Recipe Sifter

Authentic Jamaican beef patties with golden turmeric-curry pastry and spiced ground beef filling. Caribbean street food you can make at home, make-ahead friendly.

Roasted pork loin with dried apricots, prunes, and apple in an oven bag, glazed with brown sugar and white wine. Tender holiday-worthy roast that bastes itself as it cooks.

A simple and scrumptious casserole that doesn't take a lot to make with this stress-free recipe!

A holiday tiramisu with espresso-soaked ladyfingers layered in a silky mascarpone custard made with sweet wine and egg yolks, dusted with cocoa. Make it the night before for effortless entertaining.

Smooth and beautiful chocolate tart, some chocolate swirls on top with some toasted hazelnuts, you can serve it with some whipped cream or vanilla ice-cream.

Chocolate cake without guilty, making a rich chocolate flavor cake, eat it no need to worry about high calories and huge fat, tasty and light, enjoy the cake and relax yourself.

Cheesy polenta topped with eggs and a bit of Italian or Turkey sausage, perfect for a Sunday brunch. Any cheese could be used but my favorite is Fontina or an old flavor filled cheddar. Similar to sausage, eggs and potato but much healthier with perfect matching of flavors. Very easy to halve the recipe along with pictures.

Hearty winter meal that warms you to your toes! Any leftovers can be used next day for lunch or a side dish for dinner.

Hearty oat bran bread made in a bread machine with whole wheat flour, oatmeal, molasses, and honey. Dense, nutty, and fiber-packed, this loaf is wholesome comfort in every slice.

Homemade kurakkan bread bakes nutty Sri Lankan finger millet flour into a soft, reddish wholegrain loaf. Naturally rich in fiber and protein, it's a wholesome twist on everyday yeast bread.

The carrot cake was super moist and delicious, and the icing was buttery and creamy. Such an indulgence. I guess there are plenty of good-for-me stuff in the cake, so I shouldn't feel bad about eating one slice or two :)

Super quick and easy to make, instead of canned tomatoes, I used cherry tomatoes and made our own dressing and kept in the refrigerator for about 2 hours to let marinate; the flavor came out delicious, because of cherry tomatoes, it was more like a salad, definitely is a keeper.

Traditional comfort food goodness from New England. Go traditional with slow and low oven baking or use your crockpot and let it simmer all day.

Low-sugar refrigerator strawberry jam sets in minutes with gelatin, not pectin. Just ⅓ cup sugar for 4 cups of berries. Bright, fresh-tasting fruit straight from the saucepan.

Whole roasting a chicken is a great way to economize. This herb roasted chicken always turns out moist and juicy with great flavor. I then package the leftover meat one cup at a time into zipper bags and store in the freezer for later use in casseroles or hashes. Then using the remains I made a homemade chicken stock that is much better than any store bought stock.

Blueberry cornmeal loaf cake mixes stone-ground cornmeal with lemon, yogurt, and fresh berries for a moist, golden quick bread. Better the next day after wrapping overnight.