Recipe Sifter

Cookie ice cream sandwiches made with slice-and-bake chocolate chip cookies and vanilla ice cream. A two-ingredient frozen treat kids can help assemble in 20 minutes.

Big-batch melon and citrus fruit salad with honeydew, cantaloupe, oranges, grapefruit, pineapple, bananas, and cherries in fresh orange juice. Feeds 20 and keeps a week.

Pasta Nicoise salad with shell pasta, fresh tomatoes, steamed green beans, black olives, and capers tossed in a garlicky olive oil vinaigrette. Ready in 20 minutes.

Homemade chocolate sauce from pantry staples, cocoa powder, sugar, and water simmered into a smooth, pourable syrup finished with vanilla. The easy stand-in for store-bought chocolate syrup.

Potsticker crisps made by baking dumpling wrappers until golden and shatteringly crisp. A one-ingredient appetizer chip ready in under 10 minutes.

Bay Head cream cheese spread with curry powder and garlic, mounded and topped with sweet Chinese duck sauce. A 5-minute cocktail party appetizer with surprising sweet-savory complexity.

Crab cakes cooked in a sandwich press with shredded crab, French mustard, Worcestershire, Old Bay, and bread cubes. The Maryland classic in 16 minutes flat.

Italian-style zucchini with butter, olive oil, basil, oregano, and parsley. A quick microwave side dish that keeps the zucchini crisp-tender in 20 minutes.

Isobe zukuri sashimi rolls with fresh fish wrapped in toasted nori seaweed, sliced into bite-sized pieces. A simple Japanese appetizer with dipping sauce.

Single-serving omelet with sauteed scallions, lemon thyme, and melted cheese. A simple, herb-scented breakfast that cooks in about 10 minutes.

Balsamic strawberries macerated with sugar and finished with aged balsamic vinegar just before serving. A three-ingredient Italian dessert that brings out the berry's best.

A quick and delicious soup that can be served alone, with a side dish or just with a crusty bread and crackers!

Hobo buns with bologna, melted cheese, tomato, and green pepper on kaiser rolls. A quick, kid-friendly microwaved sandwich ready in 10 minutes flat.

Brown rice and fresh spinach side dish with sauteed onion and celery. A simple, wholesome one-pan recipe using spinach cooking water to flavor the rice.

If you're tired of the same old sandwich spreads, then try this variation of butter that's made with parsley leaves.

Beer-spiked Welsh rarebit with melted cheese, dry mustard, and Worcestershire poured over warm toast. A 20-minute pub-style supper that's pure comfort food.