Recipe Sifter

Apple cheddar cookies, the unexpected sweet-savory drop cookie. Sharp aged cheddar, chopped apples, cinnamon, and nuts in a buttery dough. Like apple pie meets cheese plate.

Salami and avocado salad: salty cured salami strips over creamy sliced avocado and butter lettuce, finished with a dab of sour cream and a squeeze of lemon. A fresh, no-cook plate ready in minutes.

Veal fettuccine with oysters and artichokes is a buttery Louisiana-style pasta where seared veal strips, plump oysters, and quartered artichoke hearts swim in a peppery cream sauce built from oyster liquor.

New England stuffed quahogs baked in the shell with chopped clam meat, mushrooms, onions, and buttery breadcrumb topping. A Rhode Island clam shack classic.

White Christmas Cookies with Nut and Raisin recipe

Cream cheese and olive dip with sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, and paprika. Rich, savory, and scoopable. A no-cook party appetizer that comes together in 10 minutes.

Old-fashioned Southern pralines with brown sugar, evaporated milk, pecans, and a touch of maple. Buttery, crumbly candy that melts the second it hits your tongue.

Strawberry mozzarella salad with romaine, balsamic vinaigrette, and fresh basil ribbons. A summery riff on caprese that trades tomatoes for ripe berries and comes together in 10 minutes.

Pork and napa cabbage dumplings seasoned with soy sauce, ginger, sesame oil, and sherry, wrapped in wonton skins and steamed in a bamboo steamer. Homemade Chinese dumplings in 30 minutes.

This is a good cookie recipe to use up those over ripe bananas.

Brandied berry milkshake blends vanilla ice cream with fresh blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, and a splash of brandy. A grown-up frozen dessert drink ready in 5 minutes.

Microwave corn muffins ready in under 2 minutes from a small batch of cornmeal, flour, milk, and egg. A quick small-batch corn muffin recipe perfect for chili night without firing up the oven.

Nightcap coffee mix with instant coffee, cardamom, cinnamon, non-dairy creamer, and sugar. A spiced coffee blend you stir into hot water for a cozy evening cup.

Stir-fried fresh vegetables and tofu are served with quina that is packed with fibre and protein. And it is so quick and easy to make, within less than 15 minutes, a delicious and refreshing meal appears.

Curried beef meatballs made with ground beef, herb stuffing mix, and curry powder, cooked in the microwave in minutes. Bite-sized appetizers perfect for parties with sweet-tart dipping sauce.

Ghoul-Ade is a jet-black Halloween punch made by mixing orange and grape drink mix with ginger ale and sugar water. Five minutes, five ingredients, seriously spooky.