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Flan can often incorporate orange notes, but this version looks to that jewel of winter, tangerine The end result is somewhat brighter in flavor, and is ideally made a day in advance of serving so the ingredients have time to mingle Be sure to let the caramel go quite dark, but take care to avoid burning it.

This easy dish combines sage, brown butter and dates for a blast of sweet-salty flavor Brining the pork chops in advance ensures tenderness: You can allow them to sit in the thyme-infused brine overnight, but even two hours of marinating will improve the taste and texture of the chops This recipe calls for parsnips, but sweet potato or roasted squash would also work well

This wintry salad uses the pale center leaves of the curly endive — save the outer leaves for another use, like adding to a soup — but you could also combine them with Belgian endive and Chioggia, Treviso or speckled Castelfranco radicchio As for the eggs, which add heft, cook them as you prefer, with a runny, gooey or moist yolk.