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"I've had these a lot at B&B's, probably because they're delicious and dependable if the right technique is used. This dish is puffy around the outside and flat in the center offering the perfect nest for sliced fresh fruit. It's airy, light and makes a beautiful presentation. The batter can be made up to a day ahead and refrigerated."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, eggs...

"Bay leaves lend this spritzer a spicy fragrance that offsets the sweetness of the blueberries and plums. MAKE AHEAD: The syrup can be refrigerated for 1 week.

NOTES Variation:
Pour 2 tablespoons of the berry syrup into a Champagne flute and top with Champagne."

Ingredients: club soda, dried bay leaves...

"I love the Nutcracker Ballet and the music that accompanies it, especially the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies! These fabulous little festive sweetmeats are based on a recipe that I adapted from Delia Smith's latest and BRILLIANT cookbook, "Happy Christmas". I have made these TWICE already - as a pre-Christmas dummy run, and they are SO..."

Ingredients: glace ginger, oranges, zest of...

"A simple, delicious tart made with fresh fruit and yogurt. I have used frozen pie shells & frozen puff pastry with equal success in this. It is delicious with vanilla flavored yogurt and pure vanilla extract! The cook time does not include the cooling times."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, eggs...

"This desert is a delicious way to use summer plums and blueberries. We like it served warm with ice-cream for desert or cold with sour cream for breakfast. Original recipe printed in Bon Appetit (October, 1984). Prep time includes refrigeration and standing time (30-60 minutes)"

Ingredients: cinnamon, red plums, sugar...

"Another recipe we enjoyed at the lake. I love balsamic vinegar and fruit. Got this recipe from Pillsbury."

Ingredients: cantaloupe, frozen strawberry daiquiri concentrate...

"Recipe courtesy of Gourmet Magazine, August 2007."

Ingredients: purple plums, light brown sugar...

"I am definitely a pie person, and there is nothing like a fruit pie in the summer time. Stone fruits are so delicious, and berries complement them so well."

Ingredients: cornstarch, eggs...

"Found in the 1997 cookbook, Vegetarian Planet, this is, for me, a most unusual condiment! [Edited on 28 Dec 2010 to correct my garlic/ginger error!]"

Ingredients: cranberries, ground allspice...

"From the Barefoot Contessa At Home cookbook. She says her friends George Germon and Johanne Killeen had it in their cookbook, Cucina Simpatica, made with apples. She decided to try her own variation with summer fruit. It's juicy and makes a sweet and perfect light summer dessert! Enjoy!"

Ingredients: fresh blueberries, ice water...

"From the Mennonite Treasury of Recipes. I've enjoyed these since I was a child."

Ingredients: eggs, milk, salt...

"I had a whole bunch of plums one year, and wanted a chutney that would sing and dance on my tongue. This is what I came up with, and I think it's pretty darn good. If you can't find keffir lime leaves (at a Vietnamese or Chinese grocery) add the zest of large lime instead."

Ingredients: cranberries, cumin...

"This is from Woman's Day."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, eggs...

"I love cooked plums and raspberries. The orange juice makes this really stand out. I suggest using plums that are just starting to ripen. Also try using frozen raspberries, just let them come to room temp."

Ingredients: sliced almonds, fresh raspberries...