spiced with clove and nutmeg. A late-fall holiday cookie that uses ripe Hachiya persimmon pulp.

Old-fashioned egg-yolk cookies with six rich yolks, lemon and vanilla extracts, rolled in sugar before baking. Tender shortbread-style cookies that use up leftover yolks from angel food cake.

Why not make your own crepes, easy, fresh and delicious!!

Anniversary burgers: tender beef patties with horseradish, thyme, and dry mustard, grilled and brushed with melted butter-ketchup baste. Old-school cookout royalty.

Quick and easy to make, light, tasty and crispy. Serve with sour cream, salsa or guacamole.

Almost all my sauce is inside florets and around shrimps. I like it because broccoli florets taste delicious with the quite strong garlic flavor of the sauce.

Thick, creamy cheddar potato broccoli soup made from scratch in one pot. Chunks of tender potato and broccoli in a velvety cheese broth that's ready in about an hour.