Citrus

A sure-fire way to get the kids to eat their vegetables—and chips, of course.

Active time: 40 min Start to finish: 1 hr

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 45 min

Gorgonzola cheese adds great flavor to this southwestern winter salad.

This recipe was created to accompany Traditional Hamantaschen or Cream Cheese Hamantaschen . Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe was created to accompany Cocoa Angel Food Cake with Orange Glaze

Preserved lemons, sold ready-made in Moroccan souks, are essential to that country's cuisine. The peel, pulp, and juice squeezed from the lemons can all be used. Sometimes, however, the juice and preserving brine can be bitter; use fresh lemon juice in that case.

This feather-light, sweet-tart bread is as good as it sounds.

Look for ripe mangoes that are slightly soft to the touch. To evoke the tropics even more, serve the fruit with coconut macaroons or macadamia nut cookies.

Poach the pears and serve with traditional anise-flavored fried pastries. Start the pears one day ahead.

You can use the more traditional orange flower water or rose water instead of the orange peel and juice concentrate to flavor these crispy cookies.

Pastry chef Valerie Hill offers this appealing treat at the Morrison-Clark Historic Inn & Restaurant in Washington, D.C. Allowing the yogurt to drain produces the thick and creamy yogurt cheese.