Roasted/Grilled Tarragon Potatoes
A perfect summer dish! Tarragon has a culinary history throughout the world, but the most familiar is French Tarragon. It’s very subtle anise or liquorice flavour blends with roasted/grilled new potatoes.
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Skillet Sautéed Asparagus
Fresh spring asparagus comes in thin or thick spears, depending on the plant. It’s a divided debate, with fans on both sides; but the majority in our family opt for thin spears that cook within 2 – 3 minutes.
Whipped Feta with Roasted Tomatoes
This is a perfect appetizer in any season. The flavour of the tomatoes improves with roasting and do take the time to press the Feta or the spread will be too briny.
Tomato Caesar Salad
It’s tomato season and we’ve had a bumper crop this year! Use any ripe tomatoes you can find, mix, and match. Grill some crusty baguette to mop up the lemony dressing.
Panzanella
Panzanella is a delicious Tuscan salad that got its roots using up stale bread. Originally the bread was soaked in water and wrung dry; but its evolved and now the toasted bread cubes soak up olive oil and red wine vinegar. This basic salad consists …
Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Potatoes
These potatoes go so well with just about anything all year long and are super easy! We tend to think of rosemary and potatoes as more Mediterranean and thyme with potatoes as more French. So, choose the wine according to the type of meal you …
Asparagus Vinaigrette
Thank goodness asparagus is available all year long, but the first shoots in the spring; February to June seem to us to be the best!
Hummus
Hummus has been around in some form for centuries, a dish primarily consisting of chickpeas and tahini. The earliest recipe is recorded in cookbooks written in Cairo, in the 13th Century. It’s delicious and in some countries part of every meal.