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Ricotta Pie with Amarena Cherries

Okay, this is actually a cheesecake, but it's so creamy and light that you won't care what it's called, you'll just ask for more.

Spaghetti with Parsley Pesto

Author: Alison Roman

M'hanncha (Snake Cake)

Author: Krystina Castella

Green Beans Amandine

This French classic is a favorite holiday side. Toasting the almonds in butter adds a nutty richness to the dish, that's perfectly balanced out by a squeeze of lemon juice added at the end

Author: Anna Stockwell

Pear Crisps with Vanilla Brown Butter

Brown butter, infused with vanilla, adds a bewitching silkiness to the fruit that's tucked beneath the crumbly topping.

Author: Holly Smith

Red Cabbage Salad with Warm Pancetta Balsamic Dressing

Currants soak up balsamic dressing before being added to pancetta for a quick vinaigrette for dressing red cabbage.

Author: Maria Helm Sinskey

Chickpea and Eggplant Salad

This subtly flavored salad really celebrates the chickpea, which is an excellent source of fiber, protein and iron, and perfect for keeping us going on busy days.

Author: Amelia Freer

No Churn Almond and Raspberry Swirl Ice Cream

No ice cream machine required for this frozen treat, as the cream is whipped before being frozen. Vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste will make a good substitute here if you don't have almond extract...

Author: Sarah Jampel

Cauliflower "Couscous" With Dried Fruit and Almonds

We swap in richly spiced cauliflower "rice" for semolina in this nutritious and gluten-free take on couscous. Serve it as a side for grilled vegetables or meats or hearty stews like Easy Lamb Tagine with...

Author: Rhoda Boone

Grilled Cauliflower Wedges With Herb Tarator

Cauliflower's versatility extends all the way to the grill, where it takes on complex flavor and a range of textures. While the exterior becomes burnished and crisp, the interior turns sweet and nutty,...

Author: Hetty McKinnon

Haroseth (Dried Fruit and Nut Paste)

Author: Melissa Roberts

Crispy Rice Cakes With Tarator Sauce

Tarator is usually made with tahini, but the base for this recipe is almonds. It serves as both a binder for the rice cakes and as a sauce.

Author: Ana Sortun

Frangipane

Author: Joanne Chang

Smoky Carrot Dip

Making sure the carrots are tender to their cores before you pull them from the oven makes for a smoother carrot dip.

Author: Ochre Bakery, Detroit, MI

Old Fashioned Stollen with Almonds

Author: Mrs. Wadi Williams

Almond Cream Cheese Frosting

Author: Gert Schwartz

French Spiced Bread

Kamel Saci, head baker at New York's Il Buco Alimentari, flavors his pain d'épices, a classic French spiced bread, with a vibrant spice mixture of star anise, ginger, and cinnamon from spice blender La...

Author: Kamel Saci

Bite Size Stollen (Stollenkonfekt)

Making Stollen is not for the faint of heart. Avoiding it altogether because excellent store-bought Stollen abounds is further abetted by the invention of Stollenkonfekt, bite-size chunks of spiced, tender...

Author: Luisa Weiss

Rice with Parsley, Almonds, and Apricots

Steaming the apricots over the rice while it rests softens them just enough.

Author: Mina Stone

Stuffed Dates

Author: Jeff Koehler