Tomato and Cherry Salad
With cherry season upon us, the cherries at the supermarket look especially lovely. I love fresh cherries and think they look so amatory and elegant displayed in a crystal bowl. I was not sure exactly what I wanted to do …
Peach Dump Cake
I am not a fan of shortcuts in the kitchen. I think food is always best prepared from scratch using fresh ingredients. There are those casual dining times, however, that I just want to throw some ingredients together and have …
Mini Pork Pies
I love anything British, and a pork pie is a traditional English meat pie that can be traced back to medieval times. It is usually served either at room temperature or cold and perfect as a snack or with a …
Coconut Macaroons
Some form of macaroons can be traced as far back as the 8th century. In the mid-1500s, two Benedictine nuns came to Nancy France seeking asylum during the French Revolution. The two women paid for their housing by baking and …
Unicorn Deviled Eggs
I love deviled eggs. And I think they make a perfect appetizer for a luncheon or brunch. When I was planning my sister’s birthday luncheon the week before Easter, I wanted to serve deviled eggs with a special twist. So, …
Italian Wedding Soup
The name Italian Wedding Soup evolved from the phrase minestra maritata which means ‘married soup’ and refers to the ‘marriage’ of greens and meat – and has nothing to do with weddings. And many will argue that the peasant soup …
French Cassoulet
Cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked stew originating in southern France in the town of Castelnaudary in the mid-1300s. It was a sumptuous blend of beans, sausage, pork, mutton, and preserved goose, spiced with garlic and herbs. Variants of the dish …
Tzimmes
Tzimmes (pronounced tsim-is) is a traditional Jewish dish typically made from carrots and dried fruits combined with other root vegetables. It is often part of the Rosh Hashanah meal, when it is traditional to eat sweet and honey-flavored dishes. “To …
Beef Stew in the Slow Cooker
Stews have been made since ancient times with the oldest known evidence of stew found in Japan. A stew typically has raw ingredients added to the gravy including any combination of vegetables and may include meat such as beef, pork, …
Sausage, Spinach and Tomato Frittata
How many different versions of frittata can you make? Apparently sacco! Sacco means ‘a lot’ in Italian and frittata roughly translates to ‘fried.’ It has been described as “Italy’s version of an open-face omelet”. And that is why so many …