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Tomato Mini Tarts

Tomato Mini Tarts

I love summer-fresh, garden ripened tomatoes of all kinds - heirloom, beefsteak, cherry, roma. Over the years we've planted many different varieties and I love them all. One type of tomato in our garden is planted by the birds through their poop (yes I'm talking a...

Sparkling Guava Agua Fresca

Sparkling Guava Agua Fresca

After making guava jam, I still had a fair amount of guavas on hand that were threatening to go bad. On a particularly warm day, I craved a refreshing fruity beverage and decided to use the remaining guavas as a base for an agua fresca. What to do with all this fruit?...

Tomates Farcies (Stuffed Tomatoes)

Tomates Farcies (Stuffed Tomatoes)

Years ago I spent a wonderful week in the countryside outside of Paris at the home of my friend's adopted French family. It was a lovely setting surrounded by wheat fields and sunflower fields. There was lavender growing in abundance around the house. And to this day,...

No-Churn Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream

No-Churn Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream

It's summer! Okay, I know, the official start of summer is June 21 but in Hawaii, school is out, the weather is warm, it's time to relax and enjoy the lazy days of summer. What better way to celebrate summer than with a bowl of cold, creamy lemon ice cream with a...

Summer Vegetable Tian

Summer Vegetable Tian

I love summer vegetables - tomatoes, zucchini, peppers, corn. One of the benefits of living in Hawaii is the year-round growing season but maybe it's because I lived in the northeast for so long that I still associate certain vegetables with certain times of the year....

Tossed Zucchini Ribbons with Pasta

Tossed Zucchini Ribbons with Pasta

Years ago a friend gave me a cookbook and this was the one recipe I took away. The cookbook is long gone (I tried to find it but I must have given it away) but this recipe is a part of my repertoire. It's great in the summer when zucchini is abundant. It's fresh, it's...

Mandarin Orange & Candied Almond Salad

Mandarin Orange & Candied Almond Salad

I love eating salads but I don't love making them. I don't know what it is but if someone else makes a salad, it's amazing. If I make a salad, it's just meh. Not sure why that is and I know I'm not the only one who thinks this way. Thankfully, this Mandarin...