This fresh, summer Pavlova proved to be quite the crowd pleaser at a house party I attended last weekend. With so many of us hungering for summer to finally arrive, perhaps it was the glistening red encouragement of the first of the season’s fresh strawberries that brought about such a positive response. Like so many [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2010’
waldorf salad + blue cheese
When summer finally gets here, this salad will make for a fabulous picnic item. With the longest day of the year a mere 6 days away, here’s hoping for some warmer, brighter, al fresco dining weather.
The apples in this recipe provide some sweetness, while the crunchy celery and meaty walnuts bring a slightly bitter [...]
edible calendula flowers
This year’s Calendula Flowers blooming in my garden.
I must admit that I’m a girl who loves her bling, which is probably why I am so stoked that the calendula flowers in my veggie garden are finally starting to bloom. They don’t have any particular fragrance and their flavour is nothing to speak of, but their [...]
b.c. spot prawn smoothie
Just kidding….. it’s actually ‘B.C. Spot Prawn Bisque‘.
I love it when nice boys bring me shellfish. Not only is there the initial meal to be enjoyed, but roasting the left over shells provides the decadent starting point for simmering up a pot of bisque. One year ago, it was my pal, Pedro who brought over [...]
