Gourmet

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Stir-frying--an unorthodox technique for red flannel hash--yields a dish whose components are crisp and separate rather than melded into a cake, as is traditional. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Active time: 1 1/2 hr Start to finish: 18 hr (includes chilling)

Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 3 1/4 hr

Active time: 25 min Start to finish: 30 min

Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 50 min

Active time: 15 minutes Start to finish: 1 1/4 hours

When dressing a salad in the classic Italian style, each vinaigrette ingredient is tossed individually with the greens in a specific order, rather than being whisked together. Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 20 min

Stitt likes to use rock salt — the kind used for old-fashioned ice cream churners — as a bed for these oysters because it keeps the shells from tipping and sliding around in the pan and on the plates. Rock salt is sold at many supermarkets, but kosher salt is a good substitute. At the restaurant, Stitt makes this recipe with local Apalachicola oysters, though he also likes the flavor of East Coast varieties such as Blue Point, Pemaquid, and Malpeque, so feel free to use your favorite.

This recipe, from Lord and Baroncini's cookbook, calls for simmering a small amount of tomatoes for over an hour. The result is a rich, concentrated sauce. Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 2 1/2 hr

If you make this recipe with fresh peas, keep in mind that it will take about 30 minutes to shell them.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.