Deeply flavorful yet not too rich, these gratins make a delicious starter. But you can also serve them, with a couple of side vegetables, as a main course for a dinner party or a holiday meal.
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Endive boats with fresh ricotta and baked beets
Serving light hors d’oeuvres that won’t spoil your guests’ appetite before they sit down for dinner should always be a priority. These endive boats fit the bill. They’re as colorful as they’re delicious – not to mention, festive and light as a cloud! No wonder these cheerful boats have become […]
Apple-pear crisp with macadamia crumb and Calvados Chantilly A grown-up fall fruit dessert, simple and luscious
Apples and pears… a simple combo; a surprising delight Apples and pears are delicious on their own, but together they are superb. Here, the crunchy, tart apples mingle with the soft, sweet pears, making every mouthful of this crisp (or crumble, as it’s known in the UK) irresistibly luscious. Another […]
Fresh fig crostini with bûcheron cheese and thyme
I’ve always had a weakness for fresh figs. When fully ripe, their flavor is absolutely sumptuous. Figs are exquisite in desserts or simply eaten on their own, but they’re equally at home with savory foods, like these crostini. The contrast of the sweet figs with the pungent semi-aged goat cheese […]
Tomato frittata with fresh herbs Close cousin to the omelette, this healthy vegetable frittata has loads of flavor!
What is a frittata? Frittata, in Italian, translates roughly to “fried.” It’s an egg dish made in a pan, and on first glance I couldn’t blame you for mistaking this frittata for an omelette. However, there are a couple of key differences that make the frittata distinct from its more […]
Fresh tomato Bloody Mary with garden herbs and celery bitters
If you’ve never had a Bloody Mary made with fresh tomatoes, you’re in for a treat. It makes a lighter, more delicate and yet unbelievably flavorful libation.
Pasta salad with heirloom tomatoes, pan-roasted zucchini, fresh corn and goat-milk feta
This cold pasta is a summer festival in a bowl: delicious, crunchy sweet corn, earthy pan-roasted zucchini, refreshing fresh herbs, salty feta cheese… and most of all, the amazingly flavorful heirlooms. The Black Russian, Pruden’s Purple or any red heirloom beefsteak tomatoes will be marvelous in this dish.
Bruschetta with ricotta, grilled eggplant and fresh mint
Grilling turns the rather spongy, bland eggplant into something utterly succulent. Made with firm-fleshed, freshly picked eggplant, these bruschettas, although simple, are loaded with flavor.
Homemade ricotta
How to make cheese right on your stove
Nectarine margarita with fleur de sel rim
Sometimes, simple is best. Today’s cocktail is a basic margarita recipe, but it’s spiked with sweet, tart nectarine purée – simple yet incredibly luscious.
Chilled cucumber and yellow pepper soup with goat milk yogurt and pan-roasted shishito peppers
By mid-summer cucumber recipes are a hot commodity: a day doesn’t go by without my receiving a comment or an email about cukes. Everyone, it seems, is trying to find some new recipes for the bumper crop growing in their backyard.
Blackberry Cosmopolitan with orange bitters
One of the most succulent little jewels of summer is the blackberry. Sweet, tart, almost inky-black, these berries are intensely flavorful… and make the taste buds tingle.