Recipe Sifter

Buttermilk apricot scones with chopped dried apricots and apricot nectar baked right into the dough for double-fruit flavor. Rhubarb works just as well when in season.

Hot gazpacho built on tomato juice, beef bouillon, peppers, onion, and a hit of Tabasco, heated fast in the microwave and topped with chopped fresh vegetables and croutons.

Fresh spinach wilts into a savory peanut butter sauce with sautéed onions and tomatoes in this quick 15-minute West African side dish.

Parmesan chicken breasts topped with thyme, lemon zest, and grated parmesan, wrapped in prosciutto, pounded thin and pan-fried until the ham crisps. An elegant Jamie Oliver dinner ready in 15 minutes.

Crunchy chocolate chip cookies loaded with pecans and crisp rice cereal, flavored with almond extract and brown sugar. Makes 5 dozen crispy-edged treats in 30 minutes.

Slow-roasted country style pork shoulder rubbed with sage, ginger, and garlic for a crackling-crisp crust and fork-tender meat. This simple 5 lb pork roast recipe needs just 6 ingredients and cooks low and slow for 3 to 4 hours.

Make your cabbage feel special with this scrumptious dish that can easily be made in your crockpot.

Pollo alla Cleopatra is an Italian restaurant classic: flour-dredged chicken breasts in a tarragon-caper cream sauce spiked with white wine and brandy. Rich, aromatic, and ready in under 30 minutes.

Broiled flank steak (London broil) with lemon-garlic oil baste and buttery sauteed onions. Sliced thin against the grain for tender beef in 30 minutes flat.

Blushing Bunny is a vintage cheese toast made with sharp cheddar melted into tomato soup, spiked with dry mustard and enriched with egg. The rosy cousin of Welsh Rarebit, ready in 15 minutes.

When it comes to sandwiches, try something different for lunch with this easy and delicious recipe.

Homemade vanilla wafer cookies bake up crisp, golden and buttery with a full tablespoon of vanilla in every batch. The pantry essential for banana pudding and trifles.

Wild game marinade with red wine, juniper berries, vinegar, thyme, and peppercorns. Tenderizes caribou chops and steaks over a 2-day soak. Doubles as a BBQ baste.

A fresh, no-cook salsa made with red and green bell peppers, plum tomatoes, scallions, lime juice, and olive oil. Chunky, bright, and ready in 15 minutes.

Crisp, wafer-thin cream cheese cookies studded with finely chopped walnuts. Just five ingredients and 10 minutes in the oven. A Hollywood legend's own recipe.

No-cook Singapore peanut satay sauce with coconut milk, shallots, garlic, cumin, coriander, and chili. Blended smooth in a food processor in 15 minutes. Serve at room temperature.