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The clever topping is made with a cake mix.

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 3 3/4 hr

Terrific with cappuccino or ice-cold milk.

Bake some of these for the holidays, too.

This fresh chutney is an excellent condiment for beef, chicken, and fish.

We always had this coffeecake for birthday breakfasts and other special occasions. Even when we lived far away from Maine, the smell brought us back to Bar Harbor.

In most of France, turkey with chestnuts has become a standard Christmas dish, but in the southwest, goose is preferred.

Here's a variation on the classic raspberry-jam-filled Viennese specialty, Linzertorte. Show off these cookies in a box that's lined with lace or a linen napkin, and trimmed with wire ribbon.

To get a neater slice, chill the bars first.

The honey makes these delicate cookies light and crisp. Offer them with Vin Santo (an Italian dessert wine made from dried Malvasia and Trebbiano grapes), cream Sherry, Port or Sauternes.

Pear and Dried Cherry Frangipane Cake Recipe

Dried Fruit and Nut Paste The Passover meal typically includes haroseth, which symbolizes the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt. Recipes can vary greatly, depending on the country of origin. Haroseth is used as a condiment — almost like a chutney — and would be good with many kinds of roasted meat or poultry. This spicy version is based on a recipe from Yemen. Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 20 min

The torte and compote are each great on their own, if you have time to make only one of them. A kosher-for-Passover sorbet would be nice with this dessert.