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WHITE LINEN COCKTAIL
I found this recipe some time ago and saved it for summer cocktailing. I can't take credit for its creation, but I am sharing because it's so good and screams summer. This would be good with or without the booze! Makes 2 cocktails INGREDIENTS 3 oz Gin ( or an...
CHILI LIME GRILLED TEMPEH SALAD with CREAMY CHILI LIME AVOCADO DRESSING
Tempeh has been a meatless meal component in our family since I was a kid. There are hundreds of ways to prepare tempeh. One version that my sister and I love is grilled tempeh with barbecue sauce and grilled vegetables. This recipe, while without barbecue sauce, has...
TANDOORI CHICKEN MEATBALL LETTUCE WRAPS with MINT CILANTRO CHUTNEY & BASMATI RICE
Anytime I make meatballs, my family is happy. Anytime I make lettuce wraps my family is happy. So put the two together and I have a ridiculously happy family. Although we love this recipe anytime of year (these make great rice bowls as well!), this recipe for Tandoori...
RASPBERRY MINT JULEP
We have so many raspberries in our garden this year that we thought we'd consume a handful or two in a little cocktail we whopped up. I mean whipped up. They're dangerously good, This is a Raspberry Mint Julep. Mint Juleps are associated with the South and considered...
PICKLE BRINE GRILLED PORK CHOPS
I found this recipe a couple of years ago, held onto it and decided recently to give it a try. It's kind of amazing. We loved these chops! Pickle juice is vinegar based and so it makes for the perfect brine, especially if your pickles are like ours ~ with lots of...
SIMPLE SUMMERY LEMON ZUCCHINI BUCATINI
Here's a great recipe for the mother-load of zucchini soon to hit many of our gardens this month. It really is a simple summery dish that comes together in minutes. All you need is a box grater or you can use the grater blade on your food processor to make the prep...
GOCHUJANG NEW RED POTATO SALAD with BASIL & HEIRLOOM TOMATOES
This was kind of an accidental dish, but this potato salad turned out so good. It's a sweet, spicy, salty, savory, textural potato salad. We enjoyed it with Korean inspired barbecue chicken for one of our early summer feasts. With a small harvest of new red potatoes...
WEDGE SALAD with TAHINI DILL DRESSING
Wedge salads are one of our favorites. They're easy to prepare, don't require a lot of ingredients and hold up beautifully under drizzles of dressing. Wedge salads are one of the most celebrated salads ~ there are so many versions out there now, that the competition...
POLENTA with THYME and WHITE WINE SAUTEED MUSHROOMS & ROASTED ASPARAGUS
Polenta used to scare me. It always seemed time consuming and subject to error. But it's really quite easy. It's not a dish you walk away from, but you don't have to babysit it either. it only requires about 30 minutes of time to have this amazing bowl of creamy,...
ON THE ROCKS RITA
As far as cocktails go, margaritas are one of the best, most refreshing and easy to make. Blended or on the rocks - there's no "best" way. Unless you want to zhoosh it up with strawberries or watermelon or cucumber, then blending might just be better. Summer is coming...