London Summer Olympics – game on! Here’s a summer-cool refreshing bar drink to enjoy while you watch all the incredible athletes do what they do best. As a tribute to the games, this particular daiquiri recipe features Pusser’s British Navy Rum, which is rich with full-bodied cane rum flavor and goes great in my well loved US Navy Screaming Eagles Fighter Squadron 51 drink glass. Yah! Read more »
Here’s a refreshingly flavorful salad that’s a great way to combine the sweet crunch of summer-fresh corn with the snap of bell pepper and zest of onion, garlic, fresh cilantro and, of course, a good splash of one of my favorite ingredients: balsamic vinegar. Read more »
Just as agent 007 “Bond,…James Bond” likes his martinis shaken, not stirred, that’s exactly how we’re gonna’ make this incredibly quick and easy homemade salad dressing that you can see how to make right away by clicking any picture on this page for a step-by-step picture book recipe.
“Knee high by 4th of July.” That’s how tall my good friend Donny at Berberian Farms told me farmers say corn stalks planted in spring should be by early July. But with all the warm weather we’ve had this year, corn stalks are much taller than they should be. That means locally grown early season corn, like the “salt & pepper” corn shown below, is ready for harvest right now. Read more »
Click the photo above for a link to THE CONSCIOUS KITCHEN by Alexandra Zissu. I haven’t read the book yet, but have read the notes, watched a video and want to read it soon. Would love to hear your comments about it.
Click the photo above for a link to GET TO KNOW: Coconut by Sue Chef.
July 27th, 2012 
