Recipe Sifter

Ready in less than 15 minutes. An easy green bean side dish recipe with cashews, thyme and garlic that ensures the green beans remain the star.

Beer float made with chocolate ice cream and a 12-ounce pour of beer in a tall glass. Two ingredients, ready in 30 seconds, and the strangest dessert-drink you'll ever love.

Three fresh berries, five minutes, zero cooking. Strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries are partially blended into a chunky sauce bursting with natural sweetness. A no-sugar-added fruit dessert that's as easy as it gets.

Broccoli boiled with whole garlic cloves in red wine vinegar and olive oil, then chilled overnight. A cold marinated broccoli side dish with bold garlic flavor.

Bitter greens salad with radicchio, peppery arugula, and chicory tossed with Italian dressing. A bracing four-ingredient side that cuts through rich pasta or roasted meats.

Black Forest coffee blends fresh brewed coffee with chocolate syrup and maraschino cherry juice, topped with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. A 5-minute dessert drink.

Low-calorie blueberry parfaits layered with vanilla frozen yogurt, warm blueberry-apricot sauce, and slivered almonds. Four ingredients, 15 minutes, and gorgeous in a glass.

Pan-fried oysters dredged in flour and cooked in hot oil until golden and crispy. A simple four-ingredient recipe with a humorous nod to pearl-bearing oysters.

Homemade bread mix with bread flour, sugar, salt, and powdered milk pre-blended for fast yeast bread baking. A pantry staple that turns weekend bread baking into a 5-minute setup.

5-second banana breakfast smoothie with skim milk, nonfat yogurt, and protein powder. Blend it, grab it, and sip your way through the morning rush. Zero cooking required.

In Japan, miso soup is a traditional breakfast food–sipped hot, directly from the bowl. It is incredibly simple to prepare and can be put together in roughly the same amount of time it takes to brew a cup of tea. You can transfer the soup to a wide-neck thermos and take it to work for a nourishing mid-morning break as well. Miso has numerous health benefits, but is especially renowned for its probiotics properties, which help balance intestinal flora. It also contains good amounts of vitamin B12.

Strawberry almond milk smoothie: just strawberries, unsweetened almond milk, and a touch of honey blended into a light, dairy-free breakfast. A clean base for protein powder.

Steamed broccoli tossed in a Japanese rice vinegar vinaigrette with garlic and stone ground mustard. A tangy, oil-free side dish ready in under 15 minutes.

A creamy frozen cocktail blending brown creme de cacao, Triple Sec, and vanilla ice cream into a velvety, chocolatey adult milkshake. Three ingredients, five minutes, pure indulgence.

Brown sugar filling with chopped nuts and cinnamon for cinnamon rolls, coffee cakes, and sweet breads. A 3-ingredient streusel-style filling ready in minutes.

Classic Caesar dressing made from scratch with a coddled egg, anchovy fillets, garlic, Parmesan, olive oil, and fresh lemon juice. Thick, creamy, and intensely savory.