Recipe Lost and Found

Great-Grandma Antonia's Homemade Lasagna

A highly regional dish, lasagna recipes vary widely. Casey Corn helps a recipe-seeker recreate her Great-Grandmother Antonia's magical lasagna with its many paper-thin layers of handmade pasta and a "sneaky" white sauce.

Tackling the Tonir: Grandma Taguhi's Armenian-Style Lamb

Casey helps recreate a grandmother's sweet and smoky Armenian-style lamb with adjar, an ancient grain similar to spelt, using a traditional Armenian oven called a tonir in this celebration of Old World cooking for the modern era.

Bringing Back Thanksgiving: Sue Ellen's Cranberry Sauce and Custard Pie

After her mother, Sue Ellen's, recipes were badly damaged in a fire, a daughter is left without guidance for some of her most beloved Thanksgiving dishes. Casey helps recreate two of them -- cranberry sauce and custard pie -- just in time for the holiday.

From Italy With Love: Sarno's Pastry Shop's Pastiera Napoletana

Sarno's Pastry Shop was the gathering spot for the LA Italian community from 1946 to 2000. Now the founder's grandson hopes to recreate their famous traditional Easter tart made with sweet ricotta, whole grain wheat berries and floral citrus elements.

A Symphony of Flavors: Great-Grandma Felina's Chicken Adobo

Chicken adobo is the signature dish of the Philippines, but each family has their own special recipe. Casey sets out to find the right ingredients to unlock the mysteries of this dish that's a tangy, salty, savory and sweet symphony of delicious flavors.

Grandma Leonor's "Just Right" Capirotada

Capirotada is a seasonal, Mexican-style bread pudding traditionally prepared during Lent. After Grandma Leonor's passing, the family recipe was lost, alive only in childhood memories from trips to Grandma's in Rosarito, Mexico. Casey helps recreate it.