Food, Travel, and Cooking!
I have always loved fruit crisps, so simple but delicious, using glorious seasonal fruits. It’s quick and easy to put together a fruit crisp when this mix is ready and waiting in the freezer or in the fridge. You can mix different fruits together, perhaps using strawberries, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries and in the winter, apples, […]
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 […]
I’d read about fried zucchini blossoms years ago and thought they sounded amazing! So the first time I saw blossoms at the Farmers Market, I had to buy them! My teenaged niece was a little hesitant when she tried them, but declared that “these are better than French fries!” Consider yourself lucky if you have […]
When it comes to cooking, peeling tomatoes is a very useful bit of information to know. I’ve used this method for years but have since discovered that when I’m in a hurry I can use my very sharp Victorinox knife especially useful for making a gorgeous, juicy in-season tomato salad, salsa or uncooked tomato pasta […]
I make these peppers all the time in the summer. Everybody loves them. Even when I think I have made too many, there are usually no leftovers! Darn! I like serving them with marinated artichokes or zucchini, cheeses, Proscuitto and salami, slices of Italian bread or baguettes for a nice light meal on a hot […]
Not only is the colour of this risotto gorgeous, it is absolutely delicious and one of our favourites. With the addition of zucchini this is the perfect summer risotto, especially if your garden is overrun with them. My favourite zucchini variety is Romanesco. Your best bet to find them might be your farmer’s market in the […]
So simple but so good! The zucchini will keep for a few days in the fridge. Fabulous as part of a antipasti platter or as an accompaniment to barbecued chicken or pork. 4 medium sized zucchini, the Italian striped variety known as Romanesco are excellent, they have little ridges that look so nice when sliced […]
I’ve made a lot of these over the years both at work and at home. The delicious tang of goat cheese and the sweet roasted flavour of the tomatoes along with the fresh basil makes a mouthwatering combination! I particularly like that they are vegetarian! Makes 40 Crostini 2 baguettes or ficelle’s 8 oz. soft […]
Spring means a few things, including the arrival of fantastic, locally grown asparagus! Wash the asparagus. Snap off the bottoms of the asparagus where they seem to want to break. This will be an inch or more from the bottom. Discard the trimmings as they are fibrous. Good for the compost though. Or, you can […]
It is important to use a youngish Pecorino and not Pecorino Romano for this dish. I’d recommend Pecorino Fresca, Pecorino re Nero from Tuscany or a Pecorino from Pienza, if you can find it. Consider yourself lucky if you’ve got a good cheese shop in your area. Now’s the time to use that excellent young […]