I made A LOT of desserts this summer; it was grand. I am, however, realizing the name “Summer Bakes” would be more appropriate as they are not all desserts. Oh well, it’s been four years now so I’m sticking with Summer Desserts. We have a lot of ground to cover so I will really try… Continue reading Summer Desserts 2018
About a month ago we had a week without kids. We made the most of our time which included going to a Sonoma wine dinner. I tried to recreate one of the dishes at home but I wasn’t happy with my first attempt. I made a caponata and even though it had a traditional flavor… Continue reading Eggplant Agrodolce
This is the last “Ode to Summer/Summer Finale” post. I’m not saying more summery things won’t pop up, after all, summer isn’t technically over until September 21st or 22nd or something. But, this is the last OFFICIAL one. It’s a good one too. What better way to send off summer and celebrate Labor Day than… Continue reading Next Level S’mores
This will be the third installment of the “Ode to Summer/Summer Finale” series (as no one has recommended a better name I am keeping both). I can’t have a countdown of summer recipes without something that is cooked on a grill. So that is what we will do today: Foil Packet Shrimp on the Grill.… Continue reading Foil Packet Shrimp
Ahhh… the BLT. I could do something fun with this. Adding avocado isn’t new but it is so, so very good on a BLT. Have you ever added brie cheese? A Brie-L-T if you will? They had a BrieLT at a place near my old office. Heaven. But we are right at the end of… Continue reading BLT
