Food, Travel, and Cooking!
For the past couple of years, in the fall, I’ve been making lovely little Coronation grape cakes for dessert. And while doing a freezer tidy-up recently, I found a small bag of the grapes tucked away. Hmmm…well I don’t have enough to make those cakes but maybe I could turn them into muffins! And I […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. Sometimes you just don’t have the time or feel like making a traditional Christmas cake and although they are a wonderful addition to Christmas, sometimes you want something different, which is what this cake filled with lots of fall fruit, is all about…it’s perfect with […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. Oh it’s definitely fall…grape harvest, apple harvest…baking, baking, baking! We have lift off! Quick breads are such a good thing for breakfast, afternoon tea or dessert. Recipe inspired by The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook. I think I might just add 1/8 tsp. of cardamom the next […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. This recipe is a specialty of Umbria in Italy according to Julia della Croce and comes from her cookbook “Umbria.” This is a dish I like to make in the fall using local grapes. We had picked up some “Skoocum” grapes from Klippers Organics at […]
For a printer friendly version of this recipe, click here. Inspired by Tessa Kiros “Twelve” cookbook, this excellent salad is easy to make and can be changed up to other nuts & cheeses, perhaps hazelnuts & pecorino Toscano or Gorgonzola dolce. Right now is apple season, local grape season and local nuts are available so […]
This combination of chicken, celery, apples, grapes, walnuts with blue cheese is, in my opinion, a classic main course salad! You could use cooked, cubed turkey for the salad too. Makes 8 Servings 4 chicken breasts (6 cups) cooked, cut into ½” cubes 1 ½ cups each celery & apples, cut into ½” dice ¾ […]
One Saturday at the Farmer’s Market, I spied the new crop of Coronation grapes from Stoney Paradise** (the best), new crop pears & some fabulous looking salad greens. Right then & there I decided to create a salad for dinner that night! You can switch out the Pecorino for Gorgonzola Dolce if you like, both […]