Summer Cookbooks — Cocktails In The Shade

As we continue our look at summer cookbooks, we now go out on the veranda for something cold and wet.

Summer Cookbooks — Fruit Solutions

This book takes all that fruit and gives you plenty of ideas of what you can do with them.

More Summer Cookbooks — Putting Things Together

How many times have you found yourself cluelessly eyeing a heap of vegetables 10 minutes before dinner and hoping it tastes good sauteed with garlic?

Clarification On Olive Oil

Quality depends on the amount of effort placed in each step involved…from cultivating very healthy fruit to storing in oxygen inert, temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks or similar material that will not interact with the oil.

Is Your Olive Oil Really Virgin?

Most of the oils that tested were not pure extra virgin olive oil. In fact, two-thirds of the imported extra virgin olive oils tested failed to make the grade.

Take It Slow, Even In Summer

For my money, a slow cooker is a useful appliance. Although it’s not usually worth keeping on the countertop all the time, it is worth finding some storage space for when you’re not using it.

We Now Return …

We now return to your regularly scheduled blog, sort of. I mentioned earlier that we would be on a reduced schedule for a while. Moving to another home is always traumatic. It’s even more so when there are delays in getting your Internet connected. So, please stand by. I am confident we will have things [...]