(In April, this recipe was found to have been taken from the Food Network Web site, as reported by the Huffington Post. John McCain’s campaign subsequently pulled this recipe from its Web site.)

CINDY McCAIN’S PASSION FRUIT MOUSSE

1 1/4 cups passion fruit purée
1 1/4 cups orange juice
3/4 cup sugar
Scant 1 tablespoon gelatin, dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
3 cups heavy cream, whipped
2 finger (baby) bananas
Coarse sugar
1 kiwi, peeled, cut in half, and sliced

1. In a saucepan, heat the passion fruit purée, orange juice, and sugar until dissolved.

2. Add the dissolved gelatin to the hot juice and stir to melt and combine. Strain the liquid into a bowl and place it over an ice bath. Stir it constantly with a rubber spatula and when it just starts to set, fold in the whipped cream. Pour this into soup plates or dessert bowls and chill. If storing them overnight, cover them with plastic wrap.

3. To serve the mousse, remove the bowls from the refrigerator. Peel and slice the bananas in half lengthwise and dip the flat side in coarse sugar and caramelize them under a broiler or with a blowtorch. Place them on the mousse, fanning them, and then tuck in a few half slices of kiwi.

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MICHELLE OBAMA’S APPLE COBBLER

For the filling:

8 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced (or a bag of frozen peeled apples)
1 1/2 to 2 cups of brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup white flour

1. Mix these ingredients together in a bowl and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight so the spice goes all the way through the apples.

For the crust:

3 sheets refrigerated piecrust
1 stick of butter

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Butter and flour the bottom of a large baking dish. Roll out three pie crusts real thin — as thin as possible. Layer the bottom of the pan with 1-1/2 of the pie crusts and prick a few holes in it. Pour the apples with the liquid into the pie pan. Dot 3/4 of a stick of butter around the apples. Use the final 1 1/2 piecrusts to cover the apple mixture entirely (let the pie crust overlap the pan).

2. Pinch the edges of the dough around the sides of the pan so the mixture is completely covered.

4. Melt final 1/4 stick of butter and brush all over top of crust.

5. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees. Bake at 300 for up to 3 hours. Start looking at the cobbler after two and a half hours so it doesn’t burn.

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HILLARY CLINTON’S OATMEAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

1 1/2 cup unsifted all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup solid vegetable shortening
1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 eggs
2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
1 (12-ounce) package semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheets.

2. Combine flour, salt, and baking soda. Beat together shortening, sugars, and vanilla in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs, beating until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in flour mixture and rolled oats. Stir in chocolate chips.

3. Drop batter by well-rounded teaspoonsful on to greased baking sheets. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden. Cool cookies on sheets on wire rack for 2 minutes. Remove cookies to wire rack to cool completely.