At our house we have not wasted any time getting into a summer vacation routine. Last year I was pretty lax about letting the kids be kids and
Fruit
Donna Hay’s Char-Grilled Limes
If you haven’t read the gorgeous Australian magazine titled Donna Hay yet, you are missing out. This super talented Australian food writer and stylist is one of our
Strawberry Agua Fresca
It has been super humid and hot here lately. While we usually go for a tall glass of water, it is always nice to find a recipe for
Figs with Mint, Feta & Coconut Milk
Sometimes we are drawn to products we don’t usually buy. The other day there were gorgeous, fresh figs at the local market. Figs are not something we usually
Honey Preserved Clementines
It is that time of year….you walk in the market and there right in front of you (at least at our market) is a huge display of wood
Summer Pudding
Summer pudding is a traditional British dessert made with fruit picked during the height of its season when it is at its best. It is very simple
Sweet Cherry Sauce with Honey & Moscatel Sweet Wine Vinegar
It has been downright hot here this week. To make matters worse, it is also sticky and grossly humid. Not exactly cooking weather. Today at the farmer’s
Summer Apple Sorbet
Although apples are a fall fruit, the Granny Smith Apple is good throughout the year. This is a really refreshing and light sorbet that our entire
Blueberry and Custard Tart
Sometimes it is great to make something a little retro. I always loved custard tarts (which are a custard baked in pastry). In our local French patisserie you
Plum & Fig Chutney
We couldn’t resist the pork chops that the butcher was offering at the market today. It is HOT here though and we also couldn’t imagine anything too
Grilled Peach, Feta & Mint Pizza
When you blog about food you often end up with odds and ends at the end of each week. These may be things you have prepped and
Strawberry Rhubarb Cookie Compotes
It is strawberry & rhubarb season here in New England…one of our very favorite times of year. When you bite into your first freshly picked berry you
Dried Orange Slices Dipped in Dark Chocolate with Crushed Pecans
We might have mentioned before that we love our local Home Goods store. It happens to be next to the market so it is often tempting to
Cranberry and Chestnut Stuffing
With Thanksgiving now once again a distant memory of over indulgence, and the Christmas turkey “so last year”, we thought that we dared to once again use cranberries
Braised Pineapple With Vanilla & Star Anise
The historic mention of a pineapple was given by Christopher Columbus and his crew, who, after reaching the island now known as Guadeloupe, collected the pineapple. They brought this succulent
Cranberry Orange Pomegranate Sauce for Cheesecake
When we think of winter fruits we think of cranberries and pomegranates. We like to use them in salads and sauces throughout the winter months. When we
Vanilla Fig Balsamic Ice Cream
Ice cream might be my very favorite of all the sweet treats. I could eat it by the half gallon for breakfast, lunch and dinner and never
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
Organic Arugula Salad with Baby Turnips, Fig Goats Cheese and Chicken
Today was beautiful. The sun was shining, the air was warm and for October 12 it felt more like late August. When I got home from work
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
Quince Jelly from a Yorkshire Garden
In the Garden in Yorkshire there are some Asian Quince growing along the garden railings. They were planted for their decorative flowers and we did not think
Blackberry Vodka Tarragon Sauce
At the same time we made our Cranberry Gin in March, we made a Blackberry Vodka. Six months later it too is ready to be used. We decided
Cranberry Gin Chutney
A few months back you may remember our Cranberry Gin blog. Well the gin is ready! As often as possible we try to utilize every part of the ingredients
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
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
Pork Pie with Stilton and Dried Apricots
Julienne: “On shoots in Lincolnshire and Bedfordshire in England, the day often begins early and so by the end of the second or third ‘drive’