DAY Recipe

“The Metropolitan Bakery in Philadelphia makes fabulous breads and other baked goods. My personal favorite is the carrot cake: It’s moist and tender, and it’s drizzled with a tart lemony icing,” says John K. Wildemore IV of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. “I hope you can persuade the owner to share this recipe.”carrot-Walnut Bundt Cake with lemon Cream [...]

Makes about 2 1/2 cups.

INGREDIENTS
1cup all purpose flour
1/2cup (packed) dark brown sugar
1/2cup walnuts, toasted
1/2cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/4teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS
Using on/off turns, blend all ingredients in processor until coarse crumbs form.

Makes 10 servings.

INGREDIENTS
12ounces green beans, trimmed, halved diagonally (about 3 cups)1/4cup red wine vinegar
1 1/2tablespoons dijon mustard
1tablespoon minced fresh parsley
1/2cup walnut oil or olive oil4bunches watercress, trimmed
1 1/2cups walnuts, toasted, coarsely chopped (about 6 ounces)
1 1/2cups cherry tomatoes, halved
DIRECTIONS
Cook [...]

“I had lunch at a historic spot in Berryville, Virginia, called the Battletown Inn,” says Judy Owens of Round Hill Virginia. “For dessert, I ordered bourbon walnut pie. If chef Robin Smith would share her recipe, I know that baking the pie during the holidays would become a family tradition.”The sweetness of the filling is [...]

Makes 8 servings.

INGREDIENTS
1cup (packed) golden brownsugar
2large eggs
1teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4cup whipping cream
3tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3/4teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4teaspoon salt
1 1/2cups coarsely chopped walnuts
1 1/2cups dried apricots
(about 8 ounces), cut into1/2-inch pieces
1cup dried cranberries1flaky pie crustadditional dried apricots, dried cranberries and walnuts [...]