Green Dill Sauce is simply home made mayo that becomes green with the addition of assorted herbs and/or vegetables. You can change the flavor to suit your own taste with the choice and amount of herbs you add. I use unflavored rice vinegar because I find it less sharp than […]
Fillets of Flounder with Cucumbers and Dill is an easy, light and delicious recipe that is perfect for lunch or dinner. Flounder is a white fish with a very mild flavor. It takes on any seasoning you choose to use with it. Once you remove the backbone, the fillets are […]
Shredded Celery Root – Pear Salad takes advantage of Fall vegetables and fruit. Cut off all those gnarly bumps and root hairs from the outside of a celery root, and you’re left with a vegetable that imparts a delicate and refined flavor to whatever you add it to. For this […]
You will love Kosher by Design Brings It Home by Susie Fishbein. If you don’t cook, you can just look at the beautiful pictures. The food, the place settings and the page layouts are fantastic. You can follow Susie’s travels throughout France, Italy, Mexico and Israel and feel her excitement […]
I love the velvety texture of this wonderful Chestnut Soup with Apple Brandy. I remember the old days, when you had to peel fresh chestnuts. My hands took days to recover. Now, you can buy pre-peeled chestnuts in a package or a jar. It’s a real game changer. This Chestnut […]
As comforting as mashed potatoes, this Pigeon peas and rice recipe is not only warming and delicious but the peas are supposed to bring good luck! Add some chicken or diced tofu to the skillet and you have a one pot meal! Prep time: 20 minutes
It is thanks to Julia Child and her Volume Two of Mastering The Art of French Cooking, that I am making this recipe. The chocolate and cocoa spattered pages are a testament to how many times I have made this over the years. Naturally, Julia uses butter; and I encourage […]
Roasted Beet, Clementine, and Avocado salad tossed with lemon vinaigrette makes a wonderful salad combination. The earthiness of the beets combined with tangy clementines and creamy avocados is a play on texture, taste and color. This salad is how you eat healthy without forsaking flavor! Add some pomegranate arils, toasted […]
Mandelbread is made from a crumbly dough that you shape into shallow loaves, bake, slice and bake again for about 10 minutes to toast the slices. It is the perfect not too sweet treat to have with coffee in the morning or as an afternoon snack. Mandelbread is not like […]
Tangy, Candied Orange Peels are the garnish your desserts are missing.