Something about August and all the summer produce has put me in a Summer Mezze frame of mind! I have been inspired by Yasmin Khan’s The Saffron Tales, Recipes from the Persian Kitchen. I’ll be posting other recipes inspired by this book over the next […]
I love serving this raw and roasted summer salad as a starter for an informal lunch or brunch as I did last summer when we were allowed to have friends over in the garden. The memory of that lunch basking in the warmth of the […]
I have been living in England for four years now and every Thanksgiving we host a drinks party for all our friends and neighbors. I miss the traditional turkey and trimmings but we cannot do the real thing just for the two of us. So […]
As the sorrel patch in my garden produces its second or third growth I am reminded of the first time I made sorrel soup with Adrienne. We cut mountains of sorrel in the morning and sat together at the kitchen table stripping out the thick […]
This recipe for Kubaneh Bread – Yemeni Pull-Apart Rolls – is not from the Cooking with Adrienne book but I am sharing it for the Food For Thought campaign. First, because I know Adrienne would love it and second, I thought it would be the perfect thing to […]
Amaze your friends with this easy and delish recipe for homemade hummus. I never knew how easy it was to make homemade hummus but if I had known how much better it tastes than any store bought version I would have been making it years […]
This take on guacamole with summer veggies is a wonderful way to serve fresh summer vegetables with very little effort. It comes by way of Le Bistrot des Halles in Paris, a traditional restaurant located near the old food market in ‘the belly of Paris’. […]
Michel Guerard’s recipe for a delicious and easy warm tomato tart is the perfect way to use up the last of the summer tomatoes and basil. Adrienne loved Michel’s food and loved tomatoes – so this is a match made in heaven! I think plum […]
Adrienne made these lovely menu cards for many of her dinner parties in the late Sixties and Seventies. As I looked through them I noticed there was a salmon dish that appeared regularly but which Adrienne and I had never made together: Mousseline de Saumon. After a bit of […]
I first had a Pissaladière Niçoise at the restaurant Le Nid d’Aigle, in the mountains above Nice. I loved it and not just because of the picturesque moment captured in the photo! When I returned (solo) from my escapade I made it for Adrienne and it became one of our favorites. […]
