Lemon

Steamed broccoli and baked sweet potatoes are tasty accompaniments. Top slices of fruitcake with vanilla ice cream for dessert.

This old-fashioned dessert is a refreshing conclusion to the grand feast.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

A Greek man answered an ad we ran in The New York Times for a baker. He said he baked Lindy's cheesecakes. "You get me the ingredients I want—pure cream cheese, eggs, and heavy cream and I'll make you Lindy's cheesecake." He was a gem. He baked Lindy's cheesecake for our restaurant. Miriam Perlof, founder, the Country Club Restaurant and Pastry Diner, Philadelphia

Nourishing muffins that are nice for a snack or a quick breakfast.

Any colorful combination of seasonal fruit can be used to decorate this pretty dessert.

Begin preparing the turkey a day ahead, as it needs to soak overnight in brine, which makes the roasted bird exceptionally juicy. Watch how to prepare and carve your bird with our streaming video demonstration.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

"One thing I cannot get out of my head" said Ben Moskovitz, owner of Star Bakery in Oak Park, Michigan. "Was the food better growing up in Czechoslovakia or were the people hungrier there? My mother made a honey cake for the holiday, and it was so delicious. Honey was too expensive for us, so my mother burned the sugar to make it brown. Here I use pure honey, but I still think my mother's cake was better and I know I am wrong. The taste of hers is still in my mouth." Mr. Moskovitz's European honey cake follows, with a few of my American additions. Other European Jewish bakers interviewed for this book also bake with white rye flour and cake flour when we would use all-purpose flour. I have included both choices.