Garbure. A delicious bean, duck and cabbage stew from SW France.

Baby artichokes. With meatballs, green olives and sage.

Rich White Bread, from Bernard Clayton's classic cookbook. Perfect for toast.

Benedictine spread. A Kentucky Derby tradition. Updated.

Lemon Panna Cotta with Lemon Marmalade and Sugared Pistachios, from Chicago's The Purple Pig.

Ramp and cheese biscuits, with duck and slaw. Possibly the world's best sandwich.

Roasted broccolini salad with pickled shallots and candied pecans. The next best thing to a weekend at Blackberry Farm.

Afraid of head cheese? Don't be. It's easy to love if deep-fried.

Thai hot & sour shrimp soup. With or without fried shrimp balls and/or coconut milk.

Fried Taro Puffs (Wu Gok): Even better at home than they are off the dim sum cart.

These bialys are decidedly not kosher. But yours can be.

Marmalade carrot cake

Stir-Fried Green Soy Beans

Dim sum at home: shao mai.

Beer-based lamb stew with turnips, carrots and peas

Tortelli alla Pratese (potato and beef filled pasta with butter, nutmeg and parsley)

Ruby Red Grapefruit Ice and Brown Sugar Shortbread

Baked beans with pork belly

Pork & Black-eyed Pea Chili. Good luck for New Year's Day. Good food for any other day.

Boiled custard, a Southern Christmas tradition.

Little blueberry almond tarts.

Chocolate & Peanut Butter Ripple Cookies

Soft-boiled eggs and soldiers, inspired by legendary chef Michel Bras.

Salty Peanut & Chocolate Chunk Oatmeal Cookies

Duck fat focaccia with thyme and fleur de sel