Cherry

Serve with scoops of vanilla ice cream.

Serve with: Romaine salad with creamy Italian dressing, and steamed Broccolini. Dessert: Lemon gelato topped with sliced figs and Marsala.

Faye Gardner, Haleyville, Ala.
"I perfected a sister-in-law's cookie and have been baking them every Christmas since 1969."

This is the best clafouti I have ever tasted, for it is short on flour, long on custard, and the butter gives it an added depth of flavor. Remove the pits if you like. If you leave the pits in the cherries, be sure to warn your guests so they don't crack their teeth!

This traditional French dessert combines all the best qualities of custard, pudding, and cake.

Summer's luscious cherries topped with oats, almonds, brown sugar and cinnamon.

There's a touch of lemon in this summer pie.

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 1/4 hr

This dessert is a dense and rich chocolate mousse-like cake chilled in a mold.

(Baked Sweet Cherry Pudding) Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The crusts for the tartlets are as simple as frozen puff pastry cut into small rounds.

There are several varieties of mustard cabbage; for this recipe we used wrapped-heart mustard cabbage, also called swatow or dai gai choy. Sharp and pungent when raw, mustard cabbage sweetens and mellows with wilting and slow cooking. Try serving this dish with mashed potatoes, which go very well with the gravylike tomato sauce the stuffed cabbage is cooked in.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This indulgence is simple to do and can be prepared a day ahead.

A delicious entrée from L'Apogée.