I saw some beautiful apples in my produce market today — fresh from a local grower. They inspired this updated twist on a Waldorf Salad. I swapped out celery for fennel bulb, and accented the anise flavor of the fennel with tarragon from my garden. I lightened the dressing by using olive oil and lemon…
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All Butter Pie Pastry
I’ve been on a pie making tear this year. Cakes were easy for me, but I wasn’t as adept at making delicious, consistently flaky, easy to work, all-butter pie pastry. I knew what I wanted, but struggled to make it. I’ve used many different recipes over the years but none were what I was looking…
Smoky Black-eyed Peas
Summer’s winding down, and that means that rich, red tomatoes are abundant. I’m making this recipe tonight — and thought I’d repost it today for your inspiration. Enjoy! The beautiful black-eyed pea has a natural affinity to smoky flavors, and so pairs well with a favorite spice of mine — smoked paprika. Adding the rich…
Carrot Salad with Lavender & Thyme
My CSA box* often includes carrots — and last week they were special. Deep, rich purple on the outside with a bright orange core, these beauties deserved a starring role. Their flavor profile is a little duskier than a bright orange carrot, and so I paired them with the lovely lavender and thyme growing in…
Blueberry Spongecake Roll
Blueberries are one of my favorite fruits. I have several new Southern high bush blueberry plants in my garden this year. Their flavor is rich and sweet — but subtle in a dessert. To get the blueberry flavor and color I was after, I turned to freeze dried blueberries to add big blueberry flavor to…
Bay Lime Cooler
Here’s a refreshing summer cocktail that uses my Bay Leaf Liqueur. It’s a balanced sweet/tart flavor, fabulously aromatic with bay and lime mint over a base of gin. I love growing scents in my garden — and lime mint is unique, in that it doesn’t smell minty. Instead it’s more green, limey and herbal. You…
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