1. Process first 3 ingredients and 1/4 tsp. salt in a blender until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.

2. Transfer avocado mixture to a bowl; stir in buttermilk, 3 Tbsp. lemon juice, and, if desired, wine until smooth. Place plastic wrap directly on soup, and chill at least 1 hour or up to 4 hours.

3. During last 15 minutes of chill time for avocado mixture, combine shrimp, olive oil, lemon zest, and remaining 1 Tbsp. lemon juice and 3/4 tsp. salt, and let stand 15 minutes.

4. Ladle soup into small bowls, and top each with shrimp. Garnish, if desired.

1. Remove silver skin from tenderloin, leaving a thin layer of fat covering the tenderloin.

2. Stir together chopped parsley and next 7 ingredients until blended. Pour mixture in a large, shallow dish or zip-top plastic freezer bag; add pork, cover or seal, and chill at least 2 hours or up to 8 hours, turning occasionally. Remove pork, discarding marinade.

3. Preheat grill to 350° to 400° (medium-high). Grill tenderloin, covered with grill lid, 8 to 10 minutes on all sides or until a meat thermometer inserted into thickest portion registers 150° to 155°. Remove tenderloin from grill, and let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

1. Cut fennel bulbs lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices, keeping core (root end) intact. Cut radicchio into eighths, keeping core (root end) intact. Place fennel and radicchio in a single layer in an aluminum foil-lined jelly-roll pan.

2. Whisk together orange juice, next 3 ingredients, and 1/2 tsp. salt. Gradually whisk in oil. Reserve 1/2 cup vinaigrette for later use. Drizzle remaining vinaigrette over fennel and radicchio, and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 tsp. salt. Let stand 5 minutes.

3. Coat cold cooking grate with cooking spray, and place on grill. Preheat grill to 350° to 400° (medium-high). Place fennel on cooking grate, and grill, covered with grill lid, 5 to 7 minutes on each side; remove fennel. Add radicchio, and grill, covered with grill lid, 1 to 2 minutes. Toss fennel and radicchio with reserved 1/2 cup vinaigrette.

1. Bring 5 1/4 cups water and 1 tsp. salt to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; gradually whisk in 1 1/4 cups grits, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer, whisking occasionally, 12 to 15 minutes or until thickened. Whisk in shredded Gruyère cheese and remaining ingredients until cheese is melted and mixture is blended.

*1 (8-oz.) block Swiss or white Cheddar cheese, shredded, may be substituted.

1. Toss together first 4 ingredients, and let stand at room temperature 10 minutes.

2. Meanwhile, beat whipping cream and lemon curd at low speed with an electric mixer until blended. Gradually increase mixer speed, beating until medium peaks form.

3. Layer one-third each of fruit mixture and curd mixture in a large bowl. Top with half of crushed cookies. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining one-third fruit mixture and curd mixture. Cover and chill at least 1 hour or up to 8 hours. Garnish, if desired.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Keebler Sandies Simply Shortbread cookies.