Top 12 recipes of 1992

Note: This recipe from “Simply French,” Patricia Wells’ book with three-star French chef Joel Robuchon, is a good example of the attention to detail that makes a truly great cook.

Sept. 16, 2014

Note: Anybody interested in baking with whole grains ought to invest in Ken Haedrich’s new book, “Home for the Holidays: Festive Baking With Whole Grains. “ Consider the following tart.

Sept. 16, 2014

Note: For a fall story on walnuts, we turned up this complexly flavored stew from “Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook,” by Anya von Bremzen and John Welchman.

Sept. 16, 2014

Note: Farsumagru -- it’s Sicilian for “false lean” -- is steak stuffed with meats, cheeses, eggs and vegetables and then rolled to look like a roast.

Sept. 16, 2014

Note: From a story on a day behind the scenes at Joachim Splichal’s Patina restaurant, this recipe is neither low-fat nor fast.

Sept. 16, 2014

Note: This recipe from a story on chili-style dishes from around the world is one of those things that people just can’t stop eating; friends have been known to have thirds and then smile with slight embarrassment and serve themselves some more.

Sept. 16, 2014

Note: Rowland Heights’ Luk Yue restaurant, featured in our series of neighborhood Cooks’ Walks, gave us this recipe, which shows the brilliance of simple, flavorful food.

Sept. 16, 2014

Note: One of several Great Home Cooks profiled through the year, Claudie Ces makes this lamb the old-fashioned way, roasting it until the herb coating is crusty on the outside, while the meat remains tender and juicy.

Sept. 16, 2014

Note: Paul Bocuse is probably the world’s most famous chef; he’s not somebody you associate with hearty, homey dishes.

Sept. 16, 2014

Note: Melissa Manchester says her mom, Ruth, “always goes into the kitchen in a crisis.”

Sept. 16, 2014

Note: Another Great Home Cook, Terrie Snell, drove to Hollywood from Libertyville Illinois in her rebuilt ’78 Buick.

Sept. 16, 2014

Note: Through our Low-Fat Baking series, we spent much of the year trying to figure out new ways to cut the fat out of dessert.

Sept. 16, 2014