This Sun-Kissed Heirloom Tomato Tart is one of our family's garden to table favorites. With vine-ripened tomatoes, puff pastry, and a creamy herb spread it goes perfectly with a salad for brunch or light dinner. You could also slice it into smaller squares and serve it as an appetizer. It makes for a beautiful buffet...
Appetizers & Dips & Snacks
Grilled Pineapple Salsa with Zesty Lime Crema served with Wellington Crackers
Nothing says summer more than firing up the grill, fresh seasonal ingredients, and whipping up something easy and uncomplicated. Enter Grilled Pineapple Salsa with Zesty Lime Crema and Wellington Crackers. I love to keep things light, fresh, and full of flavor so this grilled salsa really sizzles. But now we need something to dunk and...
Easy Salsa Verde
This Easy Salsa Verde is perfect for chips and slices of jicama, tacos, enchiladas, burritos, Mexican lasagnas, Huevos Rancheros, Calabacitas,...the list goes on and on. My favorite way to make this easy salsa verde is to grill the veggies to get some charred and smoky flavor, but flash blanching in boiling water, or quickly roasting...
Kimchi Quesadillas
Kimchi quesadillas - a crispy tortilla filled with cheese and kimchi hits all the right flavors in one fantastic snack, lunch, or light dinner in 10 minutes or less. A crispy tortilla filled with cheese and kimchi hits all the right flavors in one fantastic snack, lunch, or light dinner.
Easy Focaccia with Potato, Onions, and Balsamic Glaze
Turn an easy Focaccia recipe into a lovely and versatile brunch idea, appetizer, or a side for a light dinner of soup & salad. It also makes a fantastic panini for the next day! I've adapted a favorite focaccia recipe from Chef John with Food Wishes. It uses regular commercial yeast (not sourdough). The...
Fontina pizza squares with pesto herb oil and micro greens
A light and crispy pizza dough with just a few simple and delicious toppings: Pesto Herb Oil, Fontina & Parmesan Cheese, and Microgreens. Sliced into 2 inch squares it makes a perfect bite for an appetizer, or cut into larger slices a lovely meal in itself. If you don't have the microgreens on hand you...
Sourdough Focaccia
I've been making these decorated focaccias for several years now. What a fun idea for a brunch table centerpiece that the kids can get involved with. Pretty and delicious at the same time. I slice it up and peel off some of the more crunchy toppings, then dip the bread in an herb oil. I...
Oven Roasted Beet Chips with Sumac Sour Cream
These little roasted beet chips are a surprise 'oh wow!' revelation. Crispy, sweet, and salty. Additively snackable. Look for beets that are baseball size or ones that are oblong and about 4 inches in diameter are perfect. The beets have their familiar earthy flavor but it sweetens up in the roasting process and the hit of...
Summer Grilled Peaches with Prosciutto
A creamy cheese spread topped with savory prosciutto, grilled sweet peaches and a fresh burst of mint. No grill - no worries! This quick and easy appetizer works wonderfully without it - just slice and assemble. Our favorite appetizer crackers are Wellington - but any nice (and sturdy) table cracker will work. A perfect summer...
Pico de Gallo
Throwing together a garden fresh Pico is something we do a few times a week during tomato season. Some of our favorite toms last season were these Tangarines and they were perfect in salsa. A lovely mellow and slightly sweet tomato, meaty texture and not too seedy. A great performer and producer, also grows really...
Strawberry Basil Salsa
Strawberry, basil, and sweet balsamic glaze is a bright flavorful combination. I love to pair it with some creamy cheese and a nice sturdy table cracker. We especially like to serve this when our berries are in season and we have basil growing in the greenhouse. A bright and fresh summer appetizer perfect for...