Cranberry

If you can't find kumquats, don't panic — the recipe works fine without them. Active time: 20 min Start to finish: 1 1/2 hr

Active time: 45 min Start to finish: 4 hr

This is a free-form tart with a crisp flaky crust topped with crunchy walnuts and sweet/tart cranberries. It is easy to make and an attractive dessert on a holiday table. Serve the galette with crème anglaise or vanilla ice cream.

This is also very good served hot.

Pastel de tres leches is a traditional Nicaraguan Celebration Cake usually reserved for the holiday season. In this recipe we preserve the traditional presentation, and add some typical American holiday flavors. The cake is composed of four components: Sponge Cake, Rum Milk Syrup, Meringue, and Cranberry Compote.

For an elegant touch, serve the cobbler in oversize goblets and top with ice cream.

Tart cranberries provide delicious contrast to the rich nut filling.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Here's a tangy condiment that's great with roast turkey, beef or leg of lamb.

A conserve usually consists of a mixture of fresh fruits, often with raisins, currants or nuts added. New England seafarers prized citrus fruits, which are perfect with native cranberries.

The tartness of the cranberries is accented by the sweet, crunch meringue filling served at Le Bec-Fin in Philadelphia.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Port and orange juice accent this cranberry and dried fig sauce.