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 tire of it. It wasn’t until two years ago that I even realized that ice cream did not have to be flavored so simply. We were at […]
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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 […]
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 I got our little Lucy and headed off for the farmer’s market at our local park. We found all sorts of treasures including some baby turnips, organic […]
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 […]
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 that the fruit could be consumed. Then I stumbled on an article in the BBC Gardening Magazine that said the fruit is edible. So we decided to […]
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 we cook with. Whilst we have created a fabulous cocktail with our gin, we decided to take the six month old gin infused cranberries and make a chutney. […]
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 […]
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 […]