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"I had a college roommate who prepared beef tongue the way her Russian mother and grandmother prepared it before her. I never actually got her recipe, but I found this one out of an old cookbook years ago. This is the traditional method of preparing tongue. Sliced leftover tongue makes excellent sandwiches. I toast the bread and slather on grainy mustard..."

Ingredients: rutabagas, fresh horseradish...

"Adapted from Cucina Ebraica, Flavors of the Italian Jewish Kitchen, by Joice Goldstein. Although this spread resembles the traditional Jewish American chopped chicken liver found in delis, it includes the very Italian addition of wine. The recipe has been adapted from a description in Giuseppe Maffioli's La Cucina Padovana, and is probably Ashkenazic..."

Ingredients: chicken fat, dry white wine...

"I know, this sounds disgusting! But it's amazing! I tried this at a friend's house. At first I was going to refuse, but my kids were watching and I always berate them when they turn down food they haven't tasted, so.... wow, what a surprise! You can also use cola, or apple cider. Just make sure the liver is grilled to what you consider is..."

Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, salt...

"My grandmother always used both chicken and beef liver, and it had to be broiled to make it kosher. Use Schmaltz and Gribenes (Rendered Chicken Fat) for the schmaltz and gribenes. She only made this for Passover."

Ingredients: chicken fat, hard-boiled eggs...