Risotto is so easy - don't listen to chefs who tell you otherwise.
Salmon, Avocado, New Potato Salad on a bed of fresh lettuce with a cream Yogurt Dressing
Carrot Pecan Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and finished with whole pecans
Verrine of Red Beet and Creamy Cheese, a small taste to start your dinner, topped with a dollop of soft cheese
Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Cake, Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting, serve with vanilla ice cream for a great fall dessert.
Coquilles Saint-Jacques - my favorite decadent holiday treat, with scallops, white wine, cream and cheese
Caramel Apple Cake with Brown Sugar Frosting, serve with Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Asparagus and Green Garlic Pastries, nestled on a base of Tarragon Cream
Cream of Celery Soup with Sherry, a great way to use leftover celery
Chard Pimiento Gratin, made with a pimiento sauce rather than the usual cheese or cream
Ultra Lemony, Gooey Lemon Bars - the topping is like a cream lemon curd, made extra lemony with freshly grated peel
Once again I am reminded that one should never take things for granted.