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Menu du jour summer fare : 160 Recipes


  • Recipe Indian Summer - Autumn Fare
    Indian Summer - Autumn Fare
    So the weather outside today felt more like summer than autumn but I was still in the mood for my autumnal version of the perennial classic, Shepherd's Pie. I had some acorn squash that I was looking forward to cooking up, and Shepherd's Pie was[...]
  • Recipe Perfect Summer Fare: Lobster Rolls
    Perfect Summer Fare: Lobster Rolls
    Now that it?s summer, you?ll find lobster shacks opening all along the Northeastern coast.  A famous one is Red?s Eats in Wiscasset, Maine, offering all the meat from a one-pound lobster in each roll.  Drawn butter and mayonnaise are served[...]
  • Recipe Summer Corn Soup
    Summer Corn Soup
    One more thing I?ll miss when summer ends is fresh corn.  There?s nothing like it... and although frozen corn is great - fresh off the cob is supreme .  This light soup[...]
  • Recipe The Colors of Summer
    The Colors of Summer
    My friend, fellow blogger, and former yacht chef, Cristina Topham posed a question yesterday. "What do I do with all these beautiful heirloom tomatoes that I have?" Cristina had recently left yachting and moved to Oregon to work on her[...]
  • Recipe South of France Summer Book Tour
    South of France Summer Book Tour
    There is nothing more posh than the south of France in the summer. It is the playground of the elite and powerful. The beaches are sprayed with bronzed bodies and the restaurants overflow with women dressed in Roberto Cavalli and men in[...]
  • Recipe Summer's Here... bring on the favorites.
    Summer's Here... bring on the favorites.
    I'm more than ready to enter "summer mode".  I plan to sleep in (because I can now), stay up late(r) than usual, and really enjoy all those summer holidays this year.  Last year was a blur because three of my six children were getting[...]
  • Recipe Peeps Sunflower Cake - Easter candy returns for summer
    Peeps Sunflower Cake - Easter candy returns for summer
    Oh, the fun you can have with so many holiday candies available today.  If you were lucky enough to snatch up Easter Peeps that were in the clearance baskets last spring - this fun cake is quick and easy for a[...]
  • Recipe From Porch to Plate: Couscous & Summer Squash Cucumber Cups
    From Porch to Plate: Couscous & Summer Squash Cucumber Cups
    Summer has officially begun here in Southern California. It's presence is punctuated by a notable increase in grilling, the arrival of June gloom, and lazy evenings spent savoring the cool of the night breeze. Thankfully fire season has been kept[...]
  • Recipe Company Corn - so GOOD with late-season sweet corn...
    Company Corn - so GOOD with late-season sweet corn... (1 vote)
    This would typically seem like a Thanksgiving delicacy - but I can?t help but think it would be even more delicious to use the last-of-the-season fresh corn on the cob instead of frozen. This side dish has such a wonderful combination of[...]
  • Recipe

    Well, the "dog days of summer" are definitely still upon us here in Houston. It is strange depending on who you talk to in what part of the country this year: NYC has had record-setting rains, it has been unseasonably cool in my cousin's neck of the[...]