Coconut

Green onions make all the difference in this new take on a popular Thai soup.

There's a rich cream cheese base in this simple yet sophisticated dessert.

Broiled pineapple is teamed with an easy-to-make ice cream and topped with toasted coconut for a tropical treat. The pineapple would also be good with purchased mango or coconut sorbet or with vanilla ice cream.

The combination of chocolate and coconut makes for a luscious treat.

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 6 1/4 hr (includes cooling and chilling)

Tropical flavors give a new spin to these traditional holiday cookies.

Complement this fragrant dish with Asian noodles or steamed rice.

A buttermilk layer cake is filled with ginger-scented lime curd, then finished with a sweet and fluffy frosting. Make the lime curd one to two days before assembling the cake.

If canned unsweetened coconut milk is not readily available in your area, you may substitute 1/2 cup heavy cream and 1 tablespoon sweetened flaked coconut. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.