[Photograph: Kerry Saretsky]

French in a Flash: Kerry Saretsky's savory and sweet recipe for lavender-apricot chicken drumsticks put a Provencal spin on the bar food.

Seriously Italian: When the wild winds start blowing, bundle up and whip up a pot of this zuppa di farro or farro soup.

Dinner Tonight: Nick Kindelsperger goes green with this delicious and flavorful recipe for enchiladas espciales, Tacuba-style.

The Crisper Whisperer: Carolyn Cope is thrilled to share this ancient family recipe for festive olive oil pumpkin bread

Cakespy: Jessie Oleson does it again with a recipe for tri-color candy corn cookies, an alternative to the classic waxy, triangular October candy.