Recipe Sifter

Classic duck a l'orange roasted with sweet red wine and served with a glossy orange sauce made from fresh juice, honey, ginger, and orange sections. A French bistro showstopper you can absolutely pull off at home.

Tender yellow squash and sweet Vidalia onion baked with Parmesan, sharp cheddar, and sour cream under a golden cracker crumb topping. This Southern squash casserole is a lighter take on a beloved classic.

Baked key lime pie with a tangy custard filling of egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, and tart lime juice in a buttery graham cracker crust. Topped with vanilla whipped cream and lime slices.

Savoy cabbage rolls stuffed with turkey sausage, rice, scallions, and celery, simmered in a rosemary-thyme tomato sauce. A lighter version of classic stuffed cabbage.

Simple butternut squash and apple casserole baked with cinnamon, brown sugar, and apple juice until fork-tender. Just 6 ingredients and naturally low-fat.

Creamy casserole with mock crabmeat, hard-boiled eggs, curry powder, mayonnaise, and sour cream. Baked golden with paprika, served over rice.

A hearty campfire stew layered in a Dutch oven: seared beef, potatoes, carrots, celery, peppers, zucchini, sausage, and melted cheddar. No liquid added, the veggies do all the work.

Individual mac and cheese cups baked in muffin tins with ground turkey, Parmesan, cheddar, and veggies. Portable, kid-friendly, and packed with protein.

Chocolate cookies with a secret ingredient: fresh chopped mushrooms that keep them incredibly moist for days. Brown sugar, sour cream, unsweetened chocolate, and macaroon crumbs in every bite.

Salmon casserole binds flaked salmon with breadcrumbs, milk, egg, and shredded cheddar, baked under a buttery breadcrumb crust. Old-school church-supper salmon loaf in casserole form.

Crispy battered shrimp tossed in warm honey and sesame oil, sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds. A Chinese restaurant favorite made at home in the wok.

Soft drop cookies loaded with apricot preserves, cream cheese, and pecans, topped with an apricot-spiked frosting for double fruit flavor.

Crispy oven-baked chicken coated in a crunchy oat and Parmesan crust with paprika. A Quaker Oats classic that gives you golden, crunchy chicken without deep frying.

Rich, fudgy chocolate cake deepened with espresso, baked until the top cracks and the center stays molten for a decadent flourless-style dessert.

Dark pumpernickel bread for the bread machine, a four-flour loaf with rye, cocoa, coffee, molasses, and caraway seeds for that deep-mahogany deli-style crust and crumb.

McIlhenny's crawfish etouffee smothered in butter with the holy trinity, crawfish fat, Tabasco, and fresh lemon juice. A rich, roux-free Cajun classic that's even better the next day.