Summer Fruit and Tomato Salad with Apricot-Basil Dressing Peaches and nectarines, plums and melons–and tomatoes and basil?? Sounds good from here. All the odds and ends left in the fruit bowl—...Read More
Peach Fuzzies Down our way, folks take peaches seriously. Which orchard is picking? Will they have any left by lunch time? Are they selling by the bushel? Peach pie, peach ice cream, peach cobblerR...Read More
Mediterranean Pasta Salad with Shrimp This is one of those pantry recipes you’ll hardly need a recipe for—warm pasta, sautéed shrimp, Mediterranean flavors—and there’s dinner. Adjust quan...Read More
Burrata Cheese for Lunch Here we are on another rung on the ladder to cheese heaven. Burrata—a most perfect blend of textures, a soft creamy center in a shell of smooth mozzarella—and a fresh, del...Read More
Nutella Brownies Just when you thought making a quick dessert couldn’t get any easier—along come Nutella Brownies. 4-5 ingredients, 5 minutes of prep, and ready in about 45 minutes. Get really adv...Read More
Daikon Radish Pickle Now here’s one big radish you really get your money’s worth when you buy. Available at Farmer’s Markets and Asian grocery stores. And the great tasting pickle takes about 10...Read More
Asparagus Mimosa Classics, Golden Oldies, a side dish from back in the day—whatever you call them, those timeless, seasonal recipes are usually real keepers. This one has it all—asparagus ...Read More
Orange Picnic Cocktail—by the pitcher It has not escaped The Hive’s notice that the happiest receptions to the Tuesday recipe posts come when there’s sugar or alcohol in the story. So just in ti...Read More
Strawberry Soup So, you’ve had your fill of strawberry shortcake, chocolate covered strawberries, strawberry pie, and just plain strawberries. You’ve even made a pot of jam to save for Christmas t...Read More
Aunt Mary’s Dandelion Wine The last of the summer wine—part 2 Aunt Mary had a summer kitchen—out on a screened back porch. It kept the house cool during summer cooking and was easy to hose down ...Read More