Recipe Sifter

Showstopper pecan pie with homemade toffee crunch, caramel sauce drizzle, and pastry-leaf crust decoration. A Thanksgiving centerpiece that earns every compliment.

Springtime New England quiche filled with tender fiddlehead ferns, leeks, and sharp cheddar, crowned with whole fiddleheads. A seasonal pie that celebrates the fleeting wild harvest.

Kale soup simmers smoky linguiça sausage with chopped kale, kidney beans, potatoes, and a splash of vinegar. Portuguese-style caldo verde with serious comfort and zero fuss.

If you run out of preserved lemons, or decide on just a few day's notice to cook a chicken, lamb, or fish dish with lemons and olives and need preserved lemons in a hurry, you can use this quick five-day method taught to me by a Moroccan diplomat's wife. Lemons preserved this way will not keep, but are perfectly acceptable in an emergency.

Fried eggplant rounds with Parmesan crust topped with a creamy crab and shrimp sauce flavored with liquid crab boil, cream cheese, and Tabasco. A Cajun-style showstopper.

Try something new for dessert with this scrumptious treat made with dates, walnuts and chocolate chips.

Stoba is a traditional Caribbean lamb stew simmered with habaneros, tomatoes, lime juice, cumin, allspice, olives, and capers. Fall-apart tender meat with bold island heat and tangy brightness.

Rich chocolate truffle cheesecake on a chocolate wafer crust, served over a creamy raspberry sauce. Melted chocolate chips baked right into the filling for intense truffle flavor.

Homemade dried orange or lemon peel air-dried at room temperature and ground into powder. A single-ingredient pantry staple that replaces citrus extract in baking, flavors teas, and punches up sauces.

A basic and succulent beef dish that's easy to make when in a hurry. Best served with a fresh loaf of crusty bread.

Jumbo pasta shells stuffed with seasoned turkey, celery, and cheese, baked in creamy cheddar sauce. Freezer-friendly comfort food.

Slow cooker beer beef stew with tender chunks of stewing beef braised in dark beer, onions, thyme, and bay leaf. Flour-coated meat makes its own rich gravy as it cooks.

Slow cooker turkey breast rolled with fontina cheese, prosciutto, parsley, and thyme, braised in white wine and broth. An Italian-inspired roast that cooks for 9 to 10 hours.

Fragrant, tender Caramel Sticky Rolls will entice even the sleepiest.

Slow cooker whole chicken infused with fresh fennel, leeks, and carrots. A two-stage braise builds deep, herby flavor with fall-off-the-bone results.

Low-fat whole wheat banana cake uses honey, canola oil, and whipped egg whites for a light, tall tube cake with real banana flavor. A lighter banana cake that doesn't sacrifice texture or moisture.