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I first created this recipe at Routh Street Cafe in 1984. I've since had it on menus at five different restaurants in some form or another. It's also delicious when spread with a mixture of one part jalapeño jelly and three parts cream cheese whipped together. It's also best served warm.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

The following microwave recipe was tested in an 800-watt oven. Cooking times will vary from one manufacturer's product to a another, depending on power and size configuration; therefore, it is imperative to refer to the instructions that accompany the appliance and to treat the times given in this recipe simply as guidelines. Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Consider this delicious dish as a vegetarian main course, too.

Cakes resembling Yule logs are very popular at Christmastime in Canada and the United States. Though you'll see them in bakery windows elaborately decorated with marzipan woodland animals and meringue mushrooms, we went with a simpler but more elegant look. Active time: 1 1/4 hr Start to finish: 3 1/2 hr (includes making buttercream and brittle)

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Half of one of these loaves is enough for the croutons for the White Bean and Ham Hock Soup with Arugula.

Not just edible dishes for the sherbet, these waffle cups are surprisingly delicious.

Two kinds of cornmeal are essential here: The fine cornmeal keeps the coating together, and the polenta makes it crisp.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 1/4 hr