Recipe Sifter

Traditional Irish apple pudding with tart apple puree topped with fluffy meringue for a simple, elegant dessert that's lighter than pie and serves hot or cold.

Loved it, classic french style, simply prepared with a flavor packed jus. One change I made was to brown the chicken breast in a non-stick pan (and then finish cooking by popping it into the oven) before making the sauce to build extra flavor.

Sounds gross but they're reasonably tasty and kids love them.

This Cajun blackened chicken caesar salad was absolutely delicious. The chicken was super moist and packed with flavor. We used lettuce for the salad, and it was tasty and refreshing, perfectly balanced with chicken. Serve it with a few slices of bread, or some croutons to make a complete meal.

Fresh apricot or peach jam made with liquid pectin and crushed summer stone fruit. A rolling-boil method that locks in bright fruit flavor and gives a reliable, scoopable set.

Mexican rice with sure-fire recipe for perfectly cooked fluffy rice perfect for Cinco de Mayo or as a side to numerous Mexican mains.

Great soup, lots of textures from the different veggies, fresh clean taste with lots of meat. Seems quite healthy as well, creamy without using cream and chock full of veggies.

Crispy on the outside, soft and tender on the inside. With a bit of attention to the preparation technique you can turn oven roasted potatoes into crispy bites of heaven.

A delicious meat pie is great at Christmas. Feel free to use ground beef, pork, lamb or a combination of different meats. Make a few of these meat pies a few weeks in advance, then freeze them in the freezer. Reheat it in the oven directly out of the freezer just before serving.

These cookies came from our friend when he came over, they were so buttery and flakey, the right amount of sweetness. These delicious cookies are definitely not only good at Christmas!

Love this mediterranean style pasta salad! Marinated artichoke hearts, olives, and feta cheese were a delicious combination. The cherry tomatoes and broccoli add the fresh taste, sometimes we add several strips of roasted bell pepper, or freshly sliced mushrooms, or a few coarsely chopped sun-dried tomatoes.

This is a great recipe to help you use up the leftover rice, meanwhile deliver a delicious meal without too much hassle.

This version of the classic southern party snack is less greasy and feature a healthy dose of cheddar cheese and buttermilk for extra flavor.

Inexpensive and easy to make cream of celery soup, low-salt if you like it's up to you. We frequently use this in recipes that call for canned cream of celery soup.

Easy microwave salmon loaf with canned or cooked salmon, soft bread crumbs, eggs and lemon juice. Ready in about 12 minutes from a non-metallic loaf pan, no oven required.

Lemon baked cod dipped in lemon-butter and seasoned flour, then baked until flaky and tender. Six ingredients, one pan, and ready in under 30 minutes.