Desserts – Due Sorelle

Asparagus charred on the grill with smoked paprika and olive oil, finished with white balsamic, crisped prosciutto and basil.

Whole carrots cooked slowly submerged in olive oil with garlic, thyme and rosemary until silky. A side that tastes like far more work than it is.

Roasted sprouts with crisp pancetta, pomegranate and sage, dressed in a white balsamic and lemongrass vinaigrette with a fig balsamic glaze.

Blood oranges macerated with sugar, mint and vanilla, spooned over vanilla gelato with Gold Label balsamic and olive oil.

Roasted pie pumpkin or butternut pureed with condensed milk and warm spices, including a little black pepper for lift.

Grandma Foster's apple pie: Honey Crisp and Granny Smith apples with brown sugar, cinnamon and butter under a proper crust.

Brown butter, whiskey and three cups of pecans in a blind-baked shell. Richer and less cloying than the pecan pie you grew up with.

Zucchini and yellow squash sliced into rounds, dredged and fried until golden. Equally at home as an appetizer or a side.

Nuts tumbled in melted sugar with cardamom, ginger and a pinch of chili. Sweet, savory, and dangerous to leave within reach.

Brown butter, two sugars and real chocolate chunks, finished with flaky sea salt. Makes two dozen, and they rarely last a day.

Set cream sweetened with Inaudi truffle honey and finished with pink Himalayan truffle salt. Sweet and savory in the same spoon.