Getting cherries ready to use in a recipe requires using a piece of equipment that makes you wonder who was the first person to make it? It’s a handy tool for sure. The cherry pitter. This device slides the pit right out of the middle of the cherry with ease. You can use this kitchen … Continue reading
The cherries are ready to be made into a fruity salsa for the pork tenderloin. It’s a colorful topping for the grilled meat with a honey mustard crust. This is the kind of dish you want to plan for leftovers and a great way to work more fruit into your diet. Gorgeous garnet-colored fruit make a salsa that … Continue reading
June is the month for cherries. Take advantage of the season and enjoy this fruit now. Cherries can be a topping for ice cream or used as an ingredient in a salad with goat cheese and herbs. One of our favorite uses for cherries is as a salsa for pork tenderloin. Explore every way you can enjoy them. Today we … Continue reading
So, here’s the riff on yesterday’s recipe for macerated strawberries. If you were sitting in an elegant restaurant reading the menu by candlelight and it said one of the dessert items was a plate of fresh strawberries with a balsamic reduction you would be intrigued. Here’s the thing to keep in mind. Those restaurant menu … Continue reading
Strawberries, at their peak of ripeness, are naturally juicy. They are a perfect match for some thick whipped cream or buttery pound cake. Macerated strawberries are another way to serve the ruby-red fruits from the farmers’ market. It sounds like it might be complicated to prepare macerated berries. It’s not. As a matter of fact, it requires … Continue reading
We all know it’s important to thoroughly wash the produce we purchase before serving it up on a plate. The most important step in preparing berries for a dish is rinsing them clean. Rinsing berries in advance and then storing in the refrigerator can lead to mold very quickly. How can you be sure you are getting … Continue reading
Strawberries are in season and we have discussed some different ways to use every last inch of them for refreshment in cool drinks for the warm weather season. Follow the instructions in the previous posts and you’re armed with refreshing drink ideas for you as well as the kids this summer. Any recipe that can … Continue reading
We talked about using the leftover strawberry tips to make strawberry water yesterday. It is a refreshing drink in a super-chilled glass on a hot day. The idea is to infuse the water with the gentle strawberry flavor much like the cucumber water that is served in restaurants or at the spa. The strawberry slices should steep in the … Continue reading
The warmer days ahead mean that we need a strategy for staying hydrated this summer. The best source for this goal is water. But there are times when you want to shake things up and one idea is to make some strawberry water. This is a refreshing drink that we stumbled upon as an accident. How many good drinks … Continue reading
Your ingredients work together to create a finished dish that you follow in a recipe or create yourself. The freshest ingredients you can find make any finished product taste better. Fresh herbs can make the whole dish really sing. Maybe you want to get started and create your own herb garden. Don’t know where to begin? Read … Continue reading
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