It’s almost Kentucky Derby time again. Try a Bourbon Ball Trifle.

Oxtail and ramen soup, with spinach, black beans and shiitakes

“Vintage” burnt sugar cake with maple cream cheese frosting and salty chocolate ganache

Ham, celeriac and leek pie

Sorry, no pumpkin spice here. Walnut-Apple-Caramel-Calvados Cake.

Guinea hen with cabbage.

Peach ginger rosemary brown betty with mascarpone ice cream.

Vanilla ice cream with a delightful swirl of blueberry, in a gingersnap crust.

No need to decide whether you are a Mounds or an Almond Joy person: these dark chocolate almond coconut bars cover all the bases.

Thai duck curry with sweet potatoes, broccolini and cracklings

Pecan kumquat tarts