Recipe Sifter

This savory chicken dish is made with mushrooms, asparagus and a bit of marsala wine.

Wholesome muffins made with cooked brown rice, whole-wheat flour, egg whites, and honey. No butter, no oil, just a touch of cinnamon and vanilla. A smart way to use leftover rice.

Pig Lickin' Cake: a classic Southern layer cake made with yellow cake mix and mandarin oranges, frosted with whipped topping, vanilla pudding, and crushed pineapple. Retro potluck royalty.

Cheesy hash brown casserole with frozen hash browns, cream of chicken soup, Colby cheese, and onion. The classic potluck and church-supper side dish, oven-ready in 10 minutes.

Fig chess tarts with a buttery lemon-scented shortbread shell, filled with brown sugar custard studded with chopped dried figs and walnuts. A Southern chess pie translated into bite-sized tart form.

A three-layer cake with two rich cocoa layers and one maple-walnut layer, all covered in homemade chocolate fudge frosting. Vermont cocoa cake is a New England showstopper.

Cornish hen braised in burgundy wine with fresh raspberries, rosemary, thyme, and garlic, then finished under the broiler for crispy edges. An elegant dinner for one or a romantic meal for two.

Become one with royalty with this creamy casserole that is fit to feed a King.

Classic French creme patissiere made with egg yolks, sugar, milk, and vanilla. The essential pastry cream for tarts, eclairs, cream puffs, and fruit desserts.

Punjabi peas kofta curry with deep-fried green pea dumplings simmered in a spiced tomato and potato gravy. Vegetarian Indian comfort food with garam masala, ginger, and green chiles.

A traditional Dutch spice cake (gevulde speculaas) with a ground almond filling sandwiched between two layers of cinnamon, clove, and nutmeg-spiced dough. Topped with whole toasted almonds.

Ultra-rich New York-style cheesecake with a chocolate cookie crust, three cups of sour cream, and a splash of bourbon. Silky, dense, and crack-free thanks to a slow oven cool-down.

Baked on the outside - chocolate lava in the middle. Simple to make - my children make them from scratch (I think it has a lot to do with licking the mixing bowl).

Healthier Thanksgiving stuffing with brown rice, apples, raisins, and toasted almonds for a low-fat side dish that works inside poultry or as casserole.

Bacardi Chocolate Rum Cake starts with a chocolate cake mix spiked with dark rum and chocolate pudding mix, then gets split and frosted with a boozy chocolate whipped cream. Rich, moist, and dangerously easy to make.

Pickled Baby Carrots with Mustard Seeds Honey & Dill recipe