A tart for football weather: easy to prepare and perfect for tailgating.

Spinach berry salad with the salty-sweet comfort of a warm pancetta dressing.

As you bite into a homemade dill pickle, the flavors bloom, rise to a peak, then instantly fade, settling down into a collected balance.

Thyme is supposed to bolster courage and banish the doldrums. Maybe it will; maybe it won't. But it always brightens cornbread.

If romance had a taste, it would be buttermilk brownies with chocolate ganache icing.

For Valentine's Day, treat yourself to a No-Bake Oreo Chocolate Tart.

A simple, inexpensive way to make orange extract.

A winter citrus salad evokes memories of warm summer days, hammocks, lightning bugs, and watery breezes.

Sage Chips, based on a recipe from Erin Gleeson's The Forest Feast.

Watermelon lemonade begins with a mint sugar syrup--refreshing and easy for the long, hot summer.

If you enjoy steakhouse prime rib, try Smoked Standing Rib Roast.

A Tennessee tradition with a twist: Smoked Rainbow Trout, wrapped in bacon and stuffed with crab meat.

Thyme, lemon, and an orange marmalade glaze add zing to roasted Cornish hens.

Cedar-Planked Pistachio Coated Salmon.

Irish Pub Sandwich with Whiskey Slaw.

What to do with anemic winter vegetables? Make a roasted tomato tart.

A taste of Ireland in every bite: Bailey's Irish Cream Bread Pudding.

Easy and Comforting Bacon-Caramelized Onion-Roasted Tomato Quiche.

An easy, four-berry-mascarpone tart for winter-weary cooks

Triple Chocolate Cupcakes for Halloween.

Portabella Fries with Meyer Lemon Dipping Sauce.

Beat the heat with easy, "no-cook" lavender vanilla ice cream.

Pickled Lavender Carrots are swoon-worthy appetizers--and so easy to make.

Sweet and savory lavender vinaigrette pairs beautifully with bitter greens.