Pineapple

• apricots
• avocados
• bacon
• bananas
• brandy
• coconut
• cucumbers
• grapefruits
• hazelnuts
• liqueur, especially Cognac, Cointreau, Grand Marnier, and Kirsch
• lime
• mangoes
• melon
• mint
• oranges
• papayas
• raspberries
• rum
• strawberries
• sugar
• vanilla

A winter compote made with slices of pineapple, kiwi fruit, mango, and papaya, with a little passion fruit flesh and a few of its dark seeds for contrast, needs only a grating of lime peel and a sprinkling of rum or Kirsch. —Lindsey Shere

Warm Pineapple Tart Tatin with Coconut Ice Cream —Patrick O'Connell