It’s the perfect season to serve this Autumn Spritz cocktail. With hard apple cider and a dash of Aperol, it’s refreshing and festive. It’s also a beautiful autumnal color.… Read more
FOOD AND DRINK
Posts about food and drinks and recipes.
Special Sauce with Tomatoes, Olives and Capers
Special sauce. It’s name doesn’t give much away, but trust me. It’s special. Freshly chopped summer tomatoes, earthy Kalamata olives, tangy capers, sweet onion, good olive oil, lemon juice and parsley come together to create a mouthful of flavor. … Read more
Garlic Tossed Green Bean and Lemon Salad
Our friend John served us this garlic tossed green bean and lemon salad and it was so delicious, I couldn’t wait to try to make it myself. Since then, I’ve made it several times. It’s that good. I’ve tried to make sure that my recipe does justice to John’s delicious original.… Read more
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Apple Bread
If you live near me, lock your doors or you will find apples on your kitchen table. They’ll be oddly shaped, bruised apples that are falling from my apple tree with abandon (after two years with no apples). If you have a surplus of apples, like I do, I recommend making this apple bread. Once you’ve tasted this bread, you’ll wish that you had more apples, so that you could stockpile loaves of it.… Read more
Croissant Apple Pudding
Apple season is beginning and the apples are falling from the tree in our backyard. What the squirrels and birds don’t grab from the tree is ours to enjoy. I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I was asked to bring dessert to a dinner gathering. I came up with this croissant apple bread pudding. I’m hoping that you will enjoy this dessert as much as I do.… Read more