Sheryl Julian

Spotted Dog (Irish Golden Raisin Loaf), from “The Irish Bakery” by Cherie Denham Andrew Montgomery Makes 1 round loaf

Lemon Curd, from “The Irish Bakery” by Cherie Denham Andrew Montgomery Makes about 2 cups

Where to Hi-Rise Sweets in Huron Village , the Cambridge neighborhood just west of Harvard Square.

Serves 4 You can make breakfast pancakes during Passover using matzo meal in place of flour, and adding cottage cheese to the batter to give it an interesting texture.

If you serve chopped liver, you're bound to get a joke or two that begins: What am I, chopped liver? Ignore them.

The deli version is often heavy and pasty, so make your own nicer, lighter recipe and give it some respect

Curried Brown Basmati Rice Salad Sheryl Julian Serves 4 Brown basmati rice salad is deliciously nutty, especially wonderful with a handful of almonds.

Where to New York Bagel Factory on Washington Street in Newtonville, on the street level in the Trio apartments, a few doors down from the suburban outpost of the restaurant Mida.

The restaurateur, who died on May 11, mentored many younger cooks — and his peers

Michelle T. King's new book is "Chop Fry Watch Learn: Fu Pei-Mei and the Making of Modern Chinese Food." Robert McGee/ W.W. Norton