DAY Recipe

Boxed spice cake never tasted so good: Fresh pears, crystallized ginger and a sweet nut topping really perk it up. Serve this warm or at room temperature. The topping will be soft when warm; it will be firmer, like southern praline, when cool.

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Serve this slightly warm or at room temperature. Either way, it’s fantastic with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream.

Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS
crust
1 1/2cups all purpose flour
1tablespoon sugar
1/4teaspoon salt
1/2cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3tablespoons (or more) [...]

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 30 min.

Makes 4 servngs.

INGREDIENTS
1/4 lb bean-thread noodles (also known as cellophane noodles)

4 garlic cloves, minced

1/3 cup soy sauce

2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon asian sesame oil

1 teaspoon dried hot red [...]

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 [...]

Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS
1/2cup applejack brandy or brandy
1/2cup dried currants
2tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2teaspoons vanilla extract

5tablespoons unsalted butter
1 1/4pounds granny smith apples, peeled, quartered, cored,
cut into 1/3-inch-thick wedges
1teaspoon ground cinnamon
1teaspoon ground nutmeg
1pound firm but ripe bartlettpears, peeled, cored, cut into1/3-inch-thick [...]