Coconut

Green onions make all the difference in this new take on a popular Thai soup.

There's a rich cream cheese base in this simple yet sophisticated dessert.

Broiled pineapple is teamed with an easy-to-make ice cream and topped with toasted coconut for a tropical treat. The pineapple would also be good with purchased mango or coconut sorbet or with vanilla ice cream.

The combination of chocolate and coconut makes for a luscious treat.

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 6 1/4 hr (includes cooling and chilling)

Tropical flavors give a new spin to these traditional holiday cookies.

Complement this fragrant dish with Asian noodles or steamed rice.

A buttermilk layer cake is filled with ginger-scented lime curd, then finished with a sweet and fluffy frosting. Make the lime curd one to two days before assembling the cake.