Citrus
Sweet Lemon-Thyme Crisps
The following recipe makes 120 cookies. Any excess raw dough may be kept, frozen, 3 weeks. You'll find these delicate wafers so delicious that they'll disappear in no time.
Sherry Crema Catalana Ice Cream with Honeyed Figs
(Gelat de Crema Catalana i Xerès amb Mel i Figues)
The mellow, almond flavor of Amontillado Sherry works especially well in this rich, creamy dessert.
Mojito Jelly
We serve our remake of the Mojito—a Cuban cocktail—in lime bowls, but Martini glasses would also look sleek.
Grilled Lamb Chops with Salmoriglio Sauce
Salmoriglio is a strong, pungent lemon-herb sauce, originally from Calabria and Sicily. Serve the lamb with the chopped Greek salad to start and some grilled bread for soaking up the sauce.
Butter Lettuce Salad with Oranges and Red Onion Dressing
At the restaurant, they use Champagne in the salad dressing. We've simplified it with white wine vinegar, but if you've got a bottle of the bubbly open, feel free to substitute.
By Pat Carloss
Smoked Mackerel Canapes
This recipe was created to accompany other canapés: Shrimp Canapés , Pickled Herring Canapés and Cheese Canapés .
Lime, Apricot, and Soy-Sauce Chicken Wings
These sweet, tangy wings should appeal to even the pickiest kid. Eight pounds may sound like a lot, but no matter how many of these we made in our test kitchens, they always disappeared quickly. You may not have the oven space to cook the wings and the macaroni simultaneously. We found it best to do the wings first, then keep them warm under foil while baking the macaroni. Finally, because the wings tend to leave a mess to clean up, we like to make them in disposable foil roasting pans.
Date Orange Filling for Hamantaschen
This recipe was created to accompany Traditional Hamantaschen or Cream Cheese Hamantaschen .
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
Paula Wolfert's Seven-Day Preserved Lemons
Preserved lemons, sold ready-made in Moroccan souks, are essential to that country's cuisine. The peel, pulp, and juice squeezed from the lemons can all be used. Sometimes, however, the juice and preserving brine can be bitter; use fresh lemon juice in that case.