Although this 5 minute salad is perfect just as it is, it is also wonderful with slivers of leftover grilled chicken or steak mixed in.
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Mixed Green Salad with Avocado, Papaya and Feta Cheese
Although this 5 minute salad is perfect just as it is, it is also wonderful with slivers of leftover grilled chicken or steak mixed in.
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When it’s too hot to turn on the stove, this is a perfect dinner: a little bit of everything.
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When I was in high school, my mother’s stepmother, Dottie, came to stay with us. On the first morning of her visit, she jumped out of bed and whipped German Apple Pancakes, a treat I had not experienced before. I have been trying to re-create them ever since.
Continue readingFresh Fruit Salad
Honestly, it would be silly to write a recipe for fruit salad. Just use the freshest fruit you can find and let your taste and imagination guide you. Try some of the ideas below:
Continue readingBanana Cake with Dark Chocolate Ganache
Bananas and chocolate are an inspired combination. This light and tender banana cake is frosted with a luscious chocolate ganache: heaven.
Continue readingPeach Pie
Though most of the peaches in my house don’t last long enough to be cooked, when they do, this is where they end up.
Continue readingFruit Crisp
If this were the only dessert I could ever have again, I would be completely satisfied. In fact, I would be thrilled. My favorite combination is strawberry-rhubarb, but I try not to make it too often because I am not exaggerating when I say I am incapable of stopping myself from eating it. I like to serve it warm: I take a normal-size piece and then a tiny sliver and then another tiny sliver, and later, when I have cleaned up after dinner, I eat another piece cold. And then the next day, I eat some more. I am never sick of it.
Continue readingBaked Apples
I love warm baked apples and will happily eat them for dessert, as a snack, or even for breakfast. Even when it’s topped with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or jus a pour of heavy cream, I feel almost virtuous digging into one.
Continue readingIrene Diller’s Brisket with Dried Fruit
Irene Diller is my friend Susan Benett’s mother. About 10 years ago, I had a New Year’s Day party and Susan offered to bring her mother’s brisket. I wasn’t a fan of brisket but accepted her offer. Susan’s version of her mother’s recipe included some Vietnamese chili garlic paste, which is not remotely traditional. Even though I was sure I wouldn’t like it, I tasted the brisket – and ate and ate and ate. I absolutely loved it. So even if this doesn’t sound like something you’d like, try it: you’ll like it.
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