Tuesday 24 June 2014

Strawberry-Sour Cream Ice Cream! 4th of July!






There is just something about homemade ice cream...it's the taste of the snow capped mountain on a sunny day or maybe it's that warm feeling of the sun shinning on your shoulders on a Summer day; an idealized memory of Summer in culinary form. Brilliant pink fresh strawberry ice cream is a classic flavor and, along with chocolate and vanilla is an American favorite.
I love berries and eat them every morning for breakfast, however, strawberries served with sour cream.........they are the most delicious! David Lobowitz combined these two ingredients to make this delicious ice cream. I had the privilege of taking two classes from David when he was in Seattle a couple years ago. His recipes are infallible.... when followed.  A couple of tips - macerating the berries before hand magically transforms even so so berries into fruits that are brilliantly red. Make sure you refrigerate the mixture for a full hour before churning and try to eat this soon after it is churned.


Wednesday 18 June 2014

Hungarian Raspberry Cheesecake!





Guest post- My daughter-in-law Eva, is a mommy, a part time blogger, a crafter, sewist, a full time Microsoft employee.......and multiple other talents and jobs. Somehow she does it, I am not sure how! We have enjoyed cooking together multiple times, planned events together and shared some real laughs. I invited her to guest post while I am on my dream vacation and I was delighted when she agreed. She hasn't blogged in quite some time, but, her blog is still on the internet and has some interesting crafts and great recipes. Please have a look http://www.lemondropsandcupcakes.com/! Who knows maybe she will get the bug again to rejoin the blog world!! In the mean time please enjoy her guest post!!

Wednesday 11 June 2014

Hungarian Sweet Pea Soup!






Guest post- My daughter-in-law Eva, is a mommy, a part time blogger, a crafter, sewist, a full time Microsoft employee.......and multiple other talents and jobs. Somehow she does it, I am not sure how! We have enjoyed cooking together many times, planned events together and shared some real laughs and experiments! I invited her to guest post while Wee Bear and I are on our life long dream vacation and I was delighted when she agreed. 

The timing of this post is perfect as the "sweet peas" are in the markets right now!! Peas are easy to grow, but with a very limited growing season. Furthermore, they do not stay fresh long after harvest, so enjoy them while you can!

Wednesday 4 June 2014

Summer salad with strawberries and avocado!



The weather here in Seattle is spectacular! Perfectly sunny 75-80 F degree days! Yippie! The kind of day, you want to get out in the yard for play or just plating a few extra flowers for a little pop! Wee Bear and I went  to my daughter's house the other night for dinner, I made this delicious arugula salad....light and screaming Summer with the local sweet strawberries. I made a very light lemon vinaigrette to top this healthy light salad.