Lemon Cheesecake with Shortbread Crust and Lemon Sauce

Make this large sweet-tart cheesecake the day before you plan to serve it to give it enough time to chill. Garnish with long strands of lemon rind, fresh raspberries, mint leaves and edible gold flakes for an over-the-top presentation.

Bite-Sized Mummies (Curried Beef Wraps) with Pineapple Dipping Sauce

These mummies are none other than phyllo-wrapped beef with a hint of curry.

Make-Ahead Baked Pasta

Kate is planning to make two of these pasta casseroles — one to freeze in a large baking dish to pop into the oven when the family comes to admire the new little one, and one divided between smaller containers for quick weeknight suppers for her and Bob.

Passover Chocolate Cake with Brandied Fruit

Prunes and raisins cooked in brandy add flavour and moisture to this dark, dense and delicious pareve (nondairy) Passover dessert. Look for the brandy, such as Carmel Brandy 777, at the liquor store.

Glazed Strawberry Rhubarb Tart

Rhubarb cooked in a double boiler stays more intact than when it's stewed, plus it looks pretty beside the fresh strawberries.

Passion Fruit & Chocolate Tartlets

Yearning for a beach vacation? Satisfy a bit of that travel itch with tropical fruit—like exotic passion fruit featured in these tasty tarts.

Corn, Buttermilk and Chive Biscuits

Use these versatile biscuits as a base for eggs Benedict; pile them high with pulled pork, barbecue sauce and coleslaw for an out-of-this-world sandwich; or, for a simple treat, enjoy them warm out of the oven with butter.

Fig, Pancetta & Sage-Stuffed Roast Chicken

Baby Carriage Cake

Delight a mom-to-be with this celebration cake.

Steamed Pumpkin Pudding with Brown Sugar Sauce

Sticky date pudding gets a makeover using pumpkin purée. Be sure to use pure pumpkin purée instead of pumpkin pie filling.