This recipe comes from my pal, Jamey Fader, culinary director at Marczyk Fine Foods. It works.

Combine any number of oohs and aahs from everyday roastings past and altogether they do not equal those that grace this recipe and us on Christmas (or Christmas Eve) night.

This is a very long recipe (it can take three days to make); it is complicated, though the ingredients are commonplace; and it necessitates using only the best. That said, it is a dish that, if you’re successful in making it, will wow anyone eating it as few dishes could.

A rich turkey or chicken stock, made days ahead of Thanksgiving Day dinner, is a significant foundation to that day’s meal.

Way more delicious than dorm-room ramen is a close-to-scratch Homemade Ramen.

Scotch-Irish barley broth uses both lamb meat as well as corned beef.

Not necessarily Thanksgiving Day dinner-driven, but a great recipe for any leftover “stuffing” or bread mish-mosh.

The can opener doesn’t necessarily open a can of worms; it might open a can of possibilities.

This dish is best made a day ahead and refrigerated until service so that the flavors develop. Also, it freezes well.

The French name is “gigot d’agneau,” word-for-word in English “leg of lamb.”

Cutlets are a great way to have something versatile to eat, in various seasons.

Here are five ways with chicken soup, inspired by some other countries’ recipes of the ultimate comfort food.

A pinwheel of Cowboy Steaks. Photo from John Cameron on unsplash.

This marinade is particularly delicious on grilled pork or chicken thighs. Photo from Konstiantyn Li at unsplash.

“Frittata” must be Italian for “kitchen sink.”

Three turns on awesomeness—a sandwich, a soup, and a salad.

Grill a shoulder of pork using the “indirect method,” that the heat to one side of the grill, allows for long, slow, smoky cooking.

The Flat Iron Steak, a secret no more.

Some dad friends said Beef Stroganoff is a good recipe for kids to cook on Father’s Day. Photo by Correen on unsplash.

BSJ’s Yellow Chicken Salad, an adaptation of Queen Elizabeth II’s “Coronation Chicken” and Whole Foods’ very popular “Sonoma Chicken Salad.”