Teff Porridge with Honey and Dates

Sprinkled with pumpkin seeds for extra crunch. (By Amy Wisniewski)

Saffron Panna Cotta with Bitter Honey

An intriguing balance of creamy and bitter. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

Watercress Salad with Manchego, Membrillo, and Almonds

A simple salad combining the best of Spanish flavors. (By Jessica Battilana)

(By Terence Janericco)

Dutch Baby Pancake

Topped with caramelized pears, this puffed-up pancake is a crowd-pleaser. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

Curried Turkey Salad

Toasty coconut bits, sweet raisins, and curried yogurt dress up leftover turkey. (By Amy Wisniewski)

Creamy Rice Pudding with Broiled Plums

Plums get sprinkled with sugar, broiled until their skins are blistered, and then nestled in orange-scented rice pudding. (By Kate Ramos)

Key Lime Pie

This is a favorite of a lot of people around here. (By Max La Rivière-Hedrick)

Brown Butterscotch Pie

The butter and sugar cook a bit longer than normal to make a toasted, sweet butterscotch. (By Aida Mollenkamp)

A creamy perfumed treat. (By Stephanie Rosenbaum)

Classic crème brûleé takes on a southern French flavor with the addition of lavender and honey. (By Sondra Bernstein)

Our riff on the drink that was a mall rat’s staple in the '80s. (By Richard Ju)

Long, slow baking caramelizes this hard, fuzzy-skinned, astringent pome fruit to russet tenderness. (By Amelia Saltsman)

(By Terence Janericco)

Tea (By Terence Janericco)