Recipe Sifter

Risotto is an Italian rice dish. It is made by briefly sautéing the rice in olive oil or butter, then adding a little bit of stock, stirring almost constantly until the rice absorbs the stock, then adding a bit more stock, stirring, adding, stirring, adding until it’s done. It usually takes between 20 and 30 minutes of stirring. When it’s done, the rice is cooked through and bound in a wonderful creamy sauce that is made as the starch leaches out of the rice grains and combines with the stock.

Rich and creamy Southwestern chicken con queso soup with jalapeños, cumin, cheddar cheese, and a silky roux-thickened broth. Restaurant-quality comfort in every spoonful.

Lattice-top apple pie with Kahlua coffee liqueur, brown sugar, and a toasted pecan layer baked into the bottom crust. A grown-up twist on a Thanksgiving classic.

You don't need to be a farmer to enjoy this scrumptious casserole made with creamed corn and cheddar cheese.

Gather round pound cake: a moist butterscotch-coffee bundt cake with melted butterscotch chips and instant coffee in the batter. The deep amber pound cake that smells like a coffee shop bakery.

Savory Italian-style quiche loaded with salami, mozzarella, fresh tomatoes, and green onions in a golden flaky crust. Ready in just over an hour for an easy brunch or weeknight dinner.

Mohn kuchen: a traditional German poppy seed cake with a pressed shortbread base, creamy cooked poppy seed filling, and buttery streusel top. Dense, nutty, old-world dessert.

Frosty date balls with chopped dates and walnuts in a buttery shortbread dough, baked low and slow, then rolled in powdered sugar while warm. A classic holiday cookie.

Beef tenderloin wrapped in buttered phyllo with a mushroom-shallot duxelles and Madeira sauce. A lighter, flakier alternative to classic beef Wellington.

SPAM breakfast skillet with hash brown potatoes, bell peppers, onion, eggs, hot sauce, and cheddar cheese. A one-pan breakfast scramble that feeds a crowd.

First this double corn bread is absolutely delicious itself. Using the already-yummy cornbread makes a even more flavorful stuffing that has apples, celeries, pecans, and mixed herbs.

Greek-style turkey stuffing with three meats, chestnuts, pine nuts, and white raisins simmered in red wine and tomato paste. A meat-forward holiday stuffing with rice instead of bread cubes.

Kazakh lemon chicken: two whole chickens roasted with ginger, saffron, nutmeg, and paprika, finished with a green olive and lemon zest pan sauce. A Central Asian-inspired feast dish for a crowd.

Spiced molasses cookies sweetened with maple syrup and warmed by ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom. Rolled in sugar before baking for a crackled, sparkly crust and soft, chewy middle.

Authentic Pennsylvania Dutch chicken pot pie with homemade egg noodles, tender chicken, and hearty vegetables in rich broth. Lancaster County comfort food tradition.

Homemade Pecan Sandies copycat recipe with finely chopped pecans in a buttery shortening-based dough baked until golden. A spot-on clone of the classic Keebler cookie.