Archive for the ‘Dressings and Spreads’ Category

I created this recipe as part of the menu for an industry-night at Paul Mathew winery’s new tasting room. I love it because it has cheesy deliciousness and is fragrant with herbs and lemon zest. It works well with sparkling wines and wines higher in acidity, like Muscadet or Sancerre. This dip makes crudité much [...]

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I wanted to post this near my Vietnamese Beef Wraps because the flavors are such a fantastic compliment to one another. This rice salad bursts with green brightness and crunch. I used brown basmati rice instead of the white because I prefer the nuttier flavor, but you could use the white just as easily. You [...]

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This is a slaw made from the collection of veggies that we found in the garden at my grandfather’s and at the farmer’s market here. The fresh raw corn adds a crunchy sweetness and you can add more if you want. We served this with a Whiskey Barbeque Chicken (recipe coming shortly) and it was [...]

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Its Cinco de Mayo AND a gorgeous spring day so I’m posting a recipe that celebrates both. The ingredients in this delicious quesadilla aren’t traditionally Mexican but are tasty together and take advantage of local asparagus, which is so perfectly in season now. I make a simple pesto to drizzle inside the tortilla before grilling [...]

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I’m feeling starved for color and vibrancy, as you may have guessed from my recent posts. Thankfully, citrus and watermelon radishes are in season now and make for a gorgeous dish that soothes color-starved eyes. I fell in love with blood oranges in Italy and I buy them anytime I can find them here. I [...]

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This is a visually-stunning salad that highlights the different kinds of beets that you may be seeing in the farmers markets now. I love the Chiogga beets especially, with their candy cane stripes. The tangerines add some acid and color to the arrangement. They are cut in a supreme-style and I have included a video [...]

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This was one of the many recipes I created to use the latest 20-pound zucchini from the Catskill garden. I also made a Chocolate-Zucchini Bundt Cake that rocked (more on that later.) The fritters are based on a recipe that I saw on Edible Santa Fe. These pancakes are light and fluffy but satisfying enough [...]

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I just had a great cabin weekend with family and it was filled with lots of laughs, too much delicious food (if there is such a thing) and cooling summer cocktails. I made a grilled garlic and herb rubbed beef tenderloin as a simple and elegant entree one of the nights and I was lucky [...]

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