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Guacamole "Pasta"

Agar flakes, available at most natural foods stores, are the secret ingredient in this bizarro take on guacamole

Coco Cola

The clever technique of using both a seltzer charge and a cream charge gives you a foamy, snow-white dessert with an almost ethereal lightness

Chocolate Tart with Candied Clementine Peel

Tender candied clementine peel adds citrus flavor, evoking the taste of chocolate-dipped candied orange peel

Foie Gras Toasts with Sauternes Gelée

These little stacks of toasted and buttered bread, foie gras terrine, and Sauternes gelée—crisp, creamy, cool—will make you swoon and sigh

Red Wine Caramel Apples

Red wine reduction is a simple yet sultry addition to the caramel that enrobes these apples

Vinegar-Glazed Grilled Chicken Livers and Onions

Grilled red onion wedges and tender little chicken livers are glazed with a Spanish-influenced sweet-and-sour sauce

Caviar and Salmon Blini Tortes

Trout roe has the perfect pop and brininess for these classic caviar blini tortes that stack fresh flavors and colors for a bite that looks as good as it tastes

Mustard Caramel Crunchies with Chocolate Glaze

The saltiness and crunch of pretzels pairs perfectly with mustard and with dark chocolate, so why not both at the same time?

Passion-Fruit Gelées

These delicate gelées are wonderful for company—the passion-fruit purée gives them golden color and heady tropical flavor

Shirred Eggs with Pesto

Shirred eggs belong in everyone's brunch repertoire—served in individual ramekins, they look elegant yet require almost no work at all

Tarte Tatin

Stephanie Tatin proved more than 100 years ago that not all culinary accidents need be irreversible disasters. Behold the Tarte Tatin

Baby Greens with Roasted Beets and Potatoes

Salad in blossom: Nasturtium petals, the color of the ever-present Scandinavian sun, top off a mix of tender greens and roasted potatoes and beets

Chocolate-Covered Raspberry Truffles

These truffles are a great homemade gift. Be sure to use bittersweet chocolate with no more than 60 percent cacao for this recipe

Jong-Gol (Korean Mushroom and Beef Hot Pot)

Flavor and spice combine in this one-pot meal starring tender slices of beef, mushrooms, carrots, and scallions soaked in a rich broth

Dutch Baby with Lemon Sugar

A Dutch Baby—basically a cross between a pancake and a popover—is tremendously popular in Seattle; according to local lore, it originated at a restaurant there called Manca's