Easy to make (but takes some time) version split pea soup that has great flavor and a little texture from the vegetables. Try adding other stuff; I added a couple of leeks we had left over the last time I made it. Chopped them in 1/2" dice like everything else.

An easy recipe for delicious lightly pickled vegetables that can be used as a healthy appetizers to precede almost any kind of food, or as a salad.

Marcella Hazan's classic lasagne, updated with my prep notes.  You'll need the recipes for Meat Sauce Bolognese Style and Bechamel also.

Sue obtained this recipe from our next-door neighbor at the time, Laverne Doering, in 1976--the year Jennifer was born.  These lemon bars are a favorite of virtually everyone who eats them..

Christopher Kimball's version, as printed in Costco Connection, makes perfect sense.

This version, by Christopher Kimball and printed in the Costco Connection, is nice because you don't fry the potatoes.  The chopped fresh thyme give them terrific flavor.

The combination of salty prosciutto, grated fresh orange zest, basil, goat cheese and toasted pine nuts in this dish is really delicious.

I used grated fresh horseradish the last time I made these, doubling the amount, and they were delicious.

Can be made with sour cream or crème fraiche.  It uses freshly grated horseradish root and it's delicious.

Terrific variation on sweet potato casseroles.  Jennifer madeit for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners at our place in 2011.

My version of pastitsio, based on cooking recipes from Saveur's Greek issue and numerous others, and, more importantly, our family memories of the pastitsio at Papadakis Taverna, which was the best Greek restaurant that ever existed.