22 winter cherry 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

olive oil, whole chicken breasts, bone in & skin on (about 2#), salt and pepper, garlic cloves, peeled, shallots, peeled & halved, potatoes, cubed (about 1#), winter squash, peeled and cubed (about 1#), thyme, rosemary, fennel bulbs, cored & cut into wedges, dried fruit (apricots, plums, cherries, apples, etc. all work quite well), chicken broth, white wine (or milk, if you prefer), flour, chopped fresh thyme