Orange

This dessert, long favored by the British at holiday time, originally contained minced meat along with the fruits and spices. This version, more suited to the nineties table, is meatless and brimming with apples, dried fruit and lots of spices.

When preparing this menu, we suggest grilling the mango first, then the sofrito bread, and finally the salmon. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time. Accompaniment: Grilled Mango and Grilled Sofrito Bread

Here's a colorful and delicious addition to a brunch menu. It also makes a lovely light dessert on its own.

This cake has all the lightness of its pale vanilla with an extra fillip of chocolate flavor from the cocoa powder added to the batter; the orange glaze brings out the chocolatiness even more. And the self-rising cake flour, which helps the dessert to rise triumphantly high, virtually guarantees a perfect-every time creation. A flavorful sherbet, such as banana or raspberry, makes an ideal accompaniment to this cake.

Serve with steamed new potatoes.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The hens should marinate at least 12 hours, so begin preparing a day before serving.

A very moist, fudgy brownie.

These little cakes can be put in the center of a gift basket filled with other goodies, or wrapped in foil and festive holiday paper to be given on their own.

Mangoes are a delicious tropical addition to this tangy-sweet dish.

This simple starter is delicious served with crusty Italian bread.

A Greek man answered an ad we ran in The New York Times for a baker. He said he baked Lindy's cheesecakes. "You get me the ingredients I want—pure cream cheese, eggs, and heavy cream and I'll make you Lindy's cheesecake." He was a gem. He baked Lindy's cheesecake for our restaurant. Miriam Perlof, founder, the Country Club Restaurant and Pastry Diner, Philadelphia