Recipe Sifter

Cajun-blackened sea scallops over farfalle tossed in cilantro walnut pesto, drizzled with roasted red pepper sauce. A showstopper seafood pasta with bold layered flavors.

Caribbean-marinated grilled pork chops soaked in orange juice, lime, dark rum, and warm spices. Ziplock bag marinade, 12 minutes on the grill, island vibes on your plate.

Overnight breakfast sausage casserole with browned sausage, sharp cheddar, eggs, and bread cubes soaked overnight. The make-ahead Christmas-morning casserole that goes from fridge to oven to plate.

It's a decadent chocolate fudge cake. Indulge into this ultimate to-die-for chocolate dessert.

Tabouleh is a traditional Lebanese parsley salad with fine bulgur, scallions, mint, ripe tomatoes, and a sharp lemon-olive oil dressing. Bright, herbaceous, and built around parsley, not grain.

Sweet yeast dough topped with layers of tangy cream cheese, cinnamon apples, and buttery streusel. This dessert pizza combines the comfort of apple pie with the fun of pizza night.

Creamy potato, leek, and salt cod soup finished with sour cream and fresh dill. A milk-based chowder with rich, briny depth that can be made a day ahead.

Thick pork chops dredged in mustard-garlic seasoned flour, browned crispy, then slow-cooked in chicken and rice soup until fall-apart tender. Crockpot comfort at its easiest.

Golden asparagus strudel wrapped in crispy phyllo with sautéed onions and buttery breadcrumbs. Served with a cool yogurt-mint herb dressing. Vegetarian and vegan-adaptable.

Baked chicken liver pate with brandy, sage, thyme, and cream, molded in juice cans and rolled in fresh parsley. A make-ahead appetizer that freezes well for up to 3 weeks.

Authentic Texas beef chili with no beans, toasted cumin, and beer-braised chuck. Bold, chunky chili simmered low and slow until fork-tender in rich tomato broth.

Make-ahead Chinese-style chicken strata with cubed bread, eggs, milk, sesame oil, soy, water chestnuts, and red bell pepper. Overnight breakfast or brunch casserole.

Lamb chops wrapped in phyllo with peas, potato balls, tomatoes, and kasseri cheese bake into golden Greek parcels that surprise with every bite.

Juicy slow cooker turkey breast seasoned with rosemary, thyme, and paprika, served with a silky homemade tarragon cream sauce. A hands-off crockpot dinner for 6.

Pork chops with scalloped potatoes: a one-dish baked dinner with browned pork chops perched on layers of thinly sliced potatoes and onions, all simmered in a chicken broth-based sauce. The Sunday-supper classic.

Pounded chicken breasts stuffed with herb butter and Monterey Jack, rolled in Parmesan breadcrumbs, and baked until golden. Includes a spicy Mexican-style variation.