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I enjoy making breakfast on Sunday mornings for the family, and the country or breakfast sausage is one of the family favorites. You can serve the sausage as sausage links or patties. We sometimes like it between a biscuit or English muffin with cheddar cheese. You can also add an egg to the breakfast sandwich. There are a number of variations to the recipe below. I sometimes add a bit of ham, chervil, and/or savory.

I have been trying to present cuisines from a variety of countries, and the recipe below is no exception. Coq au vin literally means "rooster in wine" en Français. I use chicken in my recipe, but this classic French stew is typically made with old rooster. Old roosters apparently create a rich broth for what eventually becomes the gravy/sauce. There are hundreds of variations throughout France, but I think you will find the recipe below to be fit for special occasions.

Many salmon glazes use honey, but adding a wee bit of cognac along with citrus gives it a superb taste. Hope you agree.

In this typical Chinese dish, you need to make sure that you use fresh shitake mushrooms. You can find them in some grocery stores and Asian markets. The five-spice powder and hoisin sauce are common ingredients found in most grocery stores.

Chicken in Burgundy wine is of German origin although it reminds me of some French dishes I have made. If you are familiar with my cooking, you know I have made a few changes to avoid too much fat and improve the taste. It is a rich dish, but everyone needs to live it up once and a while. Let us know what you think.

Cordon bleu means blue ribbon in French and is an award offered to food or chefs representative of fine French cuisine. However, it is unclear if chicken cordon bleu is truly French. It may have been patterned after veal cordon bleu (a similar Swiss dish using veal in place of chicken) by chefs in the United States. In any case, it is an exceptional dish offered here with a cream sauce.

Burrito is a very popular food in Mexico. Typically, it consists of a filling and cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla. My recipe has chicken, onion, and green pepper in a spicy tomato sauce with Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese.

Tandoori chicken is a traditional Indian dish typically cooked in a clay oven called a tandoor. In fact, let me admit upfront that I think the best tandoori chicken can only be cooked in a tandoor (bell-shaped earthen ovens fired with burning wood). But I can get close to the real thing using a grill.

Kiev is the capital of the Ukraine. But there is some controversy as to whether this dish is Ukrainian or Russian. Several Russian chefs claim that it originated in Moscow restaurants in the 20th century and was later called chicken Kiev. I worked for many years in Russia and do love the Russian people. But if there is one thing I have learned, Russians like to take credit for the work of others.

There are a tremendous variety of borschts from all over eastern and central Europe. The hot (as in fire not spicy) varieties with beet as one of the main ingredients come primarily from the Ukraine and Russia. I have mentioned before that I have spent some time working in Russia, and borscht was one of my favorite cuisines.