DAY Recipe

Make two trifles to serve 30 guests, or make one and round out the dessert table with fruitcake and goodies from the bakery.

Makes 15 servings.

INGREDIENTS
cranberry filling
212-ounce bags cranberries
1 3/4cups sugar
1cup orange juice
1tablespoon grated orange peel
1teaspoon ground ginger
1/2cup chopped [...]

Makes about 1/3 cup.

INGREDIENTS
1/2cup seasoned rice vinegar*
1/4cup soy sauce
1tablespoon minced peeled fresh ginger
1/4teaspoon chili oil*
DIRECTIONS
Mix all ingredients in small bowl. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover; refrigerate.)
*Available at Asian markets and in the Asian foods section of some [...]

Use firm, dense apples such as Granny Smith, Fuji, or Pippin, which will hold their shape when cooked. Fresh ginger gives this sauce its gentle bite—don’t substitute the ground kind.Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 2 1/2 hr.

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Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS
crust
6tablespoons (or more) ice water
1large egg yolk
2 3/4cups all purpose flour
1tablespoon sugar
1/2teaspoon salt
3/4cup (1 1/2 sticks) chilled
unsalted butter, cut into
1/2-inch pieces

filling
3pounds firm but ripe bartlett pears, peeled, quartered, cored, cut into 1/3-inch-thick wedges
1/3cup pure maple syrup
1/3cup [...]

Larry Patten of Fresno, California is always looking for new ways to prepare vegetables, so he was happy to be served some wonderful carrots at a wedding in Bellingham, Washington. The food at the event was handled by Elegant Affairs Catering.

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