DAY Recipe

Try this with any roasted meat or as a topper for crostini. Begin making it a day ahead.

Makes about 2 cups.

INGREDIENTS
2tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
2tablespoons olive oil
1large onion, thinly sliced
1red bell pepper, coarsely chopped
1yellow bell pepper, coarsely chopped
1/3cup [...]

Here’s a centerpiece dish that really lives up to the name. Uncork a Cabernet Sauvignon, red Bordeaux or red Super-Tuscan.

Makes 10 servings.

INGREDIENTS
8tablespoons olive oil
22 1/4- to 2 3/4-pound pieces beef tenderloin (thick end), trimmed6garlic cloves, minced
2 1/2tablespoons minced [...]

Active time: 15 min Start to finish: 2 1/4 hr.

Makes about 6 cups.

INGREDIENTS
1 cup tender fresh cilantrosprigs

1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint

1 large fresh jalapeño, seeded and finely chopped

1 teaspoon sugar

3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, or to [...]

Makes about 3 cups.

INGREDIENTS
3large red bell peppers
3large green bell peppers
6tablespoons olive oil3/4pound plum tomatoes, seeded, chopped
6large garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4cup chopped fresh cilantro
1tablespoon red wine vinegar
DIRECTIONS
Bell Pepper and Tomato Relish
Use this versatile relish alongside roast chicken or pork, [...]

Baked yams and steamed spinach make colorful accompaniments. Ice cream alongside hot apple turnovers tops off the meal.

Makes 2 servings; can be doubled.

INGREDIENTS
3/4cup cranberries
3kumquats, quartered, seeded
3tablespoons sugar
4teaspoons prepared white horseradish
4teaspoons minced fresh mint112-ounce log pork sausage
DIRECTIONS
Combine cranberries, kumquats, sugar [...]