Recipe Sifter

Maple squares with dark maple syrup, chocolate chips, and chopped walnuts baked into a chewy bar. A one-bowl, mix-and-pour recipe ready in 45 minutes.

Sweet potatoes simmered with sliced persimmons, sugar, and fresh citrus juice until a glossy syrup forms. A one-pot seasonal side with an unexpected fruit pairing.

Vegetarian kidney bean and corn chili thickened with mashed beans and tomato paste. A hearty, no-meat chili with cumin, oregano, and chili powder ready in one hour.

Buttery flounder fillets stuffed with shrimp, crab and seasoned breadcrumbs, then baked until the fish is flaky and the filling is golden. A Gulf Coast showstopper for seafood night.

Cucumber dill sauce blends grated cucumber with plain yogurt, fresh dill, and grated onion for a cool, tangy condiment. Salt-drained cucumber keeps the texture thick, never watery.

Easy tube cake made with yellow cake mix and apricot nectar, soaked with a hot rum-butter glaze for boozy sweetness.

Old-fashioned elderberry grape jelly: foraged elderberries and half-ripe grapes simmered, strained, and boiled with sugar to a sheeting set. No commercial pectin needed thanks to the under-ripe grape skins.

Bread machine brown breakfast bread, a whole-wheat quick bread sweetened with honey and molasses, studded with raisins, and warmed with ginger, cinnamon, and allspice. Hands-off breakfast loaf.

Shrimp Chippewa: plump shrimp and mushrooms sautéed in garlic butter, then simmered in a rich chicken stock thickened with more butter. Served in a soup plate with crusty French bread.

Traditional German kale and potato soup (Grünkohlsuppe) with garlic sausage. A hearty winter peasant soup of mashed potato broth, shredded kale, and smoky sausage rounds.

Mild coconut fish curry with mustard seeds, fenugreek, turmeric, tamarind, and grated coconut simmered with cubed fish. A South Indian-style curry that's fragrant without the heat.

Some best cookies I have ever had, and they were so buttery and orange-y. No wonder it's named Florida cookies :)

Bread machine challah with honey, eggs, and applesauce instead of oil for a lower-fat loaf. Soft, golden, slightly sweet egg bread sprinkled with poppy seeds. No braiding required.

Banana-Green Mango Chutney pairs ripe bananas with unripe mango, fresh ginger, serrano chile, and raisins in a tangy sweet-hot sauce. Ready in 30 minutes and keeps refrigerated for 2 weeks.

Creamy blue cheese soup with cheddar, white wine, and a mirepoix base thickened with flour and cornstarch. Rich, velvety, and ready in 30 minutes.

Paper-thin, crispy lace cookies loaded with chocolate chips and chopped pecans. Just half a cup of flour lets the batter spread into delicate, golden wafers with lacey edges. Soft out of the oven, shatteringly crisp once cooled.