A few weeks ago we spent a lovely Saturday in Lenox, Massachusetts. When we were driving home we were, as usual, talking about recipe ideas. We wanted to make something with our gorgeous beets which we had purchased the day before at our local vegetable shop. Having used beets for savory dishes numerous times, […]
Dessert
Lemon Posset for a Night by the Fire
Lemon Posset is a very old but simple English dessert that has remained popular since medieval times. Indeed, there is even a reference to a posset in Shakespeare’s MacBeth. Having just been back in England for a few weeks, we noticed that lemon possets are enjoying something of a renaissance being sold in […]
Hotel Chocolat…all the way from England
I had no idea that my mother-in-law was a chocolate connoisseur. When my husband returned home from his latest trip to England he handed me a very large box of chocolates sent from his mother. Well actually, he handed me the chocolates and then a couple of hours later said “hmmmm…maybe we should try […]
Apple Cake for a New England Fall Day
When I was a little girl and we would go visit my grandmother, there would always be something cooking when we arrived. One of her recipes that was passed down to my mother and then to me was this super dense and hearty apple cake. It will always be one of my favorites, not only […]
Freeze Ahead Cookie Dough
Every year on the first day of school my mother would make chocolate chip cookies which we would find waiting for us on our arrival home. Perhaps that is why a simple chocolate chip cookie is still my very favorite. With the hectic lives and schedules we hold today, there is not always time […]
Papaya Popsicles
Here in Massachusetts it has been terribly hot and humid for days. To make the heat bearable we have decided to make papaya Popsicles. We began with this lovely papaya which we got at our local fruit & vegetable shop. After peeling it, slicing it in half and then chopping it into […]
Frozen Key Lime Pie Parfaits with Ginger Lime Crumble
I’d give about anything to spend a day in the Hampton’s with Ina Garten and her beloved Jeffery in their perfect home…throw in an impromptu visit by T.R. and it would be my ideal of a day dream come true! In the meantime I decided I should settle for taking inspiration from her Frozen […]
Blueberry Sorbet
A fresh sorbet of whole blueberries. Ingredients: 500g of fresh blueberries (frozen could be used). 200ml water 80g sugar 3g sorbet stabilizer (you can buy this online or use pectin or egg whites) Mix the water and sugar then heat to dissolve. Blend the berries. Add […]