A northerner's take on a recipe for pimento cheese, a southern staple, complete with pickled green garlic, pickled radishes, and pickled rhubarb. Tell all the truth but tell it slant — Success in Circuit lies Too bright for our infirm Delight The Truth's superb … [Read more...] about Pimento Cheese with Pickled Green Garlic, Radishes, and Rhubarb
Appetizers
Avocado Caprese Salad: The Reset Button
Don't miss this summer recipe for an updated take on the traditional caprese salad with ripe avocado, shallots, and a hint of lemon to play nicely with the fresh basil, summer tomatoes, and fresh mozzarella. I am in need of a reset button. A small black button, no cautionary … [Read more...] about Avocado Caprese Salad: The Reset Button
Pimento Cheese Pinwheels: Keep School Lunch Cold with PackIt
A recipe for a flavorful pimento cheese spread, as well as an easy school lunch of pimento cheese and ham pinwheels for the back-to-school season. Keep it cool until lunchtime with PackIt Insulated Lunch Bags and enter to win $100 in our giveaway below. I tucked him in … [Read more...] about Pimento Cheese Pinwheels: Keep School Lunch Cold with PackIt
Summer Garden Green Bean Salad with Honey Vinaigrette and Goat Cheese Crostini
A salad recipe of garden-grown green beans, crisp radishes, and heirloom tomatoes is tossed with a light honey-sweetened vinaigrette and feta. Goat cheese crostini provide a crouton-like crunch on the side. My daughter runs through damp grass dotted with white clover. Her … [Read more...] about Summer Garden Green Bean Salad with Honey Vinaigrette and Goat Cheese Crostini
Gruyère Gougères
A recipe for Gruyère Gougères appetizers, tiny crisp pastry pillows made with choux dough bursting with intense Gruyère flavor. I would like to be the type of person that throws parties. Big, raucous celebrations with champagne flutes and confetti, music playing in that … [Read more...] about Gruyère Gougères