This tall chocolate and orange multi-tiered cake will make a great impression on a couple's big day. The colours can be made to work with any palette; just be sure to go light and dark enough on either end to allow for a gradient of colour on the middle two tiers.
Pork and apples are a classic pairing, but throw in a little mustard and serve over potatoes and cabbage, and you have a tasty dinner that's anything but boring. Green cabbage should not be overlooked; it's an excellent source of vitamins C and K, a good source of folate and a source of vitamin B6. Make the dish greener by tossing in a handful of coarsely chopped parsley right before serving.
This makes more than you will need for the consommé, but extras can be frozen. For a real showstopper, fill these tiny profiteroles with a smooth, good-quality store-bought chicken liver–based pâté (see variation).
This soup is typically made and eaten on the last day of the Chinese New Year. The taste and the texture of the dumplings will interest those who like a sticky chewiness.
This cake doesn't have the regular fruitcake staying power and should be eaten within a week. If you can't find the individually packaged candied citron, lemon and orange peel, use 1 lb 2 oz (560 g) candied mixed peel.
This dish is a warm, comforting dish that makes great leftovers. You can serve it with a salad and/or garlic bread if you choose. I created this dish because I was trying to recreate a similar dish I often ate at one of my favorite Italian restaurants in northern Thailand. I lived there for 6 years and had so many wonderful restaurants to choose from it was often difficult to decide what kind of food to eat. This recipe is not nearly as spicy as what I was served as they used bird's eye chillies to create the heat. This is a milder version which has the added cheese on top giving it a beautiful richness.
Try these gourmet desserts sweetened only with dates from French-Canadian cookbook author Madame Labriski.
