Baby artichokes, with meatballs, green olives and sage.

Rich White Bread, adapted from Bernard Clayton's classic cookbook perfect for toast or sandwiches

Benedictine Spread, a Kentucky Derby tradition, updated

Lemon Panna Cotta with Lemon Marmalade and Sugared Pistachios, from The Purple Pig in Chicago

Ramp Cheese Biscuits, with duck and slaw, possibly the world's best sandwich

If you can't make it to Blackberry Farm, you can still make this wonderful Roasted Broccolini Salad with Pickled Shallots, Candied Pecans

Thai hot & sour shrimp soup—with or without fried shrimp balls

Spuma di Gota. Also known as "pig butter."

Stir-Fried Green Soy Beans

Beer-Based Lamb Stew with turnips, carrots and peas

Tortelli alla Pratese, potato and beef filled pasta, with butter, nutmeg, parsley

Pork & Black-eyed Pea Chili - lucky on New Year's Day, delicious on any day!

Boiled Custard, a Southern Christmas tradition

Little Blueberry Almond Tarts, perfect for tea, or just snacking

Soft-boiled Eggs and Soldiers, inspired by legendary chef Michel Bras

Duck Fat Focaccia with thyme and fleur de sel

General Tso's Chicken, favorite tried and tested recipe from Fuchsia Dunlop

Black Bottom Pecan Praline Bars

Smoky, creamy and crunchy Mayan-ish lima beans

Wild blackberry cobbler. For the 4th of July or any other day.

Lee Bailey's peach cobbler. We didn't keep much from the Eighties, but we're glad we still have this recipe.

Quail Pies. Inspired by a recipe in the 1930 edition of the Fannie Farmer Cookbook.

Quick and easy blueberry-orange bread.

The fleeting pleasure of sour cherries in pie form.

Easy eggless strawberry ice cream.