Tag: Gruyere Cheese

Individual Cherry Tomato Tarts with Black Olives
Mains

Cherry Tomato Tarts

These days at #5 we seem to be eating cherry tomatoes 24/7. I’ve been wanting to make these tarts all summer and finally did! I’m we glad I did…they were so good! Whipped up a green salad, voila dinner! You can easily double the recipe to make 8 servings. The best time to make this […]

Quiche with Bacon & Onion, Orange, Black Olive Salad
Egg and Brunch Dishes

My Go To Quiche

The very first time I made quiche was in the 1970’s! I had invited a bunch of my “girlfriends” over for Sunday brunch and wanted to make them something none of us had ever had before. I stumbled upon a recipe for “Quiche Lorraine” in one of my few cookbooks and in my opinion, it […]

Chef Salad, Bread, White Wine
Salads, Soups and And Sandwiches

Chef Salad

An oldie but goodie! My Dad loved this salad and turned me onto it a long ago. I think in those days it was dressed with Thousand Island dressing.   It’s the perfect way to use up some of that leftover Christmas turkey and ham if you have some!  The salad goes over a treat anytime […]

Mushrooms On Toast with Salad Greens, Easter Brunch
Egg and Brunch Dishes, Mains

Mushrooms On Toast

This makes a lovely brunch dish or served as a light supper dish along with a salad. Although the photo may not make it not leap off the page, it is very, very good!  It’s been a keeper in my files for a number of years and it’s vegetarian!  I prefer using the cheese instead […]

Salad of Spinach, Mushrooms, Bacon, Egg
Salads, Soups and And Sandwiches

Spinach Salad

An absolutely delicious main course salad, always welcome on our table!  It makes a wonderful late spring or summer meal using locally grown spinach from a farmer’s market or from your own garden.  The lemony dressing really adds sparkle and if I have fresh tarragon I will chop a bit and scatter that on the […]