Meatballs! At big dinner parties and potlucks, meatballs seem to cause a stampede like nothing else. They're crowd-friendly, kid-friendly — and so convenient. Many of you ask frequently about meals to make ahead and freeze, and honestly, meatballs are at the top of my list. These meatballs are my all-time favorite: Warmly spiced with garam masala, fragrant with onion, ginger, and garlic, and so tender and juicy. More

Q: My Grandmother was from Iceland and she would make Hangikjöt (an Icelandic smoked lamb or mutton) for us for Christmas. The problem is she left us with no written recipe. I have come to terms that I will never be able to make it like her.

Do you have any suggestions on a good way to smoke lamb and flavor it?

Sent by Ristin More

Actual Greeks would probably take umbrage with our title here. We're throwing some olives and feta in our pasta and calling it Greek? Well, sort of, yes. More

We're not saying that lamb burgers are a new trend; it's not exactly culinary pioneering to make a patty out of ground meat. However, we've been seeing more and more of them on restaurant menus and in friends' kitchens lately. And thank goodness. Lamb makes excellent, excellent burgers. More

We love rich, meaty ragù — especially in the depths of winter. It's such a treat poured over fresh pasta, or over fragrant rice. This particular recipe for rich lamb ragù is not hard to make, but you still get the benefits of long, slow cooking. The active part is over quickly, and then then the ragù sits and simmers all afternoon in the oven or all day in the slow cooker. The result is a deliciously heady sauce, and the fragrance of deeply browned meat simmering with half a bottle of red wine! More

In November I reviewed — raved about! — The Canal House Cooking cookbook project by Christopher Hirsheimer and Melissa Hamilton. Read on for a review of one of my favorite (and seasonally appropriate) recipes from their latest volume: Fall and Holiday. More

Recipe: Lamb Burgers How long does it take? 25 minutes Name: Lindsey Why is it a favorite meal? Fast, delicious and healthy! This is a great late summer recipe that uses items on hand from the garden. You'll have a delicious meal in minutes! More

Whitney needs some advice on cooking lamb. Can you help? She writes:

We've been trying to eat more sustainably, and to that end, bought a butchered half lamb. The only problem is, it's very stringy. I love my lamb rare, but wow, the chops and steaks are too tough to do that. Any suggestions for what to do with the remaining steaks and chops? We already have some ground lamb, so I'd like to hear of recipes that don't require grinding it all up (if possible).

More

Do you have any lamb left over from Easter dinner? Did you roast a big leg and now have a lot of delicious tender meat sitting in the fridge? Well, we have just the recipe for the leftovers. More

Springtime is here! Finally, we can put away the cold of winter and welcome in the sun and fresh air. This is the time of the year for things like fiddlehead ferns, ramps, tender peas and shoots, and so much more. Hurry and grab them, because like the season and the flowers, they are fleeting. Read on to see the culinary must-haves this Spring ... More