We're finishing up Lemon Week with a healthy and delicious recipe for Lemon-Rosemary Hummus. I learned to make hummus many years ago from a Greek chef who happened to run the refreshment kiosk at our local swim club one summer. Instead of the usual hot dogs and chips he served us fantastic grilled chicken pitas with fresh hummus and tomatoes. The aromas that wafted from his humble little ...
Lemongrass Lemon Tart with Coconut Shortbread Crust (Day Four of Lemon Week)
I did it again............. I'm having a bad hair day, a real bad hair day! Those of you who know me well or have read the "Meet Chris" section of my blog know all about this problem. You see, I think that blow drying one's hair must be the most boring, tedious, monotonous chore on the face of this earth. At the same time, I like to look somewhat civil and I can't get away with letting my ...
Lemon-Basil Chicken Pasta Salad (Day Three of Lemon Week)
I often hear friends say something like this: "I really need some new recipes. It seems like I just make the same old things over and over." Today I want to share a cooking technique that just might make you realize that you have a lot more recipes than you think! I call this method of cooking template cooking.
My husband thought that this pasta salad was a new recipe and wondered ...
Lemon-Raspberry Polka Dot Pound Cake AND The Making of a Southern Belle
A friend of mine has been out of work for an extended medical leave. She was able to finally return to work yesterday, so I brought a pound cake to celebrate. If you don't live in the Southern United States, you might not understand pound cake. Growing up in the Midwest, the only pound cake that I ever knew was the straight from the freezer-case grocery store type. We moved to the South over ...
Strawberry Citrus and Coconut Lime Sorbets
I could eat sorbet all day! It's not as high in fat and calories as most ice creams, has an intense fruity flavor and makes a lovely finishing touch to a nice dinner. It also makes a great afternoon or evening snack, especially on a warm day. But even if the day is not warm, it just might make you feel like you are smack dab in the middle of summer!!
Today I'm posting about two sorbets ...
Millie Gaul’s Amish Sugar Cookies
On Tuesday we had a fun celebration party for some friends of ours. You can read all about the dinner menu on posts from earlier this week. Today's post is about the fabulous sugar cookies pictured above. Tomorrow I will be sharing the recipes for the two sorbets, Strawberry Citrus Sorbet and Coconut-Lime Sorbet.
You might be wondering who in the world Millie Gaul is. I have to admit ...
Grilled Asian Pork Tenderloin with Peanut Sauce
My daughter recommended this pork tenderloin to me and I have to agree with her - it is quite delicious! The original recipe is from one of our favorite cuisine magazines, Fine Cooking. As usual, I did adapt the recipe just a bit. I added some fresh ginger along with fresh basil, cilantro and honey to the peanut sauce. This sauce is "lick the plate clean" fantastic! I am serving it ...
Read More →
Roasted Pear and Pineapple Salsa
Happy Monday!! We're having a party this week and I want all of you to be a "virtual" part of it! Special friends of ours have had a most amazing answer to prayer, and a few couples are getting together to celebrate and praise God for His goodness and faithfulness.
One of the invitees called and asked what she could bring. I told her that if she would be the "funmeister", I would be the ...
Southwestern Grilled Chicken Salad with Tomato and Black Bean Salsa
Does anyone out there have a bit of spring fever? I certainly do! There have been little hints of spring here and there lately and it's getting the better of me! I'm starting to think about long bike rides with just a light T-shirt in place of the thick layers of clothing that I am now sporting each time I climb on my two-wheeled steed. I also have visions of endless walks on sandy ...
White on White Salad
I call this salad White on White, but it is definitely more like the proverbial little black dress of the fashion world. Just like the little black dress can be dressed up or down depending on the occasion, this salad is extremely versatile as well. It makes an elegant first course but can also be served along side a sandwich or bowl of soup. I paired it one evening not long ago with a simple ...
Triple Berry Muffins with Lemon Glaze
They say "everything is relative". When I was making these muffins, I was reminded of a little conversation between my granddaughter and myself. My daughter, her husband and our three granddaughters moved to London last year. I was visiting them a few months ago and on the first day of my visit, I was walking one of the girls to pre-school. I was holding her sweet little hand when she looked ...
Grilled Chicken Paillards with Arugula Salad, Crispy Potatoes and Rosemary Pecans
Paillard - what a funny word! And to me, the pronunciation is even funnier: pî-yahrd. I have quite a silly imagination at times, so whenever I hear this word, I have the mental picture of a backyard full of delicious pies growing here, there and everywhere! Well, despite the funny name, this dish is absolutely fabulous, and a light, new twist on dinner. It has all the elements of an old-fashioned ...
Read More →
