Serves 2. Time requirement. About 30 minutes to prepare, 2 hours in the oven, and 15 minutes to serve it once it has come out of the oven. Lamb ribs are unctuous, delicious, winter food which you will undoubtedly enjoy. It is a homely cut. It is inexpensive and not highly thought of. Because it is so unchic, so low brow, I am sure that it will be taking Brooklyn by storm any day. Therefore, find a source and enjoy it before the hipsters make it impossibly expensive to enjoy.

Serves 2. Time requirement. 2½ hours start to finish but you are not tied to the stove the entire time. Also, this is a great dish to make one day and serve another. What you will need: 1 pound of lamb stew meat cut into about 1½ cubes. A lamb steak cut from a leg of lamb works well. ¼ cup vegetable oil. ½ teaspoon kosher salt. ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. 1½ teaspoon ground roasted cumin. 1-pound fresh tomatoes to yield 1 cup of tomato puree. 2 green peppers, to y

Serves 2. Time requirement: here is the challenge. Ideally you want to brine the shanks for 24 hours. Then the shanks marinade in seasonings for 4-6 hours; then they cook for 2-3 hours. All in all, it is a project. Plus, you need to make the sauerkraut. You can make the sauerkraut while the shanks cook in the oven. A recipe for the Lapsang Souchong brine and sauerkraut are below. What you will need 2 pork shanks, about 1 to 1¼ pound each or use 4 smaller shanks. There is n

Serves 4: Time requirement: about 1½ hour, plus the time to grind the rabbit meat. That is if you buy a whole rabbit to bone and grind your own meat. That is pretty much the only way I know to get ground rabbit. What you will need: 1 pound of ground rabbit meat. * A 2-ounce slab of pancetta cut into long thin strips. ½ cup of extra-virgin olive oil. 2 ounces fine diced carrots. 2 ounces fine diced celery. 3 ounces finely chopped onion. ½ cup dry white wine. 1 cup milk. ¼ tea

Serves 2. Time requirement: make the brine in the morning, brine the meat during the day. Then you all need is the time it takes to heat the grill and cook the steak. That’s about 45 minutes. What you will need for the brine: A 1-pound pork steak or chop 1¼ to 1½ thick. 2 quarts water 3 tablespoons kosher salt. ½ cup brown sugar. 2 tablespoons Lapsang Souchong tea, in a cotton sachet or tied up in cheese cloth. 1-quart container filled with ice and water. Preparation: The Br

Makes about 1 quart of beans. Time requirement: About 2-2½ hours. It is something to do on a day you plan to be home in the kitchen or doing other chores. What you will need: 2 cups great northern beans. 3 quarts water. 1 tablespoon kosher salt. 2 tablespoons loose leaf lapsang souchong tea placed in a cotton sachet or tied in cheese cloth. ¼ cup maple syrup 1 small onion 2 cloves Preparation: Bring the water to the boil. Then and add salt, tea, and maple syrup and continue

Serves 2. Time requirement: 30 minutes. But it is always best to season the duck 2-8 hours in advance. What you will need for the duck: 2 duck breasts, skin on, about 6-8 ounces each. ½ teaspoon Baharat. * ½ teaspoon kosher salt. ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Spray oil. 1 small potato, about the size of a large egg. 1 carrot. 1 turnip, also about the size of a large egg. *Baharat is a middle eastern spice mixture of cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and cloves. Sometimes

Serves 2 Time requirement: 15 minutes preparation and 1 hour in the oven. I originally developed this recipe for rabbit. But since rabbit is not usually available and when it is, often very expensive, I switched to chicken. Some might be put off by the 6 cloves of garlic called for in this recipe. Garlic cooked as whole cloves, in a gentle braise, render a gentle aroma and flavor. The flavor is nothing like raw garlic or garlic that is chopped and sautéed in oil. So, do not b

Serves 3-4 Time requirement: About 45 minutes to prepare and 1½ hours to cook. You will know why it is called scented beef when the aroma begins to waft out of the kitchen. It is the fragrance of the Morocco. What you will need: 1¼ pound beef cubes cut from the chuck. ¼ teaspoon each of ground cumin, ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, and dried mustard. 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne. ½ teaspoon kosher salt and freshly ground pepper. ¼ cup olive oil, plus an additional tablespoon. 2 me

Serves 2. Time requirement: 30-35 minutes. What you will need: 2 skinless salmon fillets about 5-6 ounces and 1 to 1¼ inch thick. ½ teaspoon kosher salt. ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. 1 dozen pearl onions. 1 cup white wine. 1 tablespoon olive oil. 1 cup of white (green) grapes, such as Thompson seedless. Taste them to assure they are not sour. 1 garlic clove peeled and crushed. 1 lemon. Preparation: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Sprinkle the salmon with the sal