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This Lemon Meringue Pie is definitely one of our more treasured family recipes from our mom. We grew up on this dessert; it’s been a favorite in our family as far back as I can remember. Our dad always requests it to be one of the pies served at Thanksgiving dinner, many Sunday dinners and it has replaced his birthday cake on more than one occasion. You just can’t beat the tangy lemon curd pie filling, homemade pie crust, and the light and airy meringue on top....

Made with rum, lime juice, sugar, and a secret ingredient or two, you can combine the ingredients ahead of time. It’s the perfect party drink! What Is Planter’s Punch? First, a little history. In 1878, the Victorian Magazine Fun published this recipe for a Planter’s Punch. Despite the magazine’s faint praise for the concoction, this is not a bad drink (quite the contrary!), although there have been many variations of it over the years....

This Pilgrim Sandwich is one of the best things about Thanksgiving! Sometimes, I look forward to the leftovers more than to the actual meal. Usually, we eat leftovers for a couple of days, but I like to switch it up so we don’t get tired of eating the same things. This delicious combination of sweet cranberry sauce, savory stuffing, and all the other fixings are what makes this sandwich so irresistible....

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What Is Cava? Similar to Champagne, a sparkling wine from France with a reputation for being fine and fancy, Cava is made with three indigenous Spanish grapes: Xarel-lo, Parellada, and Macabeo. Also, just like Champagne, Cava is made bubbly via a second fermentation in the bottle—this is why you often see “Traditional Method” on the label, referring to the age-old practice of making sparkling wine. Because Cava is aged for a shorter period—typically 9 months—compared to Champagne, which is aged for a minimum of 15 months, it doesn’t develop the same degree of complexity in flavor....

But interestingly, Viet cooks prefer curry that features Indian-style spice blends, like the madras curry powder used in this recipe. India has also influenced Viet culture for millennia, particularly through the Cham Kingdom long ago. For this chicken curry, called cà ri gà in Vietnamese, the curry powder is combined with lots of lemongrass and ginger to create a heady paste. Black pepper and cayenne inject pungent heat. By adding extra spices and aromatics, you can more easily finesse things to your liking....

Here’s why: It’s tender, perfectly sweet, and yes, just as good as the banana bread I’ve been baking since middle school. You’d never know the difference. Where Did this Banana Peel Business Come From? Good question. First off, using banana peels in cooking may be new to me (and perhaps to you), but cultures in various pockets of the globe have been doing it for generations. Even Nigella Lawson, Britain’s grand dame of television cookery, has a recipe called Banana Peel Curry....

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Baked Salmon with Lemon This Baked Salmon with Lemon is HANDS DOWN the best salmon I have ever made, or had. The fish comes out super tender and filled with flavor. The lemon bakes right into the salmon, so the dish is permeated with just the right amount of citrus. Kid-Friendly Fish As most moms probably know, unless it is in stick form, kids don’t particularly love fish. And I can’t wholly blame them—if it isn’t cooked properly, salmon can be tough and flavorless....

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I was surprised when I heard the news, at the time, my mother was in her early sixties, and insanely active and healthy. The woman participated the AIDS lifecycle event; a 6 day, 550 mile bike ride. A few days after, she was off to Egypt and Russia. I get tired biking to work, and my last big trip was Napa which is only an hour away. In fact, her main concern after being diagnosed was that the surgery would get in the way of her bike riding....

Black Bean Soup Black Bean Soup is the meal we have when I’ve completely lost track of time and suddenly it’s nearing suppertime and I’m still sorting and folding laundry. Please tell me I’m not the only who has had those days! Hearty and satisfying, this black bean soup can be thrown together in under thirty minutes but tastes like it’s been simmering all day. My family likes to add their own individual favorites like avocado, sour cream, cheese or tortilla crisps to the top, but I love it just the way it is....

Summer meant pick-up games of “pickle” on the quiet street in front of our house, stealing bases, and hoping the kid with the ball would overshoot. It seemed almost every day the ice cream truck came by, our highly trained ears could pick up the tune blocks away. If there was a pool, we played “MARCO POLO” (caps for emphasis, we were loud) for hours and hours. How did our parents put up with us?...

Early 2022, green goddess salad created by the blog Baked by Melissa, became the recipe everyone was making and recreating across social media. While I try not to give into trends, this recipe was hard to resist. Why? The green was vibrant and eye-catching, the sauce tangy and herbaceous, and when served as a dip with salted tortilla chips, the crunch was so satisfying. However, there was one thing I didn’t love: all that chopping!...

It never occurred to me that one could simply have meatballs with sauce until I wandered into a restaurant in San Francisco and ordered some Italian meatballs as an appetizer, or so I thought. To me, meatballs were small little things and three of them would have made a lovely starter for the more substantial entrée to follow. Hah! My eyes practically fell out of their sockets when the meatballs arrived....