My sister Annie was a guest blogger yesterday and I'm featuring her again today. When I arrived at her house last week, she had this beautiful Coconut Macaroon Tart with a Shortbread Crust just waiting to greet me! YUM! We enjoyed it on her awesome rooftop terrace that looks out over the Ohio River (see picture below) but believe me, this tart will receive rave reviews no matter where you ...
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Chicken Marbella
Last week I had the sweet opportunity to spend time with two of my sisters. We don't get to be together as much as we'd like since we live in opposite parts of the country, but we never seem to miss a beat when we do get the chance to spend time with each other. We reminisce, laugh our heads off, act like we're still little girls and talk till the wee hours, just catching up with each other's ...
Read More →Steak and Sweet Corn Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
Yesterday I shared a recipe for a delicious Sweet Basil Vinaigrette. There are myriads of ways to utilize this wonderful dressing and it is especially fabulous in this delightful salad.
Around our house, we generally don't eat a lot of red meat. When grilling a steak, I usually serve a small portion of the meat and surround it with lots of yummy vegetables or a great salad. ...
Strawberry-Pineapple and Fruits of the Forest Freezer Jam
They say that you can't tell a book by it's cover and this definitely applies to strawberries! Although strawberries are now available all year round at our local grocery stores, they are not even in the ball park when compared with sweet, local, fresh picked berries. I dream of these local berries all winter and I am delighted when the season finally arrives. One day last week a sweet friend ...
Read More →Strawberry Mango Salad with Pomegranate-Lemon Vinaigrette and Honey Toasted Pecans
I served this salad with the Simple, Savory, Summery Tart with Fresh Corn and Tomatoes that I posted yesterday. It is a winner, especially if local berries are available in your area of the country. Oh my, the flavors are just bursting in this delicious salad; the sweet strawberries and mangos and the creamy avocado combined wonderfully with the delicious pomegranate dressing. The salad can ...
Simple, Savory and Summery - Freeform Tarts with Fresh Corn and Tomatoes
I try to always keep a box of puff pastry in the freezer. It can, in no time, be magically transformed into delicious, flaky apple strudels, light and airy strawberry shortcake layers, classic Brie en Croute, fun crispy bread ribbons, and a multitude of other interesting appetizers, desserts and main course entrees. Even though it is stored in the freezer, puff pastry can come to your rescue ...
A Recipe for Endless Fresh Herbs - Without Endless Watering!
Hi! I'm on the road for a few days visiting my sisters in both Cincinnati and Milwaukee. We have enjoyed visiting and catching up, but we've also been having fun cooking up a storm together, so stay tuned for some great new recipes next week! In the meantime the Café has a very special guest blogger today. I'd like to introduce my best friend and awesome husband, Scott......
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Chinese Pork and Ginger Dumplings (aka Potstickers!)
Last but definitely not least!! Today is my final day of featuring recipes from the British culinary magazine, Delicious. If you ever get a chance to pick up a copy of this awesome monthly periodical, you won't be disappointed. Delicious also has a wonderful website that has amazing recipes, helpful tips and even a section devoted to conversions including oven temperatures, weights for ...
Delicious (skinny!) Créme Caramel
I decided, after posting the decadent Victoria Sandwich on Tuesday that it would also be nice to have a lighter dessert on The Café this week. Guess what? Delicious magazine, the British culinary magazine that I am featuring this week, came right to the rescue! Along with all of their other fabulous recipes Delicious offered a feature article this month called French food GETS SLIM! Wow, it ...
Ricotta & Herb Ravioli with Spinach and Pine Nuts
Schmacka Laka! Yikes!!!! THESE ARE SO GOOD!!!!!! Now that I've said that, I'll calm down a bit and speak like the mature adult that I am, :)! Seriously, I saw this recipe in Delicious magazine, a beautiful British culinary journal that I recently discovered and from which I am featuring recipes this week.
The instructions looked too simple to be true; stir together ricotta cheese with ...
A Classic Victoria Sandwich
Shakespeare once said "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet..." but does anyone out there know if he said anything about sandwiches? I am no Shakespeare, but I am here to tell you that this sandwich (aka cake) is delicious even though it has a funny name!
I am featuring recipes this week from the British culinary magazine Delicious. I discovered it on a recent trip to London and I ...
Soupe au pistou - Spring in a Bowl!
I just can't help myself! - I have to feature one more week of recipes that are a result of my recent trip to Great Britain. After all, with the beautiful images of the royal wedding still playing through our minds (and our televisions!), how fun to transport ourselves, through some delicious food, across the Atlantic to beautiful England. Of course with the Duke and Duchess away on their ...