Recipe Sifter

Roasted marinated crab with ginger, garlic, and serrano chiles served with a butter dipping sauce. Whole crab is marinated up to 4 hours, then grilled or oven-roasted until bright red and opaque.

Another succulent pork roast that creates a savory aroma in your kitchen that just might attract the neighbors!

Layered black bean dip with a creamy cream cheese base, seasoned beans with lime and cumin, ripe olives, and chopped hard-boiled eggs. A no-cook Mexican-inspired appetizer.

Beef tenderloin slit lengthwise, packed with a savory mushroom and ham bread stuffing, then broiled and served with a brandied tomato gravy. The retro dinner-party showpiece that turns one tenderloin into a memorable plated entree.

Overnight muesli with rolled oats soaked in apple juice, vanilla yogurt, and fresh fruit. No cooking required, just mix, refrigerate overnight, and top with toasted nuts.

Baked sesame chicken with a sour cream and garlic marinade, then coated in seasoned breadcrumbs and toasted sesame seeds. Crisp outside, juicy inside, no frying.

Grandma's cinnamon rolls with bread machine dough, a brown sugar-cinnamon-nut filling, and a maple-coffee glaze drizzled on hot. Soft, pillowy, and from scratch.

Arroz con habichuelas, Puerto Rican red beans and rice with cumin, garlic, vinegar, and a touch of raw sugar. Soaked dried beans simmered until creamy, served over fluffy white rice.

Marinated tortellini skewers with mushrooms and bell pepper diamonds, threaded and displayed on an acorn squash for a dramatic party platter.

Cold gazpacho pasta salad with rotelle, cucumber, bell pepper, jalapeño, tomato juice and fresh lime. Spanish-inspired summer pasta salad with a spicy kick.

Asparagus and sesame chicken soup is a Chinese-style braised soup with bone-in chicken, ginger, sherry, and toasted sesame oil. Bone-in chicken builds rich body that boneless cuts cannot match.

Seasoned tempeh aspic: grated tempeh browned with tamari and paprika, set in an agar-based vegetarian aspic with dill pickle and bell peppers. A meat-free spin on old-world cold cuts, served with rye and mustard.

Chewy wild rice tossed with toasted hazelnuts, orange-soaked currants, crisp apple, and fresh fennel in a citrus vinaigrette. A stunning grain salad for any season.

Genoise cake brushed with amaretto and layered with a whipped chocolate ganache filling. Italian sponge meets boozy almond and dark chocolate for a classic celebration dessert.

Ice cream pie with a self-forming spice cake crust that collapses into a pie shell as it bakes. Filled with maple nut or cinnamon ice cream and frozen until firm.

A whole pumpkin filled with spiced apples, pineapple, and walnuts, then baked until the shell is tender and the filling bubbles with cinnamon and nutmeg. A show-stopping fall centerpiece.