Happy weekend everyone! I hope that you have a great fall weekend.
We’re having a weekend full of good friends and good food. Tomorrow my friends Susan and Houda and I are taking our annual outing to Carlisle where we will indulge in a Kimball’s ice cream sundae, admire the fall foliage and visit local nurseries to check out plants. In the evening, we’re celebrating Diwali with friends. Groan – I anticipate weeks of extra exercise to burn off the results of my many indulgences.… Read more
I recently served these mussels with sweet Italian sausage and white wine and they were a hit. The sweet Italian pork sausage and fennel add delicious flavor to the white wine broth.… Read more
These garlic toasts are great with any dish involving broth, for example, these Mussels with Sweet Italian Sausage and White Wine. You can also use them as crostini with your favorite toppings, such as olive tapenade and feta cheese, hummus, tzatziki or a fresh tomato bruschetta topping. Use them as croutons on a caesar salad to add serious drama to the salad bowl. Imagine those giant croutons on your salad!… Read more
We enjoyed Rosé-Aperol Spritzes all summer and continue to serve them at our fall dinners. Everyone loves them.… Read more
Simple syrup is great for sweetening cold drinks, such as lemonade, iced tea or coffee. It also comes in handy when making cocktails, like this Rosé-Aperol Spritz.
It is much easier to sweeten cold drinks with simple syrup than with sugar. The syrup easily blends with liquids, unlike sugar, which sinks to the bottom of the glass and takes ages to dissolve.… Read more