Pan Braised Chicken and Tomatoes Super Simple, Super Delicious. Easy summer meal! Also works great over pasta or polenta because it produces its own pan sauce!
Summer
Please enjoy this selection of summer dishes. The recipes come from my collection assembled over time. They come from traditional dishes learned from family or shared by friends. Still more come from my travels or are pulled from cherished cookbooks. I hope that you find something that inspires you.
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Sweet Corn Salad: Italian Styled Summer Goodness
Sweet Corn Salad. is one of summer’s great joys. Farm fresh corn plus flavors inspired by Italian cuisine and summer on the Mediterranean. Easy, Delicious, and Healthy
Pan Bagnat – The Ideal Picnic Sandwich
Pan Bagnat is the ideal picnic sandwich. WIth roots in Provence, & a line up of tuna, olives, tomatoes, & capers it is hard to resist, and easy to adapt
Steamed Mussels with Chorizo and Tomato Broth
Steamed Mussels with Chorizo & Tomato Broth. Spanish flavors & an ancient technique combine to make an easy, delicious, healthy & fresh Mediterranean meal!
Tabbouleh – healthy, easy, & delicious
Tabbouleh is an easy, quick, healthy, fresh and delicious Mediterranean salad that works as a meal, a side or a starter. Perfect to adapt to your needs!
Pan Roasted Hakurei Turnips and Radishes
Hakurei turnips sauteed and glazed with a honey rosemary glaze and then tossed with their own greens
Salad Nicoise – Provencal Classic. Make It Your Own
This Provencal classic relies on simple ingredients, easy preparation, and seasonal flavors. It can easily become a meal itself, or serve as a side or appetizer. Salad Nicoise (or Salade Niçoise more accurately) is adaptable to whatever you need it to be. But no matter how you choose to make it, you will see that it is a worthy addition to your culinary repertoire.
Pomegranate Glazed Koftas – versatile family favorite
Versatile pomegranate glazed koftas are a natural on a mezze platter. Also great as an appetizer, tapas, slider or burger. Sure to become a favorite!