With the outlook for this weekend’s weather, I thought you could use one of these desserts, whether you are entertaining or not. I am working on a post you will appreciate, especially if you are a…
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Grilled Swordfish With Capers & Lemon Butter
At last, I was able to find some fresh swordfish last week at the Dekalb Farmers Market, the same place we bought our lobsters. It’s amazing how hard it is to find decent fresh fish these days. I…
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Sherry Crema Catalana Ice Cream With Honeyed Figs
The figs are in and they are plump and juicy! I just had some for lunch with prosciutto and Brie, my favorite summer lunch. I posted quite a few recipes for figs last year but I had not made this…
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Saturday Night on the Grill…Curried Lamb Kabobs With Basmati Rice
Last summer I posted recipes for the grill at least once a month but, unfortunately, this year, with all the activity going on at the lake, I have been totally remiss. I can’t figure out why, for we…
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Sformato di Melanzane…Eggplant Mold
This recipe comes from a good friend who happens to eat well and entertain even better! I recently posted on some of the small things that make an invitation from him a command performance and now I…
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Brandied Peaches
You may have noticed, particularly if you are an old subscriber, that the recipes are getting simpler by the minute. It is no coincidence, it is summer and it is hot, hot, hot, here at the lake. …
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Savannah Sponge Cake With Berries And Madeira Sweet Sauce
Sponge cakes are European-style cakes, like the French génoise, and are a fundamental block in your cake-building repertoire. Unlike butter cakes and chiffon cakes, sponge cakes include little or no…
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Summer Squash Gratin
This is my favorite summer squash gratin (okay, casserole) that I made when I lived in North Carolina. I have never had any desire to experiment with other recipes… it was that good. Easy to…
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Dinner Party Fare…Stuffed Roast Pork Tenderloin with Fig And Balsamic Chutney
There are some recipes that are so versatile they can be served hot for an elegant dinner party or cold for a ladies luncheon on the terrace. This pork tenderloin is one of them and I am going to…
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What to Drink This Summer…French Rose’
What is it that makes Americans so squeamish about French roses? I think it’s because a majority of them grew up looking at pink bottles of sweet white zinfandel from California!
French Roses…
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Smoked Trout, Cucumber And Tomato Salad
Would you believe I just visited my first Trader Joe’s a couple of months ago? Yep, it happened on the way back to the lake from visiting my granddaughter in Atlanta. There were none near where I…
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Outdoor Entertaining…Where Casual Meets Chic!
I love to entertain outdoors and to me the perfect evening is sitting in one of those Italian or French farmhouses eating dinner under the trees… with lots and lots of candles! There is so much…
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I Don’t Trust People That Don’t Like Summer
Dear Person I THOUGHT I Knew For Twenty Years,You don’t like the summer? You aren’t a fan of hot weather? You have to run the ac all day, every day because your body temperature runs warm? You don’t like shorts or flip flops? And, you think adult slush…
S’mores Coffee and Fudge Ice Cream Cake
It’s getting warmer everyday…guess it’s time to bring the ice cream machine down from the attict. A cake like this is not complicated, but it does require at least 30 minutes of your dedicated…
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