From featured chef Nina Mukerjee Furstenau, this dish combines shepherd’s pie and an Indian comfort food (keema), and the "warm" spices of cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, dried red chili, and bay. Psst: it was billed as "A flavor-rich version fit for a holiday table," just in time for end of December meals.

Almodrote de Berengena (Eggplant Gratin) is a specialty of the Jews of Istanbul, who brought it with them in their exile from medieval Spain.

The recipe is from Matthew Goodman’s cookbook, “Jewish Food: The World at Table.”

This fresh-tasting chicken salad is a favorite of Columbia Mayor Brian Treece and Mary Phillips, both at home on hot summer nights or at church or boy scout potlucks.

Shepherd’s Pie was the centerpiece of a family dinner in Ely for Phoebe Welsh. She brings it to us today!

Ricotta is loved by Italians because it is so versatile! You can spread it, fry it in fritters, and bake it in dishes like lasagna or in delicacies like cake! This is a delicious after-dinner treat from the home of Dr. Anne Deaton.

Fun to say and easy to make, shakshuka is a vegetarian dish that is a perfect platform for Baetje Farms’ outstanding Feta. Baetje Farms is located in the beautiful rolling hills of Bloomsdale, Missouri, south of St. Louis. Brought to us from Catherine Neville, award-winning food journalist and publisher of Feast.

Thai Lemongrass Chicken with Green Beans was a recipe learned from Nina Simonds at Boston University’s Culinary Arts Program. It’s a dish that can be adapted to multiple palettes and looks just as yummy as it tastes!

Greek Orthodox families eat a vegan diet a couple of days each week and for a number of weeks around Easter and Christmas every year. This is a staple dish for the Kalaitzandonakes family — “spinach rice” is a crowd-pleaser!

Submitted in honor of her grandmother Mamina, Taylor Fox shares a Cuban dish “picadillo” or seasoned ground beef with black beans and rice.

The Speake family of Sycamore Restaurant chose 12 countries and cooked only the food(s) from each country for a full month. In the month of July (France), they made "biftek hache a la Lyonaise,” or "French hamburgers" that have become a family favorite.

This is a simple summer dessert from Italy with lots of fruit and fruit preserves. Bring this dish from Italy to your home!

From the kitchen of Dr. Anne Deaton’s daughter-in-law, this Italian dish features white beans and is a favorite "go-to" for lunch or buffet.