Blueberry

This recipe was created to accompany <epirecipelink id="2472">Lemon Macaroon Ice Cream</epirecipelink>. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

A quick almond crust gets filled with ice cream and topped with cardamom-scented whipped cream and berries.

Begin preparing the cheesecake one day before you plan to serve it.

A creamy fruit filling goes between split Cardamom Biscuits for a beautiful dessert.

These berry-studded flapjacks are terrific topped with sweet butter and maple syrup and accompanied by bacon, ham or sausages. Big fans of molasses will want to pour a little extra over the pancakes.

There are only five employees at The Little Rooster Cafe, a small breakfast and lunch spot, but its terrific food and friendly service make it popular with locals and tourists (especially those who come to browse the town's outlet stores). Chef and co-owner Hub Poelmann features a different waffle every day. "We have an open kitchen," he says. "People smell the waffles cooking, and then order them." Poelmann credits his cooks with this lemon-poppy seed recipe, which was the happy result of "playing around in the kitchen." These light waffles would also be good with maple syrup, if you prefer.

These colorful treats are like chilled fruity bread puddings. Start making them at least one day and up to two days before serving.

Chill this overnight to develop the blueberry flavor and give the filling time to set.

Ground almonds add a delicate nutty flavor to the crust. Begin making the filling a day before assembling the tart; once completed, it can be chilled another day before serving.

Active time: 15 minutes Start to finish: 1 1/4 hour

If you happen to find a brioche loaf, it also would make terrific French toast. Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 30 min

The mixture of fruit in this dessert, a long-standing menu item at The Marx Bros. Cafe in Anchorage, might include anything from wild Alaskan blueberries to apples, depending on the time of year.

This refreshing and truly sparkling dessert adds glamour to any summer dinner. If you can't find Prosecco, use any fruity sparkling wine, such as Asti Spumante.

When cleaning any fresh berries, place in a strainer, rinse very lightly with the sink spray hose, shake the strainer to drain water and gently pat dry with paper towels.