An Easily Prepared & Healthier Holiday Hors d’OeuvreFast, easy to work with and versatile. Puff pastry’s delicious buttery taste and flaky-crisp texture goes with most everything savory or sweet. Wanting to include a savory item in a recent class I taught on Pies & Tarts, I remembered a puff pastry hors d’oeuvre from my catering days in Los Angeles. Continue reading Roasted Tomato and Pesto Puff Pastry Tart
Carrot Top Soup w/ Carrots & Their Lacy LeavesYou can certainly tell a book by its cover when you’re talking about carrots. The freshness of the carrot tops reveals the freshness of the carrots. Given the choice, I always choose Continue reading Carrot Top Soup — Nothing Gets Thrown Away
Thank you, Thomas KellerWe enjoyed the most amazing fillet of salmon yesterday with every bite a revelation. The fresh, wild salmon had a firm, tender and moist texture, crisp-skin and subtle lemon flavor Continue reading Lemon-Cured Salmon w/ Arugula Pesto
Summer’s First PestoArugula grows so beautifully in our tiny garden. During the cooler spring weather it grows into a compact, deep green plant with many long leaves. As soon as the warm weather hits Continue reading Arugula Pesto
“Polenta? Oh, you mean Italian grits.”
A number of years ago I came upon a recipe for a most luscious and creamy polenta. That recipe was the real deal—calling for a high water to polenta ratio and taking about an hour to cook.This polenta was far removed Continue reading Baked Polenta w/ Corn, Goat Cheese & Roasted Broccoli Pesto—Part 2 in a Series
A Curious New VegetableFriends of ours grow the most beautiful spaghetti squash and even better, they share their abundance with us, along with their hard-neck garlic, raspberries and rhubarb Continue reading Spaghetti Squash w/ Sautéed Vegetables, Kalamata Olives & Feta Cheese
