Fava bean salad with lemon, olive oil, garlic, and fresh parsley. Dried favas simmered until tender and tossed in a bright Italian-style dressing.
Wild rice and black-eyed pea salad with yellow bell pepper, jicama, zucchini, and cherry tomatoes in a lemon-Dijon vinaigrette with rosemary. No oil, no cooking required.
Salmon fillets poached in lemon juice and dry white wine, finished with fresh parsley. A light, elegant 4-ingredient main dish ready in under 15 minutes.
Quail breasts braised in a lemon-butter sauce with mushrooms, nutmeg, sherry, and Angostura bitters. A Southern-style game bird dish served over egg noodles.
White bean salad with a blended lemon-dill dressing, garnished with sieved hard-cooked eggs, black olives, and green onions. A make-ahead cold salad with Russian roots.
Brandy-orange barbecued Cornish hens: grilled game hens glazed with orange marmalade, brandy, and ginger. An elegant two-bird dinner built for the backyard grill.
Chilled mussels on the half shell topped with caper mayonnaise spiked with Tabasco and lemon juice. An elegant no-cook seafood appetizer ready in 20 minutes.
Old-time beef stew simmers floured chunks of stew meat with carrots, potatoes, and a secret splash of lemon juice and a pinch of allspice. Stovetop in 3 hours or crockpot all day.
Broiled fresh walleye brushes fillets with a lemon-garlic-basil paste, dusts with paprika, and broils skin-on until flaky. Classic Midwest shore-lunch style fish in 20 minutes.
Cranberry-raspberry meringue pie with a tart juice concentrate filling, buttery egg yolk custard, and golden toasted meringue. A vibrant twist on classic meringue pie.
Greek beef pita pockets stuffed with seasoned patties made with oregano, cinnamon, and red wine vinegar, topped with cucumber, lettuce, and a cool yogurt mint sauce.
Pork salad with sliced pork loin and red peppers over mixed greens, dressed in a punchy Dijon mustard-soy sauce vinaigrette. A smart use for leftover roast pork.
Rotini pasta salad Nicoise-style with chicken, white beans, artichoke hearts, and a Dijon lemon vinaigrette. A hearty, protein-packed cold salad for summer.
Shrimp porcupines: large shrimp wrapped in shaggy kataifi pastry threads and fried golden, served on a bed of bright purple cabbage-mayonnaise sauce. A showstopping appetizer with serious crunch.
Greek lamb souvlaki meatballs loaded into warm pita bread with shredded lettuce and a cool cucumber-yogurt-mint sauce. Seasoned with oregano, rosemary, thyme, and fresh lemon.
Greek lamb souvlaki meatballs loaded into warm pita bread with shredded lettuce and a cool cucumber-yogurt-mint sauce. Seasoned with oregano, rosemary, thyme, and fresh lemon.