The holidays are upon us, and what better time to dust off grandma's pot roast recipe or your dad's technique for making the perfect pecan pie.

Are you willing to share your recipe? We're putting together our favorite reader family recipes for a future story and want to include yours. Send recipes -- along with photos of the completed dish if you have them -- to yzusel@ajc.com. Include your full name and the story behind the recipe.

Want to make sure your family recipes don't get lost? Check out AJC food editor Ligaya Figueras' interview with Valerie J. Frey, the author of "Preserving Family Recipes: How to Save and Celebrate Your Food Traditions," who provides tips on how to preserve your own family recipes.