Tag: summer recipes
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Lemony Farfale with Herbs and Walnuts
Sometimes the greatest things happen when you’re not expecting it. For the past few years we’ve been planting herbs in teeny pots that hang on a repurposed iron railing. They didn’t do so well. This year we’ve turned a planter box Peter made for vegetables last year (they did meh) into an herb garden. Success!…
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Mini Italian Picnic
Summer picnicking is one of my favourite things. With all of the social distancing measures in place it’s difficult to find things to do right now. I love the idea of packing up a bunch of goodies and heading to a park, lake or beach (while social distancing) to take in the sunshine. Once we…
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Easy Frittatas
Frittata know how is a necessity. Not only are frittatas a must for brunch, lunch AND dinner, they are delicious cold which makes them perfect anytime. The egg, milk, cheese ratio is my go to frittata base. Enjoy hot or at room temp. Want to add a frittata to a picnic lunch like the Italians…
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Pressed Sandwiches 101
Pressed sandwiches are such a great idea for any event. Think bridal showers, brunches and picnics. I know, sandwiches are boring right? Wrong. The method and layering of ingredients makes an incredible, flavourful sandwich…. and no. need to follow a ‘recipe’ per se. The method is the guideline but you can make it as thick…
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Easy Strawberry Tiramisu Minis
Who doesn’t love tiramisu? Authentic recipes always call for raw eggs, but for safety reasons, I’ve been making it without for years. I honestly don’t even miss them. I almost named this recipe 5 minute tiramisu because its a complete shortcut and takes about that much time to make. If you want to up the…
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Heirloom Panzanella with Asiago
This Panzanella salad is a perfect combination of tomatoes, onion, and crusty toasted bread. Recipes often also call for olives, cucumber and peppers (also delish). I’m keeping it simple with this recipe and making the heirloom tomatoes the star. You can play with the ratio of ingredients, but don’t skimp on the step of salting…
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Pasta with Rapini
I wasn’t very familiar with rapini before meeting my husband. The Italians love this slightly bitter green also known as broccoli rabe that’s very slightly reminiscent of broccoli even though it isn’t related to broccoli at all. If you don’t want to boil it, You can pan sauté it with olive oil and chilli flakes…
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Lemon Meringue Tart
I’m thinking that this is the perfect dessert. Sweet & tart with a crispy cookie like crust. If I’m comparing it to store bought LM pie or the kind our Moms and grandmas made (homemade… but in my case, was really just made at home from a box), this is lighter and the lemon curd…
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No Churn Peanut Butter & Chocolate Ice Cream
I’m completely ice cream obsessed. I have a few favourites like butter pecan, any flavour of italian gelato and peanut butter & chocolate. We all know that PB & C are a complete match made in heaven. I don’t know if Baskin Robbins came up with the idea to make this flavour combo into and…
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Roasted Italian Corn
Whenever I serve this people are completely surprised it’s done in the oven. Roasting it results in perfectly caramelized cobs and the fresh basil and parm take it over the top! I like to cut the corn into smaller pieces so they are more manageable and a perfect party side. Feel free to roast the…
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