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Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 30 min

An infant version of vichyssoise, this is for the nine-month-old — and older — baby with a discriminating palate. It can be served warm or at room temperature.

A simple dessert sauce that is absolutely delicious spooned over scoops of vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt.

This recipe was created to accompany Roasted Marinated Cornish Hens . Can be prepared in 45 or less.

White chocolate plus dark chocolate equals the ultimate combination. Here's a dessert sandwich of white and dark chocolate hearts filled with luscious chocolate mousse. Keep the hearts cold as you work with them (and until serving) to prevent breakage.

Full-flavored and hearty, this classic pasta dish with bacon and tomato sauce is always a hit. Top it with plenty of grated Parmesan cheese.

Noodles enriched with the deep golden yolks of farm-raised chickens were a frequent starch on heartland tables. Modern cooks may not have the time to put together noodles from scratch, but when glossed with a Swedish-style, caraway-scented butter, even commercial pasta makes a fine accompaniment to the menu's main dish.

This chilled dessert is a variation on summer pudding, that quintessential English sweet made with soft fruits such as raspberries and blackberries.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Studded with golden raisins, this rich and creamy Greek dessert is from Philadelphia's Chef Theodore.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.