Recipe Sifter

Baba ghannuj eggplant appetizer baked whole and mashed with tahini, garlic, lemon juice, and a drizzle of olive oil. The vegan Middle Eastern dip that turns one eggplant into a dinner-table star.

Green, red cabbages, carrots, and a few other veggies together make a hearty and tasty fried rice. Top with a fried egg, or some cooked chicken, pork or beef strips to boost the protein. A quick and no-fuss weeknight meal.

Fudgy carob brownies made with oat flour, honey, and walnuts for a naturally sweetened treat. Gooey centers with cakey edges, these wholesome brownies prove you don't need refined sugar or chocolate to satisfy a craving.

Blueberry lovers muffins soak bran flakes cereal in milk for a tender, fiber-rich crumb dense with berries and warm spice. A lower-fat breakfast muffin with cinnamon and nutmeg punch.

Indian apple chutney: apples, onion, raisins, and warm spices simmered in malt vinegar with cumin, ginger, and mustard. A sweet-tangy condiment that improves with age in the jar.

Buttermilk cornmeal biscuits with a gritty Southern crumb, tangy buttermilk lift, and a crackly egg-washed top. Tender on the inside, crisp on the bottom, ready in about half an hour.

I use a bit more flour, let the dough rest in the fridge for 1 hr., and shape these into logs instead, brushing with egg wash and sprinkling with a little granulated sugar. I then bake them for 17 minutes. After cooling in the sheet pan for 5 min., I cut them into squares.

Crisp peanut butter cookies stamped with the classic fork crisscross. Old-fashioned bakery-style cookies with a sandy snap, perfect for dunking in milk or layering with chocolate.

Flaky freezer biscuits: yeast and baking-powder hybrid biscuits with buttermilk and cold butter. Make a batch of 30, freeze raw, bake fresh whenever you want hot biscuits.

Perfect for a fall or winter morning, a great way to use up any leftover pumpkin from pumpkin pie.

The title says it ALL! Very quick to prepare and everyone loves it. Serve with vanilla or butter pecan ice cream!

Make-ahead pumpkin chiffon pie with a cloud-light gelatin filling of pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg folded into stiff egg whites. Lighter than classic pumpkin pie and a Thanksgiving prep-day winner.

Homemade buttermilk ranch seasoning mix - why buy a packet when you can make your own and control the salt!

Lemon pecan pie skips corn syrup and uses lemon extract plus juice to brighten a buttery brown sugar custard packed with toasted pecans. The bright twist on Southern pecan pie.

Moist honey cornbread muffins, sweetened with honey and brown sugar for a tender, golden crumb that's never dry or crumbly. A quick, one-bowl batch ready in under 30 minutes for any dinner table.

Rapid skillet "roasting" of the garlic and "braising" the potatoes instead of the traditional boiling retains every drop of flavour in these garlic mash potatoes with a hint of maple syrup.