Lemon

This recipe is an accompaniment for Caesar Salad with Pepper-Grilled Tuna.

Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr

Serve Champagne to add an elegant, light touch to this terrific brunch menu.

Pink grapefruit can be used if you can't find the blood oranges.

This lively salad adds color, flavor and crunch to any grilled main course.

You could also serve it on its own with crackers or bread, or offer it as a relish for grilled chicken or fish. It can be made with black olives as well as with green.

(LOU MIAS AVEC COMPOTE DE CERISES NOIRES) Traditionally, this cake—a Christmas specialty of the town of Séguret in the Vaucluse — is made with goat's milk (look for it in the supermarket dairy case), but feel free to use cow's milk.

For this easy starter, the nonfat yogurt is strained to a thick texture and then combined with oregano, lemon peel and cayenne.

Buttermilk makes the cake tender, and cream cheese adds great texture to the frosting.

Valerie Silveira of Bellevue, Washington, writes: "My husband and I recently dined at Cafe Juanita in nearby Kirkland, where we had a lovely appetizer of pasta with a creamy lemon sauce and prosciutto. That was six weeks ago, and I've been thinking about this marvelous dish ever since. I would very much appreciate your publishing the recipe so that others could enjoy it, too."

For a quick and easy meal, grill some vegetables — like red onions, bell peppers and eggplant — alongside the chicken. Sharpen your chopping skills and learn how to joint a whole chicken with our technique videos.

Franklin serves this dish like a green salad, but it's also

Top this with dollops of chilled whipped cream or scoops of vanilla ice cream.

A nice dish for a brunch buffet.

To make the toasted coconut for the meringue, spread flaked coconut on a baking sheet and bake on the center rack of a 350°F oven, stirring often around the edges, until light golden, about ten minutes.