7 compote two Recipes

dried apricots (about 6 oz), two 12-oz bags fresh or unthawed frozen cranberries (about 7 cups total), water, sugar , or to taste, shallots

blackberries (about 3 cups), well-shaken buttermilk, unflavored gelatin (from two 1/4-oz envelopes), water, heavy cream, sugar, blackberry syrup, store-bought or homemade (see cooks note, below), water, creme de cassis, sugar, fresh lemon juice, blackberries (about 2 cups)

lemon curd and mousse, sugar, cornstarch, fresh lemon juice, egg yolks, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, chilled heavy whipping cream, blueberry compote, fresh blueberries (from two 1/2-pint containers), divided, sugar, fresh lemon juice, grated lemon peel, salt, ground cinnamon, all purpose flour, your favorite pie crust recipe or prepared crust ., meringue, egg whites, sugar

spiced bouquet garni (leaves from 1 fresh rosemary branch; two 5-inch-long strips orange peel; 1 tsp whole black peppercorns), orange juice, dried apricots (preferably whole mediterranean; about 12 oz), dried tart cherries, golden raisins, dry white wine, sugar

eggs, fine salt, sugar, milk, warmed, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, melted, unbleached all-purpose flour, vegetable shortening, sugar, marinated berries or glazed apples and pears, recipes follow, suggestion : maple syrup, marinated berries, sugar, vanilla bean , split lengthwise, and seeds scraped out with a knife and reserved, grated zest of 1/2 lemon, grated zest of 1/2 orange, water, freshly squeezed orange juice, freshly squeezed lemon juice, raspberries, blueberries, rinsed, strawberries, rinsed, tops trimmed, halved or quartered, if large, glazed apples and pears compote, granny smith apples or other tart baking apple (about 1 1/4 lb), bosc pears (about 1 1/4 lb), juice of 1 lemon, unsalted butter, sugar, grated zest of 2 oranges , plus their juice, two 3-inch-long cinnamon sticks, calvados , apple jack, or brandy (optional)