26 terribly impressive Recipes

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

heavy whipping cream, sugar, sugar , for fruit, unflavored gelatin, vanilla extract, almond extract, sour cream, fresh raspberries , or or 1 cup strawberry, crushed or, frozen raspberries or 1 cup strawberry, crushed

cream cheese, softened (1 brick), brown sugar , packed, margarine, pecan halves, divided, shredded cheddar cheese, garlic powder, nabisco triscuits (1 box, must be triscuits!)

boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, extra virgin olive oil, healthy request cream of chicken soup, veggies or equivalent amount of fresh (2 different kinds), white zinfandel (or preferred white whine), salt and ground pepper (to taste), chicken broth can be substituted for wine