
Panzanella Recipe. GF Friendly
Panzanella
The cute name comes from the Italian word “pan”, which means bread. Panzanella is loaded with bright flavors and fragrant herbs like mint and basil.
Panzanella is the ideal leftover dish
It is made from 2-to-3-day-old…

Gazpacho Recipe. Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free
Gazpacho
I don't think you'll be rolling your eyes and saying "Huh? AGAIN?" after you taste mine.
I have a couple wonderful secret ingredients that do wonders with this perennial favorite: Watercress, and capers. They add a…

Cold Fresh Pea Soup Recipe. No Cooking!
Cold Fresh Pea Soup
A delightful summer soup: bright green, light and deeply flavored.
Best of all, NO COOKING! As easy as making a smoothie
In my humble opinion, we are not paying enough attention to the wonderful possibilities of…

Lemonade Recipes. All Variations Including Limonana
Lemonade, from basic to limonana
All variations are the national drink at my house all year round!
I never drink soda nor serve soda, and nobody ever complains. Au contraire! They all clamor for one of my lemonade drinks! I fill and refill…

Lemon Blueberry Tart Recipe
Lemon Blueberry Tart is versatile, tangy, and simple!
You can bake the crust for this wonderful lemon blueberry tart up to two days in advance and make the lemon curd up to a week in advance, then fill the baked crust with the curd just before…

Stir-Fried Kale, Seaweed and Shitaki Recipe
Stir-Fried Kale is delicious
Especially paired as it is here with so many wonderful Asian Ingredients.
I bet you don’t always know what to make of - let alone with - those masses of leaves and roots piled demurely at every ethnic food…

Biscotti Recipe. Gluten-Free and All Variations.
Biscotti! YES!!!
If there was only one cookie recipe left for me to make, biscotti would be it, hands down!
And not only because it is so simple and delicious but because it is so versatile. From the basic dough, you can go in so many exciting…

Ricotta Berry Parfait Recipe. Gluten-Free
Ricotta Berry Parfait
Ricotta Berry Parfait. This is a great showcase for the cook: Traditionally, it is a cold dessert made of layers of fruit, syrup, ice cream and whipped cream. Like a tiny trifle in a cup. There are many takes on the…

Vegetable Rice Biryani Recipe
Rice Biryani is a great and complete vegetarian main course.
Rice Biryani is so fragrant, with all the deliciously aromatic ingredients that go in. And fun too! Although Rice Biryani needs no help from meat or poultry to be delicious, don't…

Ricotta Almond Pie Recipe. Gluten-Free Friendly
Ricotta Almond Pie
Ricotta Almond Pie is a wonderful Italian dessert classic, and a nice departure from the traditional all-American Cheesecake, as it is much lighter.
It's light and ethereal, with a wonderful almond crust and scented…

Chocolate Oats Pots de Creme Recipe. Apple Variation
Pots de creme are a wonderful and super healthy comfort food
It takes minutes to whip up, and costs pennies. The dessert of my lean years, when I learned all about Quick and Healthy Cooking
Long before the whole-grain fashion began (I am…

Leek Mushroom Quiche Recipe
My Mushroom quiche is just as I remember it from my lean student years, and one of my favorite French dishes. Back then, Mushroom quiche was one of the great treats we splurged on.
Mushroom quiche, like all quiches, are a rich indulgence,…