Frozen Dessert

The frozen berry sabayon is smooth and creamy, like ice cream.

Scoops of purchased chocolate, vanilla, and coffee ice creams are topped with three different do-ahead sauces.

I use Nabisco Famous Wafers in this recipe. If you don't use all of the ground wafers (you will probably have a bit left over), save them for sprinkling or layering in other ice cream desserts. You might add instant espresso powder to the crumbs, or some chopped toasted nuts, candies, or other cookies. Try pistachio-white chocolate ice cream rolled in ground chocolate wafers and finely chopped pistachios. Or use chocolate, coffee, cherry, raspberry, or hazelnut ice cream instead of the vanilla.

For ice pops without alcohol, use pineapple juice instead of rum.

This granita is not particularly sweet and is best served as a first or intermezzo course. Try it on top of raw oysters or thick tomato slices.

A simple nut crust and a smooth caramel sauce are all the preparation required for this impressive dessert. Be sure to start making it at least 12 hours before serving.

Some cooks may prefer the convenience of substituting dried egg whites for the fresh ones called for in the following recipe. (This will eliminate having to find a use for the yolks.) Dried egg whites are increasingly available in supermarkets or by mail order. Here, you will need 1/4 cup dried egg whites, reconstituted by stirring 3/4 cup lukewarm water into them as package instructions indicate.

For this dessert a dramatic shape can be achieved by using molds made from foil. The mousses are equally delicious, of course, when made in 3/4-cup ramekins — they just won't be as tall.

The tart-sweet flavor of this sorbet is particularly refreshing after a rich dinner.

This ice cream is served with a hazelnut torte at Die Quadriga in the Hotel Brandenburger Hof.

To make this borscht into a full meal, serve the butter-braised oysters as a starter, or vice versa.

An ice-cream-parlor special comes home in this outstanding treat. The peanut brittle has to be cooked to a very high temperature, so be sure to have a bowl of ice water nearby to cool down your fingers in case of any spills.

Here we take two of the best treats from days gone by and combine them in one dessert. The cookies are also superb on their own.

You'll find halvah—Middle Eastern sesame seed candy—in the refrigerated deli case at the supermarket.