The diabetic menu started with a smoked salmon, potato and asparagus salad appetizer, moved on to a main course of Tandoori-style butter chicken and ended with seasonal fruit crumble with frozen yogurt.

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Stir the butter and egg mixture into the sweetened fruit.

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The Tatin technique is also good for soft summer fruits like apricots and (peeled) peaches, but be gentle in that case: It's best to cook the butter and sugar in the skillet without the fruit.

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But be warned: With a total of 10 eggs, five-and-a-half sticks of butter, almost two cups of bourbon, and a generous helping of candied fruit, Lane Cake is not for the faint of heart.

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It smelled ridiculously good -- sage, I guessed, and butter and garlic and onion, and maybe some thyme, and the faint sweetness of the fruit.

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Then thread fruit onto the skewers (alternating different fruits looks nice), baste them with a little melted butter before cooking.

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