Beef empanadas (Pastry with spicy beef filling)
Carne asada (Grilled skirt steak)
Pan-seared steak with red miso marinade
Braised lamb with tomato and peppers
Geisi polow (Iranian rice pilaf with lamb and apricots)
Lamb and garlic chive dumplings
Lamb kofta on a bed of warm maftool (Grilled ground lamb with couscous)
Lamb shawarma (Middle eastern style vertically roasted lamb)
Mark’s grilled lamb chops and lamb burgers with tzatziki sauce
Chang mai style grilled chicken
Coq au vin (Chicken in red wine sauce)
Curried chicken salad with green grapes and toasted almonds
Drunken steam-fried drummettes in shochu sauce
How to make the best roast chicken in the world, really
Piernitas de pollo partidas con salsa (Split and grilled chicken legs)
Taiwanese drunken chicken meets American fried chicken
Val’s chicken paprikash (Chicken and peppers in paprika sauce)
Banh mi (Classic Vietnamese sandwich)
Crispy pork belly with spiced carrots
Cioppino (Portuguese fisherman’s stew, San Francisco style)
Dressing or marinade for cooked octopus
Korean inspired dips for octopus
Mustard horseradish marinade for fish
Pan seared fish with ginger miso sauce and broccolini garnish
Pan-roasted shrimp with tomato, chiles and mezcal
Sake nanban-yaki (Marinated grilled salmon)
Sautéed shrimp with red miso butter sauce
Seafood paella (Spanish rice dish)
Brown rice in the pressure cooker
Chickpea stew with spiced tomato and onion
Cooking Japanese rice in a donabe
Cooking rice in a pressure cooker
Dolmades (Stuffed grape leaves)
Fadia’s makluba (Layered eggplant, rice and meat)
Freekeh salad (Middle Eastern grain salad)
Frijoles refritos (Refried beans)
Jasmine rice in the pressure cooker
Man’ousheé (Flat bread with assorted toppings)
Mushroom, lentil, and barley sliders
Persian rice and tahdig (Rice with a crispy bottom)
Braised ramps or spring onions
Caponata (Eggplant and vegetable salad)
Farmer Fred Daniel’s baked eggplant
Grilled bok choy and baby eggplant with soy chili glaze
Imam bayildi (Eggplant baked with tomato and onion)
Japanese eggplant with miso sauce
Mediterranean eggplant baked in tomato sauce
Musaka’a (Roast eggplant with spiced chickpeas and tomatoes)
Open-faced radish sandwiches on toast
Pimentos de piquillo rellenos de queso de cabra (Roasted peppers stuffed with goat cheese)
Roasted beets and carrots with za’atar and tahini sauce
Roasted broccoli, brussels sprouts, or cauliflower
Saag paneer (Braised spiced spinach and paneer cheese)
Cioppino (Portuguese fisherman’s stew, San Francisco style)
Pho bo (Vietnamese beef noodle soup)
Soba noodles in broth with assorted garnishes
Sopa de tortilla (Tortilla soup)
Chicken stock in pressure cooker
Crustacean stock in the pressure cooker
Fermented black bean stir fry sauce
Niter kibbeh (Ethiopian spiced butter)
Dressing or marinade for cooked octopus
Korean inspired dips for octopus
Muhammara (Roasted pepper and walnut dip)
Arugula, Pear and Toasted Hazelnut Salad
Ensalada de nopales (Cactus salad)
Peaches with basil, prosciutto, and balsamic vinegar
Peaches with burrata and lemon thyme
Chachouka (Spicy tomato and red pepper stew with poached eggs)
Chawanmushi (Japanese steamed egg custard)
Frittata with asparagus, new potato, and caramelized onion
Dich’s cha gio (Crispy eggroll)
Lamb and garlic chive dumplings
Lu rou fan (Braised pork rice bowl)
Mongolian dough for dumplings and noodles
Noodle kugel served at the American embassy in Rome (Jewish noodle pudding)
Soba noodles in broth with assorted garnishes
Banh mi (Classic Vietnamese pork sandwich)
Farinata (Chickpea flour flatbread)
Garlic naan bread (leavened oven baked flatbread)
Almond cake with passion fruit puree
Aunt Sylvia’s chocolate cake with sour cream chocolate frosting
Chocolate wedding cake with brandied cherries
Banana bread by Kathryn Anderson
Knafeh (Shredded filo and pastry cream dessert)
Ma’amoul (Date filled semolina cookies)
Roasted Pineapple Garnished with Vanilla Ice Cream and Asian basil leaf
Stollen (Traditional Christmas sweet bread)
Strawberries and cream parfait
Taro cake with black sesame and spiced brown sugar syrup
Triple oatmeal chocolate chip muffins with blueberries, chia seeds, and pecans