Bon Appétit

Adding pepper to the honey makes this classic Mediterranean dish new.

This traditional, tasty drink has 200 fewer calories than a margarita. Olé!

You don't have to feel guilty about giving these to the kids— they're made with real fruit syrup and are bursting with sweet berry flavor.

An amalgamation of chopped nuts adorns this deep golden butter-rich cookie that offers an intense caramel-like flavor.

The texture spectrum of these pies is just as bold as their appearance: A crisp, flaky layered crust gives way to lush, creamy lime curd and juicy glazed berries.

Eating one of these individual pies is quite different from your basic fork-and-plate experience. A bite through the crisp pastry, sparkling with sugar, reveals a thick filling of sweet-and-tart fruit.

If you've never had pie made from wild blueberries before, you'll be bowled over by the intensity of this one. The light, tender crust provides a sublime foil for the deeply flavorful fruit. Take heart if you can't find fresh wild blueberries in your area—frozen ones also yield excellent results.

This mildly spiked dessert is so easy to put together, it will quickly become one of your summer-entertaining standbys.

This smooth and creamy chiffon pie is utterly dependent on the fruit; be choosy and select only perfectly ripe, aromatic nectarines to produce the ambrosial flavor you're after.

The beauty of plums becomes all the more evident when they are displayed in a galette. Accompanied by sweetened Armagnac crème fraîche, this one makes a wonderfully sophisticated dessert.

Made in Mexico: This dish, created by food editor Shelley Wiseman's friend Aurelia, will start your day with a cayenne kick. It also doubles as a sweet and spicy dessert.

It's delicate in flavor and texture. Marjoram fuses with zucchini and egg in this simple, meltingly tender flat omelet—one that Olney found "completely attractive" and insisted is best at room temperature, prepared 20 to 30 minutes before serving.

For easy serving, ladle the soup into pretty bowls, and set them on the buffet table.

Mascarpone is an Italian cream cheese sold at many supermarkets and Italian markets.

Make these sandwiches when you don't want to turn on the stove.