This moist pound cake is infused with enough almond flavors to satisfy even the biggest almond aficionado.

An homage, of sorts, to the Hispanic communities of the Bronx, where spicy chile flavoring is a way of culinary life.

Marinara – the name alone conjures up visions of southern Italy. And south of Manhattan you’ll find Italian-American communities that comprise nearly one-third of Staten Island, but who’s counting. Everyone eats Italian, and everyone says, “sauce” like cousin Vinny. So here you go – pork sliders with sauce & parm.

Here's a tip of the hat to the aromatic Indian curry houses that dot New York City's borough of Queens.

Whether you’re in San Francisco, Manhattan, or even London, Chinatown means lively streets crammed with friendly crowds and splendid aromas, and shops filled with exotic ingredients and hardworking merchants. From Shanghai to Chicago, the pleasing flavors of sesame and hoisin belong with pork.

Jamaican jerk sauce traditionally includes allspice and Scotch bonnet peppers. Its mix of piquant flavors has deep roots in West Africa. Wherever the Caribbean diaspora spread across the globe, Jerk cooking and seasoning followed along. This recipe was inspired by the flavors and rhythms of Brooklyn’s vivacious Caribbean communities.

Once the squash is peeled and cut up, this dish takes only minutes to assemble. If you are tight on time, buy the squash ready to cook – it is available peeled and cut up in many grocery store produce sections.

Equally at home as a simple weeknight dish and as part of a festive holiday meal, roasted sweet potato wedges are flavorful, easy to make and healthful.

Here’s a side dish for your holiday spread that is as pleasing to the cook as it is to the diners. As a cook, you’ll love that you can make this entirely in advance and warm up in a pot on the stove – and diners will love that they can gobble up something that’s delicious and GUILT FREE!