Wow. This was a surprise. Lewis and I were taste testing these melons after I made the photograph below. Very, very sweet, especially the bright orange Ambrosia melon. I’ve only made fruit salad a few times, back when I realized the kids would eat more fruit if it was cut into snacking-size pieces. I’m more…
Mexican Salsa Verde
This recipe can be made raw, roasted, or boiled. I prefer boiled to cut the harshness of the onion, so that’s the recipe I’ve given you below. Mexican cuisine dry-roasts aromatics and vegetables and the oil is added later, in this recipe once the ingredients are cooked and put through a blender. I quadrupled the…
Key Lime Indian Pickle
This is the actual yellow of these Key limes. Key Lime Indian Pickle Print Prep time 15 mins Cook time 5 mins Total time 20 mins An exquisite side-dish for any Indian or Southeast Asian cuisine. Recipe By: Sheila McDuffie Cuisine: Indian Serves: 1 pint Ingredients 12 Key limes or 8 limes, cut…
Miang Kham: Thai Green Mouthfuls with Ginger Garlic Sauce
Miang Kham, a traditional Thai snack food, translates as ‘little mouthfuls’. This is by far my student’s favorite in my Small Bites from Around the World cooking class, even though it’s the simplest recipe to make. All that’s required is a little gathering of ingredients, a little toasting of dried coconut, some chopping of shallot…
Fresh Ginger Carrot Soup
Doylestown Farmers’ Market has such elegant veggies. With my local market already closed for the season and a free Saturday, I decided to check out this central Bucks County market. Haven’t been here in years and what a surprising variety of choices, especially my favorite – vegetables! Autumn vegetables are not only beige roots, like…