Bobby Flay’s winning Throwdown Pumpkin Pie with Cinnamon Crunch and Bourbon-Maple Whipped Cream. You’re going to want it!

Autumn Vegetable Soup, with roasted butternut squash, tomatoes, cannellini beans, and crispy kale

Brown Butter Pasta with Pine Nuts and Fried Eggs, from the October issue of Saveur

Dandy Dapple Pluots, also referred to as Dinosaur Eggs, ready for Pluot and Zinfandel Jam

King Cake Bread Pudding with Brandy Creme Anglaise, one of the desserts for our Southern Jubilee Concert in the Park

Baked Spinach Dumplings, Malfatti gratinati, a rustic Tuscan dish with spinach and ricotta dumplings, bechamel and tomato sauce

“Tuscan Pop-Tarts” Jam-Filled Ricotta Pastries, from Twelve: A Tuscan Cookbook

Portuguese Baked Custard Tarts – Try one. or six!

It was a Hot August Night for our Neil Diamond Tribute Band Concert in the Park and a feast of Jewish Cuisine, including these Latkes

Paccheri Pasta with Braised Chicken and Saffron Cream, featured in Bon Appetit’s Restaurant Issue

Almond-Stuffed Dates Wrapped in Bacon with Green Olive Sauce

Pine Nut and Orange Cookies, from David Lette’s The New Portuguese Table

Chocolate Red Wine Cake, featured on the cover of Indulge – 100 Perfect Desserts. Indulge yourself and try this!

Chicken Marsala, with Mascarpone cheese and a hint of Dijon mustard

Rustic Fig and Raspberry Mini Crostatas…when I saw them, I just had to have them!

Ad Hoc’s Endive and Arugula Salad with Peaches and Marcona Almonds – It has summer written all over it!

Rouille, a garlic-saffron mayonnaise, is an amazing condiment with steamed shellfish and spread on French bread

Cherishing the fruits of summer with a slice of Cherry Clafoutis

Dancing in New Zealand with a slice of Pavlova – Mini Chocolate Pavlovas with Brandied Cherries

The exotic cuisine of Thailand, featuring Grilled Duck with Red Curry Sauce

Smooth and creamy Pâté in minutes, made in the food processor with a secret ingredient