Walnut

(Apple Walnut Cake) This cake's unusual name was taken from the relative who originally passed down the recipe.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Here's an excellent new use for maple syrup. These bar cookies are very sweet and deliciously sticky.

Can be made in 45 minutes or less.

Red pears are first choice here, but any ripe, firm pears would be delicious. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Freezing the rugelach before baking helps the cookies maintain their shape. For gift giving, layer them between sheets of waxed paper and arrange in tins lined with colorful cellophane or tissue paper.

Here's a delicious recipe from chef Edwin Goto at The Lodge at Koele on the island of Lanai in Hawaii. In an homage to spring, the rich-tasting risotto is served on a bed of oven-roasted asparagus.

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Although this recipe calls for hearts of romaine, either radicchio or iceberg lettuce would make a nice substitute.

The filling is wonderfully creamy, like ice cream, but is made without using an ice cream machine. Be sure to have plenty of extra fruit to go along with the torte.

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

The colonists planted around 150 varieties of apples in New England, many of which can still be found today. Apples show up most often in a double-crust pie, but the crisp is also a superb showcase. Nothing more than fruit baked with crumbly nut, flour, sugar and butter topping, it's as simple to make as it is delicious.

Often called black cakes, spice cakes flavored with molasses are a perennial on the southern dessert buffet.

A delicious side dish at the Old Manor Estate in Gingerland, Nevis.