Chicken and Avocado in Cream——- Poulet et Poire d’Avocat a la Créme One of the top 10 books on The Hive kitchen shelf is Pierre Franey’s “60-Minute Gourmet”. Not only is e...Read More
Buttermilk Corn Bread In some parts of the country, cornbread, along with a bowl of well-seasoned boiled greens, can sustain life. From the stone-ground mills in North Carolina, down through Central a...Read More
Meatless Monday Cheese Tortellini in Creamy Spinach and Tomato Sauce This has got to be one of the greatest Italian comfort foods—familiar tastes, embarrassingly simple to make, and good for you too...Read More
Irish Barmbrack—a traditional afternoon tea cake This is one of those celebratory recipes that live on down through generational memory. A holiday treat, from Easter and Christmas to Halloween and A...Read More
Simply Fish French cuisine has a perfect, beautiful, simple preparation for delicate white fish—Sole Meunière. A quick sauté of floured fish, finished with a pan sauce takes less than 15 minutes f...Read More
Mia’s Poached Pears Picture a warm summer Tuscan country twilight—a light supper in the loggia. And this glorious, wine and honey-soaked fresh fruit dessert. Except for Tuscany, you can have this ...Read More
Never Too Many Blackberries They come by the quart—they come by the bucket. Like peaches, and tomatoes and zucchini, they fill up the fridge and the counters for their star-turn weeks in ...Read More
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