Recipe Sifter

Greek briam-style vegetable casserole with eggplant, zucchini, potatoes, peppers, and tomatoes baked in olive oil. A rustic Mediterranean bake served with feta and bread.

Layered phyllo strudel filled with fig puree and fresh pears spiced with cinnamon and allspice, drizzled with warm honey and chopped hazelnuts.

Fesenjam, a classic Persian chicken stew simmered in pomegranate molasses and ground walnuts. Tangy, rich, and deeply savory with a sweet-sour sauce that thickens as it cooks.

A hearty sausage stew built on browned veal and Italian sausage, slow-simmered with potatoes, stewed tomatoes, peppers, green beans, herbs, and three melting cheeses.

Nutty chocolate mint fudge made with marshmallow cream, mint chocolate chips, and chopped nuts. A no-thermometer fudge recipe that sets up smooth and creamy after just two hours of chilling.

These no-sugar peanut butter cookies are delicious. Perfect treats when you are on a diet.

Fudgy chocolate layer cake made with a full cup of cocoa powder, brown sugar, and buttermilk for tender, deep-flavored crumb. Frosted with a melted-chocolate buttercream and topped with chocolate curls. The classic two-layer birthday cake.

No-bake strawberry chiffon bars with marshmallows, sweetened condensed milk, and whipped cream folded into strawberry Jello on a graham cracker crust. Fluffy, pink, and ready after a two-hour chill.

Homemade chaurice sausage from pork shoulder seasoned with paprika, cayenne, cumin, and chili powder. Stuff into casings or form patties, then serve fresh or smoke them for deep Louisiana flavor.

Crock-Pot chicken cacciatore slow-cooked in tomato paste, red wine, mushrooms, and Creole seasoning until the meat falls off the bone. A set-it-and-forget-it Italian-Cajun fusion served over pasta.

Plantation stew: a hearty Southern-style lamb stew with potatoes, red peppers, citrus, and a splash of sherry. A slow-simmered comfort dinner that warms to the bones.

Cranberry and lemon star in this winning drop cookie with fluffy frosting from Liz Bannon of Port Washington, which was adapted from a recipe in a Taste of Home cookbook.

Hearty bacon cabbage and root vegetable soup with carrots, turnip, potatoes, and onion. Smoky, savory, peasant-style winter cooking. Topped with grated Parmesan.

Everyone loves a savory stew, so try this simple recipe that uses carrots, potatoes, apple cider and succulent pork.

Pineapple noodle kugel layered with sweetened cottage and cream cheese, egg noodles, and crushed pineapple. Cinnamon-sugar topped, sweet-savory side or brunch casserole.

Coconut macaroons packed with Mounds candy pieces, cream cheese, and almond extract get drizzled with dark chocolate for bakery-worthy cookies.