We always know autumn is on its way when Italian plums appear at the farmer’s market! This is one of our all time favorite cake recipes that’s… easy to make, delicious to eat and does homage to the season’s special bounty. Don’t forget the cardamom sugar and enjoy… Ingredients… 3/4 cup sugar 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup all-purpose flour…
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Almost Spring Salad…
A refreshing change of fare… here we marry winter and spring with beets, Cara Cara oranges, Firefly Farms deliciously, tangy fresh goat cheese and homegrown microgreens. Ingredients… Beets, Baby Beet Greens, Beet Juice Radishes Red Onion Cara Cara Oranges, Cara Cara Orange Juice Microgreens Firefly Farms Fresh Goat Cheese, crumbled Chives To Roast the Beets……
Sicilian Citrus Salad
For the Orange Caper Sauce… ½ cup mayo ½ cup sour cream 3 T capers, rinsed and drained 3 T fresh chives, sliced finely or 3 T fresh scallions, green part only, sliced thinly Zest of 1 orange Juice of 1 orange Mix all ingredients well and chill. May be made 1 day in advance….
Black Grape Foccacia
To save time you can buy pizza dough from Vace or from your favorite pizzeria. Just make sure you bring it to room temperature before VERY GENTLY kneading in half the grapes. Then follow our recipe from there. Ingredients… 1 teaspoon dried active yeast 1½ cups warm water 1 Tablespoon sugar 4 cups King Arthur all…
Raspberry Almond Torte
Ingredients… 3/4 to 1 cup sugar, depending on the sweetness of the berries ½ cup unsalted butter, softened 2/3 cup unbleached flour, sifted 1/3 cup almond flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Pinch of salt 2 eggs ½ pint fresh raspberries Sprinkling of sugar for topping and to coat the baking pan. To Make… Preheat oven…
Savory Peach Cobbler
We tweaked this summer classic by adding a basil sprig to the filling, Pecorino to the dough and reduced balsamic as a garnish. DELICIOUS!!! For the dough… Mix: 3½ cup unbleached white flour, sifted 2 T baking powder 4 T sugar 4 T Pecorino, finely…
Blueberry Crumble
For the Topping… 1/2 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup unbleached white flour 1/2 cup rolled oats 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup chopped pecans the zest of 1/2 lime 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 8 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened In a medium bowl, combine the sugar,…
Broccoli & Lemon
When we roast broccoli… we add some broccoli greens and thinly sliced lemon sprinkled with vanilla sugar and red pepper flakes halfway through… Just before serving we add… A handful of grated Parmesan or Pecorino Maldon Sea Salt Flakes and freshly ground white peppercorns drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and reserved broccoli crumbles Lastly……
Winter Bruschetta…
Our “Winter Bruschetta” is a take on NYC’s Union Square Cafe’s lunch menu “Broccoli Melt”. We use grilled Rosemary Bread with melted NY Cheddar in place of Union’s Ciabatta with Manchego. Either way… it’s an easy-to-make delicious lunch, supper or appetizer on a cold winter’s day. To Make… In our Lodge Cast Iron skillet over…
Crilley’s Almond Cake
This recipe comes to us via our good friend and garden partner’s family favorites. Simply delicious and easy to make… Crilley’s Almond Cake is best served hot resting on a smear of melted Bon Maman Cherry Preserves. Leftovers turn to a cookie for next day snacking… YUM!!! Preheat oven to 350° Butter an 8”x8” baking…
Ruby Red Rhubarb Rush…
This time of year one of our favorite vegetables arrives on the farm market scene and into weekly CSA shares. Crisp, tart, underrated rhubarb announces spring and makes its’ way into Just Simply… Cuisine’s savory and sweet dishes alike. We marry winter’s spices and nuts with spring fresh bounty to make this delicious “Ruby Red…
Lemon Buttermilk Cake
For a Vitamin C boost… we infuse our savory and sweet recipes with citrus this time of year. And with local produce at a seasonal low, we often reach to Florida to satisfy our cravings for zest and tang! This dessert is so simple to make and delicious to eat. Blood oranges or Meyer lemons may…