Dried Fruit

Serve over couscous, if desired.

This recipe sponsored by Black Swan Vineyards

(Hot Scandanavian Christmas Punch)

In Austria this is called Krambambuli.

These truffles are particularly good when made with Valrhona "40% cacao" milk chocolate. We recommend tempering the chocolate used for coating them, as it will result in glossier, firmer shells.

This slightly sweet, tangy sauce is wonderful with both fish and meat.

Couscous, the basis of many North African dishes, is shaped like a grain but is actually a pasta made of semolina wheat. In fact couscous was incorporated into Italian cuisine when Arabs occupied Sicily six centuries ago. And so to flavor the following couscous we've used classic ingredients common to Sicily rather than North Africa-olives, peppers, capers, currants, and pine nuts.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Just right for an elegant meal.