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For this easy starter, the nonfat yogurt is strained to a thick texture and then combined with oregano, lemon peel and cayenne.

While this cake tastes delicious on its own, enhance it with dollops of whipped cream or nondairy topping and a few orange segments.

Pomegranate seeds are a colorful, tangy garnish for this salad. The season for pomegranates comes to an end by mid-February, so plan ahead and buy one now (they keep for several weeks in the refrigerator). Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 20 min

The gravy is a refined, delicious sauce in this duo from Barbara Shinn and David Page, co-owners of Home restaurant in New York and co-authors of Recipes from Home.

Buttermilk makes the cake tender, and cream cheese adds great texture to the frosting.

This recipe is an accompaniment for Coffee-Cardamom Flans with Orange Crème Fraîche.

The fragrant roasted birds are served with a pan sauce containing whole garlic cloves. Accompany the hens with a crusty garlic bread to mop up the sauce, and pour a light Chianti throughout the meal.

Present these light sorbets in tall glasses, and garnish each dessert with large pieces of the pine nut brittle for a dramatic effect.

Round out this fast and easy entrée with steamed rice and a sprinkling of finely chopped green onions.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Serve the chicken with steamed rice to soak up the delicious sauce.

A pretty, pale pink sorbet enhanced with a splash of Champagne.

Lemon curd, a classic London teatime treat, is layered between crispy squares of sugared phyllo. Any remaining curd is great on toast, biscuits or scones.