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This relish is best at room temperature. Note that the nutritional numbers following the recipe are for the relish only.

New York City's classic dessert gets a luxurious lift from chestnuts.

These ice cream sandwiches are served at Hula Grill in Kaanapali, Maui, Hawaii.

Components of this salad can be prepared one day ahead, then tossed together at the last minute. Offer white wine spritzers and iced tea with lunch. Colorful ornamental kale can be found at some supermarkets and specialty foods stores.

The dressing gets its beautiful color and smooth texture from pureed mango.

In this recipe, applesauce is used instead of butter to cut back on the fat.

Because the torte is so rich, a small piece really satisfies. Start preparing this the day before you plan to serve it.

Named for the famous resort island in the Bay of Naples, this chocolate nut cake is one of Italy's few chocolate desserts. It's a specialty of all the fancy pastry shops in Chiaia, the district of Naples closest to the dock where the ferries leave for Capri. The cake is often decorated with a stencil of the island and of a solitary palm tree.

This cake, also called fraisier (French for "strawberry plant"), is usually made with almonds, but pistachios are used in this rendition. The delicate cake is layered with fresh strawberries and a mousselike white chocolate buttercream and then topped with marzipan.