Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter 2 large baking sheets.

Bring 1 cup water, butter, salt and pepper to a boil over medium-high heat. Add flour; beat with a wooden spoon until mixture forms a ball.

Transfer dough to a large bowl. With electric mixer on high speed, add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each. Beat until mixture is smooth and has cooled. Beat in cheese.

Drop spoonfuls of mixture 1 inch apart on baking sheets. With dampened fingers, smooth tops. Bake until puffed and golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on pans on wire racks. Slice off top third; discard doughy centers. Fill, if desired, and replace tops.

Make ham: The night before serving ham, untie it and trim off all but a thin layer of fat. In a small bowl, mix garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper. Rub all over ham. Place ham in a large roasting pan, cover and refrigerate overnight.

Make compote: Combine peaches, brown sugar, ginger, salt and pepper in a large, heavy saucepan. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until peaches are tender, 20 minutes. Transfer to a bowl and cool. Chill, tightly covered, until ready to use.

Preheat oven to 425°F. With a sharp knife, score a crosshatch pattern into fat and skin on ham. Using kitchen string, tie ham back into its original roll. Place ham, fatty side up, on a rack in roasting pan.

Roast for 15 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 350°F, cover ham loosely with foil and roast for 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Remove foil and continue to roast until an instant-read thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 150°F, 30 minutes. Transfer ham to a carving board, cover and let sit for 20 minutes.

Slice ham and serve with compote.

Preheat oven to 425°F. Toss shallots, garlic, oil, 1/4 tsp. salt and pepper in a bowl. Wrap in a foil packet; roast for 1 hour. Unwrap carefully and let cool. Peel shallots and garlic; puree in a food processor.

Cover potatoes with cold water in a pot; boil. Add 1 tsp. salt and simmer for 15 minutes; drain. Mash potatoes in a bowl. Stir in puree, butter, 1 tsp. salt and pepper to taste. Serve hot.

Preheat oven to 400°F. Season squash with salt and pepper, arrange cut side up in a 9-by-13-inch baking pan, cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake until tender when pierced with a fork, 45 minutes. Sprinkle squash with brown sugar and bake, uncovered, for 20 minutes, or until edges are browned.

Arrange squash on a serving platter; spoon any melted sugar from pan onto squash. (If sugar has hardened, add 1 Tbsp. water to loosen.) Serve hot.

Place beans in a large pot of boiling salted water and cook until tender, about 8 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water.

In a large skillet, warm butter over medium-high heat until golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Add pecans and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, 2 minutes. Add beans, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until heated through, 2 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter. Serve hot.

In a large skillet, melt 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 cup chopped mild onion and cook, stirring, for about 3 minutes, until onion begins to soften. Add 2 pints red cherry or grape tomatoes, and salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring frequently, 3 to 5 minutes, until tomatoes begin to soften. Stir in 2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh parsley and transfer to a serving dish. Serve hot. Serves 8.

In a small metal bowl, stir 3/4 cup sherry, lemon juice and gelatin; let stand for 5 minutes. When gelatin softens, put bowl in a skillet of water over medium heat; stir until gelatin dissolves. Leave bowl in hot water but remove skillet from heat.

Bring sugar, 1 1/2 cups water, grape juice and spices to a boil, stirring; boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in gelatin and remaining sherry.

Rinse a 9-by-13-inch pan with cool water; pour out excess. Push sherry mixture through a fine strainer and into pan. Let mixture come to room temperature; cover and refrigerate until set, at least 4 hours and up to 3 days.

Just before serving, cut jelly into 1/2-inch pieces with a sharp knife. Serve with whipped cream, if desired.

Position a rack in middle of oven and preheat to 350°F

Make crust: Pulse cookies in a food processor until ground; set aside 1/4 cup. Add butter and sugar; pulse to combine. Press mixture evenly into a 10-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. Bake until dry and set, 8 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Mix remaining crumbs and cocoa in a bowl; set aside.

Make filling: Heat chocolate, cream, butter and salt in a bowl set over a pan of nearly simmering water; whisk until smooth. Remove bowl; whisk in eggs, sugar and vanilla. Put crust on a baking sheet; pour in filling.

Bake until filling is set around edges but slightly jiggly in center, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for at least 1 1/2 hours.

Dust with crumb mixture; serve at room temperature.

In a large saucepan, heat 4 cups milk until very hot.

In a medium bowl, beat yolks from 4 large eggs with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until pale and thick, about 4 minutes. Add 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar and beat until stiff, about 1 minute. Beat in 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract.

In a clean medium bowl with clean, dry beaters, beat 4 large egg whites at medium-high speed until whites form stiff peaks when beaters are lifted. With a rubber spatula, fold egg whites gently into yolk mixture. Place 3 Tbsp. egg mixture in each of 8 cups. Add 2 Tbsp. rum and 1/2 cup hot milk to each. Stir until just blended. Top each with a pinch of nutmeg and serve hot. Serves 8.

Note: To reduce the risk of food-borne illness, people with health problems, the very young, the elderly and pregnant women may wish to avoid raw eggs.