Dill

Crème fraîche makes these potatoes extra rich and utterly delicious.

The pickled cucumbers are also great on their own as a condiment for tuna-salad sandwiches.

The chicken is cooked with onions, lemon and dill, then spooned onto warm pita bread rounds and topped with a yogurt sauce. Then the sides of the bread are folded up and the sandwich is eaten like a taco.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Though called the Pennsylvania Dutch, Lancaster's natives come from German stock and treat the cabbage with respect. Dishes like this one are first served during the harvest season and enjoyed all winter long.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Although the most authentic Swedish meatballs are not sauced, this creamy dill-and mustard-spiked dish is nevertheless hearty, comforting and flavored with ingredients popular in Swedish cooking. The meatballs are served over caraway noodles to capture every drop of the delectable sauce. Uncork a Chardonnay to go with the meal.

(Russian Potato-and-Cabbage Turnovers)

From my mom, Kathy Spivey. Simple and delicious!

A delicate and sophisticated main course. Look for trout fillets with skin or have the fishmonger fillet two whole trout for you.

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 15 min