20 spare recipes

Lamb spare ribs slow-baked on a rack, then glazed with a crushed pineapple, honey, vinegar, ginger, and Worcestershire barbecue sauce. Two hours of baking for fall-off-the-bone tender.

Space Needle Blast-Off Punch: a Seattle World's Fair-era rum cocktail with orange curacao, orange juice, and sweet-and-sour. Tropical, citrus-forward, and easy to shake up.

Italian onion focaccia: a soft yeasted flatbread crowned with buttery sautéed onions and rosemary. Golden, fragrant, and ready to tear and share at the dinner table.

Last summer, we had some fresh tomatillo from our farmer's share, then we found this recipe and gave it a try. The flavor was so good, we followed the recipe exactly, but you don't like too spicy, you can reduce the amount of the green chilis. The result will be still outstanding! It can be served warm or chilled.

Sparkling wine fruit gelées with strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and banana suspended in Champagne jelly. A make-ahead no-bake brunch dessert served in flutes for eight.

A fizzy, citrus-bright champagne punch made with orange juice and limeade concentrates, two bottles of bubbly, and sparkling water over crushed ice. Serves 36 and comes together in 10 minutes flat.

Brandied fruit starter with pineapple, peaches, apricots, and maraschino cherries soaked in brandy and sugar. A living friendship cake starter you keep and share.

Banana chocolate chip bars with whole wheat flour, mashed ripe bananas, and mini chocolate morsels, dusted with powdered sugar. A bake-and-share sheet bar that yields a crowd.

Pepperoni focaccia panini with garden vegetable cream cheese, provolone, tomato, and bell pepper, baked in foil until melty. Cut into wedges to share.

Friendship cake brandied starter ferments pineapple, cherries, and peaches with sugar and brandy over 6 weeks. A slow-building fruit base you share and pass along.

My grandmother used to make these brownies for us when we were kids, they are so good i thought i would share them!

Original yeast-based Amish Friendship Bread starter that ferments for 10 days, then divides into portions to share or bake. The Pennsylvania Dutch tradition starts here.

I have used this recipe for years. Chicken, pork, fish, or wings in all sorts of flavors--Chinese, Mexican, Italian, Cajun, etc. I have shared this recipe more than any other.

Pork chops and twice-baked yams share one pan, both perfumed with orange juice. A paprika-garlic rub on the chops, and yam shells stuffed with apple, onion and celery for a sweet-savory dinner.

Feed this sweet, yeast-based starter with flour, sugar, and milk every few days to keep it alive. Use it for Amish friendship bread or share with friends to start the tradition.

Mandarin Cornish hens: small game hens roasted and basted in a bright orange juice glaze for tender, citrus-kissed meat and burnished skin. An elegant, simple main with one bird per person or to share.