Recipe Sifter

Studded with chunks of maraschino cherries, pecans, and shredded coconut, this cookie is a Christmas (or anytime) favorite. Freezes very well.

Easy moist chocolate Bundt cake doctors a chocolate cake mix with instant pudding, sour cream, and a full bag of chocolate chips for unbelievably moist crumb. Bake-sale famous, no-frosting-needed.

Silky pumpkin pie with a delicate cinnamon-vanilla custard set in a flaky crust. Lighter than most thanks to fresh milk instead of evaporated, perfect for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Six-ingredient pumpkin bundt cake from yellow cake mix, eggs, oil, pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and nuts. The shortcut autumn bake for potlucks and last-minute hospitality.

Lemon poppy seed bundt cake uses a doctored lemon cake mix with instant pudding for a moist crumb, finished with a glossy lemon glaze. The bakery-style shortcut every home baker should know.

Miniature pecan pies bake up in 17 minutes for a one-bite holiday treat. Dark corn syrup filling, chopped pecans, and an egg-white-sealed tart shell keep the bottoms crisp. Sixteen tarts per batch.

A sweet coconut rice cake made with glutinous rice flour, coconut milk, and shredded coconut. This traditional Chinese New Year treat bakes up sticky, chewy, and subtly sweet.

This is just like the recipe my mother used to make, that I lost and have been searching for, for Christmas dinner.

Grilled chicken salad with blanched asparagus, sugar snaps, and snow peas over a fresh strawberry-balsamic dressing and toasted almonds. A springtime dinner salad that feels like a restaurant plate.

If you entertaining your loved one tonight, try making this succulent chicken dish for dinner that will surely impress her!

Japanese rice porridge (okayu) simmered with white miso, silky tofu, umeboshi plums, spinach, and napa cabbage. Warm, soothing, and soul-restoring on cold days.

Stir-fried chicken and tender-crisp broccoli tossed with penne in a creamy Dijon mustard sauce. A lighter weeknight pasta ready in 45 minutes with no heavy cream needed.

Homemade Chinese egg rolls stuffed with roast pork, shrimp, bean sprouts, mushrooms, and water chestnuts, fried golden and crispy. A classic appetizer with a crunchy shell and savory, textured filling.

A Moroccan-inspired vegetarian couscous loaded with tofu, chickpeas, mushrooms, walnuts, and raisins in a spiced tomato-curry sauce. Hearty, plant-based, and full of North African warmth.

Sesame your chicken with this scrumptious dish that can be served with rice or noodles.

Evil Jungle Prince is a Thai red curry chicken with coconut milk, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, red chili peppers, fish sauce, and fresh basil served over shredded cabbage. Also works as a vegetarian stir-fry.