Bon Appétit

Crushed pretzels make a better-than-breadcrumb crust.

Soft 00 flour (available at Italian markets) produces a more tender pasta, but all purpose flour works well, too.

Link likes to use herbs from his garden in this recipe.

Serve the carnitas with mashed sweet potatoes, mixed baby greens, or rolled up in warm tortillas with salsa, chopped onions, and cilantro. Berkshire pork lends the best flavor, but a regular pork butt or shoulder is also delicious. Be sure to keep the oil at moderate heat, which will cook the pork perfectly without overbrowning.

Lentilles du Puy are lighter than other lentils and hold their shape especially well during cooking.

Meyer lemons add a floral note, but if you can't find them, regular lemons work just fine.

This phenomenal take on a classic flourless chocolate cake lives up to its translation, 'The Black Beast."

This sauce adds a nice kick to Shabu-Shabu. Use it as you would wasabi in sushi restaurants.

Serve this super-easy sauce alongside Shabu-Shabu

**Improv:**Fresh or frozen thawed raspberries would also be great alongside the panna cotta.