Recipe Sifter

The third time we made our own pita bread, this time I ground some sunflower and pumpkin seeds and added into the dough with the white sesame seeds, also added some sun-dried tomatoes, the pita bread didn't puff up too much like last time, but the flavor and the texture were both excellent. We really loved the flavor from the nuts and sun-dried tomatoes.

A plateful of refreshing salad that has mixed greens, apples, and smoked cheddar tossed with a red wine vinegar and olive oil vinaigrette.

If you like sweet and buttery, you'll love these little gems. Quick and easy if you use store-bought mini tart shells. Or your could make your own shells out of pastry dough and bake them in a mini muffin pan.

New England potato salad with sour cream dressing uses a tangy base of sour cream, vinegar, mustard, and garlic instead of mayonnaise. Loaded with hard-boiled eggs, celery, and sliced olives.

A great way to use some of your abundant tomato crop.

Yummy baking powder biscuits use just five pantry staples for tall, fluffy biscuits with crisp golden tops. Five-ingredient classic ready in 30 minutes, no buttermilk required.

Spinach Tortellini with a creamy mushroom sauce topped with plump and juicy peas. Store-bought tortellini make this recipe a breeze to prepare.

Two-tone pinwheel cookies that spiral vanilla and chocolate-cinnamon dough into pretty swirls. A slice-and-bake icebox cookie, chilled firm and cut into rounds for buttery, eye-catching treats.

Grandma's cream of mushroom soup: fresh mushrooms slowly sauteed in butter, then simmered with chicken broth and finished with heavy cream. The from-scratch version that retires the can forever.

I cook sorrel soup every spring year by year because of the unique sour flavor. I usually make it on the base of long simmered veal bones. This spring the process of cooking was shortened by using Spanish chorizo. No regret.

We wanted a quick and easy recipe--and this was it. Just as good as any other turkey burger recipe we've tried. I made just 4 big patties, so cooked a few minutes longer than the 3-4 per side it calls for. I kept adding a little more olive oil to the pan to keep them from burning.

Bread machine focaccia topped with olives, rosemary, garlic, basil, and feta or Parmesan. Easy homemade Italian flatbread that bakes in 10 minutes flat.

Make your chicken feel special with this tantalizing recipe that can be made using your crockpot.

Old-fashioned prune soup thickened with sour cream and flour for a creamy, sweet-tart base. A traditional Eastern European fruit soup served warm with just five simple ingredients.

The right balance of flavor. The pork was sweet, sour, and full of flavour. I added pineapple chunks, both green and red bell peppers to the dish. The dish looked so colourful and tasted delicious. The combination was perfect.

If you're entertaining a crowd, this simple but luscious dish will satisfy everyone's hunger and create a pleasant atmosphere at the dinner table.