Cornish Hen

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This elegant but easy recipe is the perfect entrée for a romantic dinner. This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

An elegant main course that's ready in 40 minutes.

Sweet, sour, and meaty, this is summer food to eat with your hands.

From the Williamsburg Inn's Regency Room.

Sauté any remaining greens from the beets to serve on the side with the lentils with port-glazed shallots . A Moulin-à-Vent is the wine of choice; purchased cheesecake topped with cherries marinated in brandy and sugar is a scrumptious finale.

The sweet, sour and spice combination, is common all over the Mediterranean and is often found in Catalan cuisine, especially with poultry and game birds. Serve this impressive main course with crisp roasted potatoes and a dry white Penedès wine.

Wild rice and winter squash are perfect with this easy and elegant entrée.

Roasted red potatoes and a spinach salad would make good accompaniments.

Ask the butcher to halve the Cornish game hens for you.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Marinate the game hens overnight. They're served with snow peas.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less. Begin with endive spears dressed with oil and vinegar. Orzo pilaf with cherry tomatoes is a nice accompaniment. For dessert, have rhubarb compote with crème fraîche.

These birds are one of many excellent grilling ideas from Steven Raichlen, author of The Barbecue! Bible (Workman, 1998) and How To Grill, in bookstores later this month.

At the Fifth Floor, this is prepared with quail. Game hens make an easy-to-find substitute.

This dish is delicious over couscous, which will absorb the flavorful broth.