Sherry

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Though these 1/4-cup dessert portions may seem small, you wouldn't want them any larger — they're extremely rich.

A lovely twist on the traditional pear and blue cheese pairing. Tender lamb's lettuce and toasted walnuts provide great contrasting textures. Use a vegetable peeler to make thin shavings of Parmesan.

This quick dish gets its flavor from fresh tangerine peel as well as the fruit's juice. To make easy work of grating the peel, choose tangerines with firm skin and store them in the refrigerator. Then use a hand grater or a Microplane grater-zester to grate the peel.

Giving mushrooms the au poivre treatment transforms the humble shrooms into a showstopping main fit for the fanciest of bistros.

This minty fino sherry punch is cooling and light, served by the pitcher. Float some cucumber slices in each glass, spa-water style.

This minty fino sherry punch is cooling and light, served by the pitcher. Float some cucumber slices in each glass, spa-water style.

A low-alcohol cocktail made for the modern era, the Ginger Snap will be your go-to easy sipper all summer.

If you’ve only been making coladas with rum, you’re missing out. Swap out the liquor for lighter, more delicate sherry for a new take on the classic cocktail.

This understated holiday punch has a cognac base brightened by a simple lemon syrup and lightly sweet sherry.

This low-ABV sipper made with sherry and sweet vermouth is virtually hangover-proof.