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Try the compote on pound cake, too.

This fragrant stew is great over couscous.

It's unusual to butter and flour the pan when making a chiffon cake, but we liked the delicate crust that resulted. Because we did it this way, the cake must be cooled, inverted, on a rack, not on a bottle (the usual procedure for chiffons), or it will fall right out of the pan! Don't be tempted to substitute lemon juice for orange juice in the recipe, as the cake will not be as tender.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional sitting time.

These caramel-dipped fruits look like jewels and add another layer of elegance to the gingerbread roulade.

Honey flavors both the syrup and the filling in these delicate pastries. In the Middle East they are usually stuffed with nuts or cheese. Mozzarella is included in this version, which may seem unusual in a sweet filling, but it prevents the ricotta from becoming runny. The pine nuts are like little eggs resting in their nests.

Come September, I prepare this cake often, taking advantage of whatever clusters of grapes I can find on our vines after harvesting. At Chanteduc, we grow a mixture of Grenache, Syrah, and Morvèdre grapes, each of which contributes its own personality to the wine and to this cake. I love the rustic crunch that seeded grapes impart, and so I also recommend trying Zinfandel, Cornith, and Cabenet grapes. For seedless grapes, try Red Flame. The original recipe was given to me by Rolando Beramendi at Italy's fine Tuscan estate Capezzna, where this intriguing not-too-sweet cake appears frequently at the table during the fall harvest. Note that the cake is prepared with half butter and half olive oil, producing an unusually light and moist cake.

The honey is optional because some carrots are sweeter than others. Taste the salad, then decide whether to drizzle.

Hoisin sauce is sold at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of most supermarkets.

This is a delicious, low-maintenance alternative to traditional risotto.

This recipe is an accompaniment for Flourless Chocolate-Orange Almond Cake .

Take these olives along on your next picnic.