How about a nice boozy popsicle to start the weekend on a relaxed note? And if you don’t feel like a popsicle, how about a watermelon daiquiri, without the four-hour freezing time? You can enjoy them immediately! I prefer using white rum to keep the flavor lighter, but if you love the taste of rum, you’ll want to use a dark rum, which will also have a higher alcohol content. You don’t need the plastic molds to make popsicles; you […]
It’s Tex-Mex Thursday! Doesn’t a sweet-hot-cool-light summer soup sound like the ideal antidote to a steamy summer day? This recipe from Matthew Wendel, former chef to President and Mrs. George W. Bush, manages to be both cooling and spicy at the same time. And so pretty! Here’s what Matt says about it: For a hot summer day at the Crawford ranch, this soup was the perfect way to spice up the day and cool down at the same time. Chilled […]
This is one of the best recipes I’ve ever come up with. It has 4 ingredients: chocolate, caramel, a touch of cream and salted peanuts – couldn’t be simpler – and it’s the freshest candy bar you’ve ever eaten. A batch of these would make a wonderful hostess or holiday gift; they would be great at a birthday party; they are amazing when chopped up and blended into ice cream, and they can be cut into elegant little squares and […]
It’s such a luxurious feeling to wake up to the smell of freshly-baked muffins, especially if you’re a houseguest. Muffins are a particularly good breakfast choice when you have houseguests because they can be left in the kitchen with a bowl of fruit, a pitcher of juice, and a coffeemaker, so guests can rise at their leisure and serve themselves at any time. It relieves the morning pressure to appear and account for oneself, and sets a nice, relaxed tone […]
Stone fruits – all those voluptuous peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries and apricots! Their season is fleeting, and right NOW, so make the most of them while you can. A stone fruit cocktail feels decadent and indulgent, so it’s in the very nature of late summer that nothing should be too difficult or time-consuming. Here are recipes for three simple cocktails that use stone fruit. We could get a lot more complicated, but would you make any of these recipes if […]
