The Recipe Vault

If you had a recipe for a deliciously fluffy, sugary and aromatic bread, would you make it just once a year? You would if it were pan de muerto.

When Lemmy Kilmister, founder and frontman of Motorhead, died in December, the rock world lost one of its most colorful characters. And Jack Daniel’s whiskey lost one of its most …

“I have strong restaurant genes passed down from many generations,” says Melissa Friedhof, the third-generation restaurateur who helms Ross’ Restaurant in Bettendorf, Iowa.

Knish is the sort of food that collects adjectives like “humble” and “homey.”

For Lisa’s Norwegian family, Thanksgiving isn’t complete without the soft flatbread lefse, a dish that always reminds the family of their mother-grandmother, Emma.

The Polish dishes she prepares at Thanksgiving remind Estelle of her father, who loved them all.

Every Thanksgiving, Maddie’s family looked forward to her mom’s pasteles.

Lee finds a special way to connect with lost loved ones when making rice pilaf.

After Chuck’s mom died unexpectedly at 63, he recreated her soup recipe in her memory.