It's May -- time to get the ice cream freezer out of storage, especially for a fabulous Amaretto Raisin Swirl Dessert that is worth making and perfecting for Mother's Day or upcoming graduation parties, showers, reunions and picnics.

Swap Shop readers David Kosowski and Sandy Pierce, both of Chicago, Pat Nowlan-Beilfuss of Oak Park, Laura Mahrenholz of Mount Prospect and Catherine E. Duffy of Tinley Park all sent variations of Lemon Pudding Cake in answer to a plea from S.P. of Palatine.

Sweet potatoes are the similar ingredient in this week's Swap Shop recipes. First, they star in the recipe for Outback Steakhouse's Vanilla Bean Sweet Mashed Potatoes, requested by S.R. of Chicago, and they become sinfully delicious in Sweet Potato Cheesecake, provided by Marsha Gant of Chicago for L.T. of Bolingbrook.

When A.R. of Chicago requested a recipe for charoset to take to a friend's potluck celebrating Passover, Swap Shop turned to Fisher Nuts and Laura Frankel, executive chef of Wolfgang Puck Catering in the Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies.