ZUCCHINI FRITTERS Fried zucchini, grilled, roasted, stuffed, and several pots of ratatouille later, there’s still one more thing to try—zucchini fritters with “Everything but the Bagel Sesame”...Read More
MANGO CAKE—BUTTERMILK ALMOND ICING Working with mangoes is like trying to get the last bit of mayo out of the jar with a chopstick! Google diagrams, YouTube videos—all perfect theory. So just ...Read More
SHRIMP AND PINEAPPLE EN BROCHETTE Sweet and salty and shrimp—how can it miss? A little pre-prep first—soak those wooden skewers as long as possible!!! This is another one of those expandab...Read More
COOKIES AND CREAM Somedays that’s really all you need—a bowl of melty ice cream and a couple of cookies. Everything seems OK again. And the old-fashioned cookies of choice—shortbread...Read More
ROASTED PEACH AND PROSCIUTTO SUMMER SALAD Peaches in summer desserts are hard to beat. Peaches in a savory salad? Pretty darn good too. The best part of this kind of dinner salad is that almost ...Read More
CORN FOR A CROWD Sweet white corn in early summer, yellow and white corn in August, and the yellow ears at summer’s end—-we love them all. Down our way, Old Bay often has a large part to pla...Read More
PEACH COBBLER Down our way, late spring is divided into sub-seasons. We watch them unfold, at the farm markets, the roadside farm stands, the restaurant menus and the community picnics. First come...Read More
ROAST RADISHES WITH COMPOUND BUTTER So, you’ve been away for the weekend and came home to find your garden radishes are now the size of plums? Think twice before sending them to the compos...Read More
MANGO PUDDING Somewhere between the cool, refreshing lassi at a Pakistani restaurant, and the dense, sweet mango pudding that appears at a dim sum feast, is this creamy mango dessert. Pantry items a...Read More
CHICKEN SALTIMBOCCA Literally, “jump in your mouth” chicken. A long-time favorite Italian restaurant dinner, it’s often made with veal. Turns out, with just a very few ingredients, and a v...Read More