[Photograph: Maria del Mar Sacasa]

Coffee Coffee Cake: A rich, buttery cake, topped with a chocolate-hazelnut streusel, and appropriately enhanced by the flavor of coffee.

Pickled Dilly Carrots: A delicious way to preserve some of the winter's bounty of carrots, making them crunchy, fragrant and sweet.

Seared Scallops With Salsa Verde: A light herb-based sauce that pairs beautifully with fish, while still being completely versatile.

Grilled Sausage And Ricotta Pizza Sandwich: A breadstick-like base holds together rich sausage and creamy ricotta, and satisfies all of your pizza cravings.

Hari Nayak's Chicken Curry In A Hurry: This curry cooks in almost no time, considering the flavor it packs. Serve with white rice and cilantro.

Kneadlessly Simple's County Fair White Bread: A heartier, more flavorful version of the standard white loaf.

Pignoli Cookies: A sophisticated amaretto cookie flavored with almond paste, honey and pine nuts.