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This recipe makes a batch of lemon-marinated beans that you can stash in your refrigerator for the week—use flageolets or any white bean. Great atop a mound of greens, with or without some smoked fish or nice tuna (Tonnino or Ortiz), garden tomatoes, and some pickled onions. The dressing is built in, but a drizzle of

Two things that go marvelously together: lemon curd and meringues. Add whipped cream with or without a dollop of crème fraîche or mascarpone and/or ice cream and/or fresh berries and, wow, it’s one of the best desserts you’ll ever eat. Did I mention that the meringues bake themselves overnight? True.

Anything goes once you have meringues. They’re the perfect mix-and-ma...

From Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen, I bring you the polenta orange upside down cake. Use blood oranges or regular navel oranges or a mix of both, smaller fruits will let you make a more intricate design. Delicious served with a dollop of crème fraîche or Greek yogurt.

This cake is gluten-free.