This dish, filled with wild garlic (a real flavor booster) and herbs, including basil mint, and parsley, adds up to a simple and elegant weeknight dinner.

Espresso powder gives these hazelnut drop cookies grown-up appeal. They’re ideal for afternoon coffee, a light dessert, or even, dare we say: breakfast?

Bread salads are a traditional Italian way to use day-old bread. Adding cooked chicken and greens makes this a balanced meal.

This lemon cake, drizzled with a sugar-lemon topping, is a bit of sunshine all year long. Simple and easy to make, it’s a perfect weeknight dessert.

Braised lamb shanks are cooked slowly in wine until the meat is falling-off-the-bone tender. The lamb shanks can be braised ahead for more flavor.

Meet scones made from a short pastry. Scrambled eggs, bacon, and Cheddar cheese are folded in for breakfast in every bite.

Panettone, traditionally served at Christmas, is gussied up here with cranberries and pistachio but. The panettone are made in small molds or coffee cans.

This roasted butternut squash pie is the ideal dish to whip up when you have hearty eaters, vegetarians, and vegans coming for dinner. They’ll all love it.

For this New England clam chowder, steamer clams, rather than chowder clams, are used. The broth is creamy and rich. Make the chowder a day ahead. Easy.

Layers of apples are tossed in a baking dish, covered with a cinnamon-scented crumb mixture, then drizzled with orange juice. A perfect cake for Passover.

Lamb racks have the perfect ratio of meat to fat to bone, giving them a delicious flavor. They’re an easy. hassle-free way to make a meal special.

We think the asparagus are beautifully complemented by this warm-weather raspberry vinaigrette. If the spears are thick, peel the bottom third.

A good, basic quiche recipe can handle a variety of vegetables, herbs and cheeses. With mushrooms, dill, and goat cheese, you’ll want to make this often.

This authentic version of Senate bean soup uses navy beans, but heirloom beans will make it better. The bean and ham hock flavors are perfect comfort food.

This crispy flatbread owes its cheesy flavor to Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. Roll the dough by hand or through a pasta machine for a thin, crunchy texture.

Brie is sliced horizontally and stuffed with a cream cheese, chutney and nut mixture. A sprinkling of almonds completes this decadent party appetizer

Beignets usually conjure up thoughts of New Orleans and the French Quarter. Not just for breakfast, these savory cheese beignets with sage are a dinner treat.

Whole-Wheat pancakes made with half whole wheat and half all-purpose flour are light and fluffy. Top with strawberry sauce for a perfect family breakfast.

These roasted walnut muffins are moist and crunchy from the addition of fruit and nuts. Whipped cream adds richness and toasting the nuts deepens the flavor.

Adding a Medjool date puree to the batter results in a rich, moist muffin. Toffee streusel with toasted pecans is drizzled over the batter just before baking.

The combination of apples, Parmesan, and walnuts makes for a light and delectable green salad. Splurge on the best Gala apples and Parmesan you can find.

A perfect party starter, these salmon cakes are lightly coated in panko and crisped in olive oil. Chipolte and corn salsa complements the rich salmon.

Fresh hot fudge sauce, old-timey malted milk balls, and fresh ice cream come together in a wallop of a sundae that will bring you back to your childhood.

Fresh, light baking powder biscuits are smeared with a bright, easy-to-make strawberry jam. These flaky biscuits are best when eaten right from the oven.

This Cranberry Citrus compote, filled with cranberries, lemon and orange zest, shallots, and scallions, is the perfect pal for Thanksgiving turkey.