Something Sweet: Jenny McCoy shares a favorite recipe for lime meltaways—delicate, crumbly, and potentially habit-forming.

French in a Flash: When the craving hits for something decadent and filling, Kerry Saretsky's chèvre and greens-stuffed shells in béchamel should do the trick.

Italian Made Easy Caroline Russock checks out a recipe for "chocolate nemesis" cake and spaghetti with Sardinian bottarga from Italian Easy by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.

Eat for Eight Bucks: Robin Bellinger interprets an El Salvadorian favorite, papusas con curtido, cheesy and satisfying.

Let Them Eat Cake: Your crisper may seem like an unsuspecting home for cake ingredients, but Carolyn Cope transforms parsnips into a parsnip spice cake.