There are endless variations on cold couscous salad. Add or subtract an ingredient, spice up the dressing or calm it down. I could spend my entire summer trying them all. Still, Minty Couscous Salad remains my favorite. I typically make a huge batch, which we gobble up over the course of a few days. It makes an elegant side with a grilled salmon dinner, works well as lunch on its own, and it is terrific as a snack one late afternoon. It fits perfectly into this month's Progressive ... read more
Chocolate-Topped Ricotta Mini Tartlets
These Chocolate-Topped Ricotta Mini Tartlets began as a procrastination adventure by this chocoholic. But they ended up being a reminder of what is really important in life. If you're like me, craving chocolate is an almost constant state of being. Pair chocolate with ricotta, as in cannoli filling, and I'm in heaven. (Yes, the plural is cannoli. The singular is actually cannolo, but if you use cannoli for both, I doubt anyone will correct you.) So it will come as no ... read more
Instant Pot Salad Nicoise – Classic Salad Updated
These days many of us are all about using up what my British friend calls "bits and bobs." This Instant Pot Salad Niçoise fits that bill perfectly. It features pressure cooked potatoes, beets, eggs, ... read more
Easy Chocolate Yogurt Layer Cake
I haven't made this Easy Chocolate Yogurt Layer Cake in decades. But recently I offered to bake for a good friend's birthday and she requested chocolate cake. Like many of you, in these days of ... read more
Apple Rhubarb Galette – Glorious, Free-Form Pie
I did not start out to make this Apple Rhubarb Galette. But once I did, I was smitten by it. The season for rhubarb is short - in the US it's "field grown" in the spring to early summer. ... read more
Single Serving Shepherd’s Pie
Single Serving Shepherd’s Pie is the ultimate in adaptable comfort food. Basically meat and vegetables covered by mashed potatoes, it requires only variety in the ingredients and ingenuity in the way ... read more
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