Fry

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The sauce gives the meat a just-grilled flavor.

Many cooks of Wisconsin and Minnesota consider it patriotic to add extra butter to a dish whenever possible. At drive-ins in these two states, butter is not considered merely a hamburger condiment but an integral component. After studying a slew of burger flippers at work in Milwaukee, we devised the following recipe:

Make this a new version of Britain's fish and chips with (frozen) steak fries. Lemon tarts from the bakery would be good for dessert.

The Southwest’s favorite breakfast is often topped with a red sauce or salsa. This version has a tomatillo-based green (verde) sauce.

You can form the patties a day ahead, leaving only a quick frying job for the morning.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Buttermilk adds the tang, while bacon lends crunch to this dish.

Traditional potato latkes are spiced up with hot paprika and enhanced with earthy porcini mushrooms. They are especially good with roasted meats, poultry, or fish. This recipe will serve four to five as a side dish.

This breakfast treat tastes decadent but is really quite low in fat. It's topped with maple-spiked yogurt.

Ham and Thousand Island Dressing

"Our family vacations in Albany, New York, wouldn’t be the same without one dinner at Nicole’s Italia in nearby Guilderland," says Stephanie Clauson, Wayne, New Jersey. "I’d love to get the recipe for the spinach salad.'

Active time: 1 3/4 hr Start to finish: 5 hr