Electric Mixer
Almond Meringues
(GERMINUS)
Sardinia has many interestingly named sweets, and these cookies called germinus are the most famous of all. They are flatter and chewier than classic meringues and get a crisp accent from the nuts.
Sun-Dried Tomato and Pesto Torta
You can make this up to three days ahead; be sure to start at least one day in advance.
Rainbow Cookies
Tracy Tortora of Marion, Massachusetts, calls these cookies Venetians and said they were the best from the assortment her grandmother baked every Christmas.
White Chocolate Mousse
This recipe originally accompanied Frozen White Chocolate and Hazelnut Dacquoise .
Citrus Chiffon Cake
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.
Black-Bottom Chocolate Pie
Rich, creamy, decadent—this could be the new benchmark for an American classic.
Ginger Almond Biscotti
These biscotti can be baked in different size pans — even free form on a baking sheet — depending on what shape you’d like them to be. We used an 11- by 4-inch pan for a square shape. A 9- by 5- by 3-inch pan yields a long, narrow rectangle. The cooking time will not be affected by the pan you use.
Engel's Passover Brownies
By Nancy Rosenberg Engel
Ellyn Goodrich's Alaskan Halibut and Salmon Gefilte Fish Terrine (Pareve)
This recipe is from Ellyn Goodrich, one of the 5,000 Jews who live in Alaska (the "Chosen Frozen," as they call themselves). The fish is baked in a bundt pan and unmolded, for a festive look.
By Linda Amster