Recipe Sifter

Chocolate mocha macadamia cake glazed with shiny ganache. A barely-flour single-layer cake built on ground macadamias, espresso and Cognac for richness without going dry.

Diner-style beef goulash with cubed round steak simmered in a tangy ketchup, paprika, and Worcestershire sauce gravy. Served over hot egg noodles for a hearty weeknight dinner.

Cold pasta salad with wine-poached chicken, capers, lemon, and red peppers in a bright olive oil vinaigrette. A Sicilian-inspired piccata twist on classic pasta salad.

Golden glow pork chops slow cook in a sweet-sour tomato sauce with cling peaches, brown sugar, cinnamon, and cloves. A vintage crockpot recipe with a glossy peach glaze and tender chops.

Oven kalua pork: a four-ingredient Hawaiian luau classic that turns pork butt into smoky, salty, fall-apart shreds without a buried imu pit. Liquid smoke, Hawaiian sea salt, water, and time do the work.

Beef and cabbage soup simmered from scratch with a homemade bone broth base, tomatoes, carrots, green beans, and oregano. Hearty, warming, and full of vegetables.

Yellow split pea puree with carrots, turnip, and herbs, slow-simmered in stock then blended silky smooth with a buttery onion roux for rich, velvety flavor.

Dump chicken rice casserole layers chicken breasts over uncooked rice with three cans of cream soup and butter, then bakes hands-off until tender. The ultimate set-and-forget weeknight dinner.

Bourbon eggnog pie: chiffon-style holiday dessert with custard spiked with bourbon and brandy, lifted with whipped egg whites and folded with whipped cream. Topped with more whipped cream and grated nutmeg.

Chicken korma marinated in yogurt with freshly ground spices, simmered with a poppy seed-cashew-almond paste, coconut, and green chilies. A rich South Indian curry.

Homemade Mexican chorizo with ground pork shoulder, ancho chile powder, cumin, coriander, fresh oregano, and vinegar. No casing needed, ready overnight.

Lime Jello salad mold with crushed pineapple, cottage cheese, lemon juice, and whipped cream folded in at just the right thickness. A creamy, tangy retro gelatin salad for potlucks and holidays.

No-bake lemon cheesecake with graham crust, tangy lemon-cream cheese filling lightened by whipped egg whites, and a crumble topping. Cool, fluffy summer dessert set with gelatin.

No-bake refrigerator cheesecake made with cottage cheese cooked in a double boiler with lemon juice, cornstarch, and folded egg whites. Light, tangy, and set in a cinnamon graham crust.

Rocky Road refrigerator cake layers fudgy coffee-spiked brownies with whipped cocoa cream, mini marshmallows, and chopped walnuts. A make-ahead chocolate dessert that turns richer and sliceable after a night in the fridge.

Acadian eight-bean chili with kidney, white, pink, black, red, pinto, cranberry, and navy beans slow-simmered with bacon, ground beef, beer, tomatoes, and warm spices.