Regional-cuisine recipes

Amazing Scottish Shortbread recipe

This classic Christmas Plum Pudding is a holiday treat straight from merry Olde England. Yield: Two 2 lb. puddings. From Special Writer Marilyn Kluger's 11/25/92 "A Dickens of a Delight: Christmas Plum Pudding is a Holiday Treat Straight from Merry Olde England" article in "The (Louisville, KY) Courier-Journal." Pg. C7. Typed for you by Cathy Harned.

Adolph Frey owns one of the few Michelin-rated 2-star restaurants in Germany. He made this dish at the lodge for Carl's birthday celebration one year. Quenelles are poached fish and egg mounds traditionally made with pike.

Never need to order take-out again. I followed the recipe and made the dish for dinner last night, and it was absolutely delicious. My 4-year-old told me that she wanted the same food again tonight :)

Serve as an appetizer spread on thick slices of country-style white bread, or flat pita bread, or use as a side dish to accompany grilled or roasted meats.

This spicy marinade owes its unusual flavor to the chipotle, a smoked jalapeno chile. Chipotles are usually sold canned in tomato paste. Look for them at Mexican and Latin American markets. Adobo marinade goes particularly well with pork.

Superb Hawaiian Baked Beans recipe

A spicy vegetable stew - easy to make. Some find that the flavors of the vegetables don't stand out unless you put in a lot of tabasco. But not everyone likes it hot. Just add enough to make the stew seem spicy to you.

Gobhi Mung recipe

Pork, potatoes and mushrooms flavored with crushed coriander seed.