Gourmet

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Though the cranberries look gorgeous, you wouldn't want to eat them—they're extremely tart when raw. The mint leaves, however, are positively delicious. Fresh raw cranberries yielded the most attractive garnish; thawed frozen berries may collapse and shrivel. Feel free to increase the amounts we've provided here if you'd like to make your decoration more elaborate.

This recipe is an accompaniment for Toasted Coconut Dacquoise with Orange Pineapple Ice Cream .

Active time: 25 min Start to finish: 2 3/4 hr (includes chilling)

(Corn Tortillas with Sweet-and-Savory Ground Pork)

This recipe can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

This is best eaten the day it's made — left to sit longer, the cake can get a bit soggy from the fruit.

We seasoned this salad — based on the Middle Eastern bread salad called fattoush — with za'atar, a mixture of salt, sumac, sesame, and thyme.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 8 1/2 hr (includes chilling)

There are several varieties of mustard cabbage; for this recipe we used wrapped-heart mustard cabbage, also called swatow or dai gai choy. Sharp and pungent when raw, mustard cabbage sweetens and mellows with wilting and slow cooking. Try serving this dish with mashed potatoes, which go very well with the gravylike tomato sauce the stuffed cabbage is cooked in.