Lemon-y Cream Sauce
My lemon-y cream sauce is the result of having a little bit left over of an ingredient called for in a recipe. It’s not enough to really do anything…
Month: June 2014
Mango Soft Serve
Last week, a reader from Mississippi commented on my Lemon Ice Box Pie. She thanked me for the recipe and reminisced how this soothing summer dessert was one of…
Chilled Summer Spa Soup
After making a batch of my flavored ice cubes, I got the idea to make a cold soup. I didn’t really want a hearty gazpacho, rather a light, cool…
Arugula Strawberry & Goat Cheese Salad
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Tender young arugula leaves, with their mildly bitter, peppery flavor is as commonplace to Italians as is parsley or basil. As one of the best vegetable sources of Vitamin-K,…
Raspberry Preserves
I haven’t done traditional canning in years. I much prefer recipes that do not require special equipment, take very little time to prepare and no hot-water-bath for the jars…
Toasted Walnut & Pear Salad
Perfectly ripe pears, toasted walnuts and Gorgonzola makes a classic combination of delicious. Cool, crisp and refreshing, this salad is fitting as a first course for an elegant dinner…
Gorgonzola Vinaigrette
As a rule, my salad dressing consists only of extra-virgin olive oil, vinegar, sea salt and a few good grinds of black pepper. There is an old Italian saying…