Chilled Asparagus Soup
Asparagus season is one of my favorite times of year. Farmers markets are the best places for just-cut, farm to table asparagus. I can’t remember where I found this recipe, I just know…
Baked Zuccini and Tomato
This versatile vegetable dish is great with fish, chicken and lamb, or on it’s own! So simple to make and it looks very colorful on the table. Makes 2 servings 1 – 2…
Tomato and Vidalia Onion Quiche
I really love quiche. So easy and so versatile, you can use all kinds of different fillings depending on what you have in the fridge, or what takes your fancy. A really good…
Braised Red Cabbage with Bacon
This is such an easy dish to prepare, it freezes well and is simply delicious—one of my favorite winter dishes. I like to serve it with pork loin and roasted Brussels sprouts. Perfect…
Sweet Potato and Apple Soup
Is there a difference between sweet potatoes and yams? In the US, probably not. Yams are native to Asia and Africa and they are rare in the United States. What is readily available…
Pear Tart
I always forget how much I like pears until I eat them again. They are great in salads and absolutely delicious in a simple tart for dessert. This recipe looks good enough to…
Roasted Veggies
I’m a veggieholic, have always loved vegetables even as a kid. My younger brother and I would fight over the last roasted potato! So to me, any vegetable you can roast is a…
Traditional English Christmas Treats: Sausage Rolls and Mince Pies
These recipes are not healthy…but they are so much a part of my Christmas tradition that there is no way I’ll substitute any of the ingredients. For me, they are memories from my…
Warm Green Lentils with Sausage
Don’t be put off by the long list of instructions this really is a very simple recipe. If sausage isn’t your thing, it works just as well with smoked trout. Makes 6 appetizer…
A Kind of “Turkey à la King”
This is a great way to use the white meat leftovers. It can be frozen in small batches and used as a filling for vol au vents, with buttered noodles for a main…
