Recipe Sifter

Chunky drop cookies packed with milk chocolate chips, maraschino cherries, granola, flaked coconut, and chopped nuts. Brown sugar keeps them chewy, and a hint of orange zest ties it all together. Makes 3 dozen.

Orange-pecan dressing with fresh OJ, honey, chopped pecans, mustard, and celery salt. A fruity, nutty vinaigrette that shakes together in 5 minutes. Great on spinach and grain salads.

Whole rainbow trout stuffed with chopped onion and tomatoes, spritzed with lemon juice, wrapped in foil, and grilled for 20 minutes. Five ingredients. Campfire-simple and stream-to-table fresh.

Lemon and white chocolate mousse parfaits layered with fresh strawberries in tall glasses. An elegant make-ahead dinner party dessert built from lemon curd mousse and creamy white chocolate mousse.

No-bake chocolate rum balls made with crushed chocolate wafers, pecans, corn syrup, and dark rum. Rolled in sugar for a boozy, fudgy bite-sized holiday treat.

A simple yet scrumptious side dish that can accompany any meal you make this summer!

Crispy fried crab balls from Louisiana's Bayou Lacombe, made with just crab meat, eggs, and Italian bread crumbs. Golden, crunchy, and loaded with sweet crab flavor. Ready in 20 minutes flat.

Veal steaks pan-seared and finished in a curried onion sauce with tomato paste, evaporated milk, lemon, and a splash of cognac. A fast German-Indian crossover for weeknights.

Wild rabbit gumbo slow-cooked in a dark roux with the holy trinity, finished with plump oysters and a hit of hot sauce. Served over rice with file, this is deep Louisiana soul food.

Prosciutto-wrapped asparagus bundles topped with Parmesan and broiled until the cheese crisps. An elegant low-carb appetizer with just 6 ingredients.

Silky pureed artichoke soup with cream, lemon juice, and white pepper. Serve it chilled for summer or gently warmed for cooler days.

Sweet poppy seed dressing with apple cider vinegar, dry mustard, lemon juice, and onion powder. Thick, tangy, and especially good on fruit salads and avocado.

Grilled Italian sandwich layered with salami, fresh mozzarella, roasted peppers, and provolone on crusty bread with olive mayonnaise and Dijon. A hot pressed masterpiece.

This sauce is excellent on chicken, lamb and fish!

British-style sausage stir-fry with chipolatas, courgettes, leeks, apple, and baby corn in a quick cider sauce. A Marguerite Patten classic ready in 30 minutes.

Aloo matar rasedaar: North Indian potato and pea curry in a thin tomato gravy with garam masala, ghee, and warming whole spices. The 25-minute weeknight vegetarian comfort dish.