Today I picked the last of my summer herbs out of my garden since a frost is coming tonight and they will be long gone by morning. I chopped the herbs. Then I mixed chives, oregano, and parsley into fresh creamery butter and added black pepper, a dash of salt and some Nanomi Togarashi (Japanese…
Recipes
Lemon Pots de Crème With Almond Brittle Sprinkle
Viva La Local! Please visit the Roanoker Magazine Behind the Page blog: https://theroanoker.com/blogging/behind-the-page/viva-la-local/ to find new Virginia products offered in local Roanoke grocery stores. Love supporting local! Lemon Pots de Crème is one of my favorite desserts because I can make them the day ahead, refrigerate the ramekins, then garnish the desserts right before serving. This recipe…
Time To Tailgate With Bloody Marys ~ Yellow and Red!
It’s Time To Tailgate! …and that means it’s time for Bloody Marys! A Virginia Favorite! Texas Beach Bloody Mary Mix Available locally at Mr. Bill’s Wine Cellar $7.99 a bottle For Real Bloody Mary Drinkers! I love this Bloody Mary mix, tastes like a fresh tomato with just the right amount of spice. https://www.texasbeachbloodymary.com/ Texas Bloody…
Celebrating Summer's Bounty ~ PAN CON TOMATE ~ Spanish Tomato Toast
PAN CON TOMATE ~ SPANISH TOAST WITH TOMATO Tomorrow I am going to a Tomato Fest at our local farmers market and I will share photos from that event in a future blog post. Today I am sharing one of my favorite snack recipes…Pan Con Tomate ~ crusty grilled or toasted bread rubbed with garlic…
Put Sunshine In Your Champagne Flute This Weekend! Champagne Snockered Watermelon!
If you LOVE melon, you are going to LOVE this idea! Champagne Snockered Watermelon! The Wall Street Journal July 14/15, 2018 issue: “Drunk on Summer… recommends matching your favorite melon variety with a sympatico spirit.” The article, written by Aleksandra Crapanzano, makes these melon/spirit combinations: Cantaloupe (Sugar Cube, Serenade Cavaillon or Savor melons may be…
Carrabba's Sausage And Lentil Soup Recipe For Father's Day
Potatoes Picante, Grilled Prosciutto Wrapped Peaches, Charred Corn Burrata Salad…find fabulous tapas recipes on the Roanoker Magazine blog. Here’s the link: https://theroanoker.com/blogs/behind/it%E2%80%99s-time-for-tapas/ Did someone say SOUP?! Here’s the most delicious soup you can serve Dad on his special day. Tastes like a yummy chili with the spicy addition of Italian sausage. Our bubbly friends Judy and…
Spring Fun With Champagne And Chocolate Lace Cookies!
It’s Spring…time to get out of the house and have some FUN! Oatmeal Lace Cookies are THE BEST COOKIES! Perfect for a Spring picnic. The recipe is compliments of Gloria Smiley, Food Stylist Extraordinaire. She served them for lunch when we visited her in Atlanta, Georgia and I didn’t want to look like a piglet, but I just…
Kumquat Champagne Cocktail With Candied Kumquat Garnish
Kumquats may look like miniature oranges but make no mistake they are very different… Kumquats have an edible rind which is tender and sweet. Oranges have inedible rinds. Kumquat flesh is dry and very tart. The flesh of an orange is sweet with a bit of tartness. Kumquats are more expensive than oranges. I paid…
A Toast To Italian Wine ~ Molto Bene! ~ A Favorite Mamma Leone Recipe
Our recent Italian wine experience with the Angelini family at the Shenandoah Club in Roanoke, Virginia brought back many “bei ricordi d’Italia” (fond memories of Italy). I love Italian cooking so naturally one of my favorite cookbooks is Leone’s Italian Cookbook. The author Gene Leone dedicated his cookbook“to the memory of my beloved mother”. He was the…
Bloody Leprechaun Cocktail! Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Perfect for St. Patrick’s Day brunch…Bloody Leprechaun Cocktail made with Green Peppercorn Vodka… Green Peppercorn Vodka 1 cup vodka 2 tablespoons green peppercorns 1 tablespoon pink peppercorns 1/2 tablespoon black peppercorns Place vodka in a mason jar. Put peppercorns in a mortar and pestle. Grind peppercorns with pestle until most of the peppercorns are broken…
