12 ending fruit Recipes

assorted veggies and fruits, sweet onion sliced into half moons, green tomato sliced, red cherry tomatoes halved, yellow grape tomatoes halved, asian pear (pear-apple) sliced, baking potatoes and 2 sweet potatoes microwaved until almost done, brown sugar, honey, olive oil, italian spice, cinnamon, walnuts, spices

dried fruit compote with sambuca, this quick compote is a good choice for a winter dinner when you have little time to cook but want to make an impression. you can prepare it ahead (it s better made ahead), then spoon it over store-bought ice cream to create an original and memorable dessert. i also like it with blue cheese at the end of a meal, especially if there s a dessert wine on the table., dried peaches or nectarines, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried pears , cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips, dried apricots, cut into 1/4-inch-wide strips or quartered, golden raisins, dried cherries, water, sugar, cinnamon stick, lemon zest strips, fresh lemon juice, sambuca or other anise liqueur

king prawns, heads and shells intact (or 24 medium prawns), sugar, fish sauce, vegetable oil, stalks lemongrass , outer leaves and tough green tops removed, root ends trimmed and finely ground, star fruit , unripe, sliced into thin stars

mixed dried fruit, raisins or 1/4 cup dried currant, olive oil, yellow sweet onion, chopped, carrot, diced, garlic clove, minced, ground cumin, ground cinnamon, diced tomatoes, drained and chopped, green beans, ends trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces, vegetable stock, cooked fresh fava beans (or 1 15-oz can fava beans, drained and rinsed), frozen green pea, thawed, salt & freshly ground black pepper, minced fresh cilantro or 1 tbsp fresh parsley leaves

meyer lemons, oranges (get the sweetest ones you can), sugar, fresh orange juice, salt, sugar (add to taste at the end)

fruit loops cereal, oreo o s cereal, honey bunches of o s cereal, rolls life saver fruit candies, strings licorice , knotted at 1 end

all-purpose flour, polenta , fine grind, baking powder, salt, sweet unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), sugar, almond paste, vanilla extract, almond extract, eggs, separated, heavy cream, powdered sugar , for serving, preheat oven to 375 degrees f., butter and lightly flour the insides of a 10-inch round cake pan., sift together the flour , polenta, baking powder and salt. set aside., in a mixer , on medium speed, cream the butter until light and fluffy. add 1 cup of the sugar and beat until pale and fluffy add almond paste and beat again. blend in vanilla and almond extracts, then beat in the egg yolks, 1 at a time, being sure that each is mixed in before the next is added. alternately, beat in small amounts of the sifted dry ingredients and the cream to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients., in a clean mixer , beat egg whites until opaque, then add remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until whites form soft peaks. fold into batter gently but thoroughly. pour the batter into the cake pan. bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. (do not test or move the cakes before they have baked for at least 45 minutes since they are delicate and may fall.), allow the cake to cool and when cooled remove from the pan and dust the top with powdered sugar. cut into eighths or tenths., serve this cake with summer fruits-peaches, nectarines, apricots, berries-tossed with a little sugar, freshly squeezed lemon juice and a pinch of gray salt.

star fruit , ribs and ends trimmed then slice 1/4-inch thick, sugar, water, butter, brown sugar, signature pineapple supreme cake mix (yellow will do, if you use that add pineapple and use pineapple juice instead of water), instant vanilla pudding, eggs, water, vegetable oil (i use canola)

fresh peaches, peeled and sliced, red apple, chopped, halved green seedless grape, ripe mangoes or 1 medium an additional peach, peeled and sliced, firm banana, sliced, apple pie filling (or your favourite pie filling!)

thick boneless center cut pork chops or 2 lbs, kosher salt, black pepper , to taste, extra virgin olive oil, divided, unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, dry red wine, black cherry preserves or 1/2 cup black cherry all-fruit spread, beef stock, divided, linguica sausage, chopped or 1/2 lb chorizo sausage, celery ribs, chopped, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, chopped, red bell pepper, cored, seeded and chopped, corn muffins, crumbled (use 5 muffins if they are small), smoked paprika, fresh thyme leaves, chopped or 1 tsp dried thyme, green beans, stem ends trimmed, flat leaf parsley, chopped, for garnish (optional)