Saffron

Anchor these in short vases filled with granulated sugar and win sweetest decor award.

Blind-baking the crust in this lemon buttermilk pie recipe is essential: It keeps it from getting soggy when the custardy filling is added.

For this cod recipe, you want to cook it at a lazy simmer; it will make all the difference between buttery, flaky fish and rubbery, tough fillets.

In this rack of lamb recipe, the lamb needs to marinate overnight, so be sure to start 1 day ahead. But trust us: It's worth it.

Yes, making this rice is a time commitment and a labor of love. But the ingredients aren't difficult to find, and the finished dish is stunning.

This baked eggplant and saffron rice recipe is blanketed in layers of mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses—never a bad thing, in our opinion.

I have to confess that I had never cooked striped bass before—in fact, I don't think I had ever eaten it prior to this recipe.