Recipe Sifter

Moist and delicious chocolate cake is so easy to make, great when you have company to come over.

Elegant almond tart with buttery pastry crust and rich frangipane filling studded with toasted almonds. Ground almonds and eggs create a moist, nutty center that stays tender for days.

Hawaiian venison: sweet-and-sour stir fry with cubed deer steak, green bell peppers, pineapple chunks, and a tangy pineapple-soy sauce. A clever way to cook the deer in the freezer.

Savory sausage coffee cake with bulk sausage, Swiss and Parmesan, and a biscuit-mix batter. Brunch-friendly square casserole, no sweetness, all savory.

Fresh apricot pie with a double crust, lemon juice, cinnamon, and butter. A classic fruit pie showcasing apricots at their peak with a flaky golden top crust.

Easy cake mix bundt with lemon Jello and 7-Up for citrus fizz: moist, tender crumb baked in a tube pan, glazed with lemon icing while still warm for sticky-sweet finish.

Spam and potato casserole with cream of potato soup, sherry, and Parmesan baked until bubbly and golden. A quick comfort food dinner from pantry staples.

Soft pineapple cookies with crushed pineapple and chopped nuts or coconut in a tender, cake-like drop cookie. A tropical twist on the classic cookie jar favorite.

Cookies and cream muffins loaded with chopped Oreos folded into a sour cream batter. Tender, moist, and studded with chocolate cookie chunks and cream filling in every bite.

Crawfish tails simmered in a creamy shrimp soup sauce with sauteed onions, garlic, bell pepper, celery, and white wine. Ladle this Cajun-style goodness over rice or pasta.

Like the recipe's name, this is a very moist, fluffy and delicious lemon cake, always a winner.

Quick orange muffins made with Bisquick, orange juice, pecans, and orange marmalade. These citrusy, nutty breakfast muffins need just 6 ingredients and come together in under 45 minutes.

Apple harvest cake baked in a fluted bundt pan with a half-whole-wheat batter, two cups of chopped apples, and toasted walnuts. Brown sugar and cinnamon drive the flavor, finished with a thin powdered sugar glaze.

Traditional Slovak yeast doughnuts enriched with egg yolks, butter, and a hint of lemon rind. Light, pillowy fried dough rooted in Eastern European baking traditions. Makes 36.

Pennsylvania Dutch oatmeal scrapple: simmered pork and bone broth thickened with oats, chilled into a loaf, then sliced and fried crisp. Old-school farmhouse breakfast meat.

Crispy phyllo bundles filled with curried shrimp, coconut, chopped peanuts, yogurt, and chutney. Makes 24 golden bite-sized appetizers. Freezer-friendly, so you can bake them straight from frozen for easy entertaining.