Snack

Take these olives along on your next picnic.

With months to go before the summer tomato season, we've found that slow-roasting brings out the flavor of winter plum tomatoes.

Savor raw oysters served with three spicy, slightly sweet, and fiery salsas.

Use store-bought puff pastry and raspberry jam for this speedy version of the classic French jalousie tart.

Crisp anise cookies are layered with raspberries and honey-flavored cream. There are enough cookies to make four desserts, with extras for nibbling.

Offer this spirited dip with green beans, baby corn, radishes and French bread.

Nice for lunch or dinner with some salad, or as a snack at teatime.

These crackers are wonderful with figs and a big hunk of Stilton

Accompanied by the Yogurt-Mint Dip, these fritters make a nice appetizer.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

While the meringue topping of this pretty tart is light, the lemon, orange and lime custard filling has an appealing richness.

Pack the precooked crab or shrimp and the tangy sauce separately for this starter.

Cardamom adds a lovely accent to the compote and the filling, which is made with soft farmer cheese for creamy texture.

Anchovies, capers, olives and sun-dried tomatoes enhance the delicious butter. It is also good melted over grilled fish or chicken.

That renewal of my acquaintance with marrow led to the invention of a canapé or sandwich filling that I believe to be without a peer as an accompaniment for cocktails. In the beginning I produced small batches, but they vanished with such unbelievable rapidity that I was forced to make them larger and larger. I pass on the recipe willingly, for the good of the human race, which has too long suffered from canapés that either adhere distressingly to the roof of the mouth or result in unsightly toothpicks scattered on the floor.