Quick-Fix
Cheesy Cannellini Bean Bake with Tomato Paste & What is Tomato Paste anyway?
I just happened to have a can of white cannellini beans in the cupboard and some tomato paste when I read Ali Slagle’s recipe Cheesy White Bean-Tomato Bake in a recent New York Times. The discovery was that the Tomato ingredient was Tomato Paste. (Luckily, I had...
Orange Lightening Cake —A Perfect Match for a Tampa Bay Breakfast or Dessert
Orange LIghtning Cake Soon after moving to Dunedin, I learned that Tampa Bay was dubbed the Lightning Capital of North America. After observing several lightning storms and doing a little research, I now understand the sea-breezes that develop on both coasts of...
Valentines Quick-Fix Dinner for 2 at Home
Valentine’s Day Dinner is one of the biggest restaurant days of the year. If you want to avoid the crowds and create a memorable meal for 2 at home, read on. Sheet pan suppers are all the rage, mainly because they are time efficient to make and fewer dishes to wash. ...
Peppedew Peppers from South Africa to Amazon (the shipping company)
Curious about a new item a few years ago in the grocery store "Olive Bar", I did some research. Peppadew is a trademarked name for small sweet piquant whole red pickled peppers, grown in the Limpopo province of the South African Bush. Discovered by businessman and...
Homegrown Mango
Florida fresh homegrown mango, just picked from the tree, is absolutely delicious. No comparison with commodity mangoes sold in supermarkets. It's wonderful to have a friend with a Mango Tree in her front yard here on West Coast of Florida and is generous in sharing....
No Cook, Quick Fix, Chatty, Fruity and Nutty Dessert
Sometimes I just wish for a simple dessert that does not require mixing or baking ahead. My friend Alice mentioned that this grape let-your-guests make-their own-dessert while still sitting around the dinner table, filled the bill for...
A Story about Walnuts
Did you know the botanically speaking, a nut is a fruit with a hard shell containing a single seed. The true nuts you might encounter in the produce aisle include hazelnuts and chestnuts. Many of the products sold as “culinary nuts” belong to other botanical...
“Perfection Around a Pit”
Apricot Treasure—Tarts, Breakfast fruit, Salad ingredient or Apps. Serve small halves or quarters "squirted" with light strawberry cream cheese. Yummmy! https://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/apricots
Tomato Basil Salad +++
Perfect summer salad: Rather thick slices of Florida tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, chiffonade fresh basil, + 2 heirloom tomatoes sliced, ++Sweety Drop Peppers+++ easily made in a hotel room. Just had to bring the dish, olive oil, salt and pepper and a small...