This Curried Zucchini and Cauliflower Soup is the second delicious soup I’m featuring from Bateleur Tented Camp in Kenya. How does a chef come up with fantastic recipes based on fresh ingredients for guests returning from safari? The Masai Mara is not an urban city with access to lots of produce.Executive Chef Joseph Nkoyo and Chef […]
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This Artichoke and Feta Tarts with Tomato Salad puts a new spin on some of my favorite ingredients. Store bought puff pastry just looks as if you’ve spent the entire day in the kitchen, but you really don’t need to. Donna Hay is one of my favorite celebrity chefs. Her food presentation is […]
Fresh and healthy, this recipe will inspire a visit to your local farmer’s market. Chef Guillaume, from the Portola Kitchen just outside of San Francisco, calls this his Spring Vegetable Salad with Burrata Cheese Crostini Salad. This salad is so much more than your traditional green salad! Fresh asparagus, shucked English peas, shucked lava beans, radish […]
This elegant Sweet Gem Lettuce Salad with Bufala Mozzarella, Cucumber & Yogurt Dressing is easy, healthy and a fresh spin on your oftentimes boring, traditional green salad. This is absolutely delicious and sure to win raves from family and friends. Try it and save the extra vinaigrette for another meal. Nancy Silverton was one of […]
What can I say? I love Wolfgang Puck. I love his fabulous food, his innovative restaurants and his commitment to the communities in which he works. How often do you go to two high profile fundraisers in one week and see major donations from Puck’s restaurants raising so much money for local charity events? Wolfgang Puck […]
It’s fun to see fabulous chefs having foodie fun, especially at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai. And so it was that Executive Sous Chef, Nick Mastrascusa, along with Beach Tree’s Sous Chef Angela Kenyon and General Manager, Chuck Wilson, got together one afternoon and decided to imagine the world’s greatest hamburger. They created the NCA Burger, which incorporates Nick, Chuck […]
This Shrimp With Pernod and Quick Preserved Lemon Appetizer recipe was created by my friend, Jessica, the owner of the Angry Blueberry catering company. Jessica served this to my husband and me as a special appetizer for our anniversary. This is so unusual, creative and unlike any appetizer I have ever tasted. Quite frankly, I could […]
Yellowfin Ahi Tataki with Truffle Soy Emulsion is another great recipe from Chef Eric Garrett at Hawaii’s Resident Beach House restaurant. I’ve been pining over this for quite awhile and Chef was nice enough to share with me. The bonus is that this is a healthy recipe and easy to prepare at home, but it lives and […]
Looking for the perfect fresh salsa for appetizer tortilla chips? Try Chef Eric Garret‘s trio of fabulous fresh salsas next time you want to impress guests. The “kick” varies in each salsa and, best of all, these can be made early in the day before guests arrive. Chef Eric shares his recipe from the fabulous […]
This Grilled Chili Marinated Prawn Salad with Lime Vinaigrette Dressing is healthy, creative and easy to prepare. Fresh ingredients rule the day, featuring cherry tomatoes, avocado and grilled corn. Even the dressing takes advantage of freshly squeezed lime and orange juice. A surprise ingredient gives the vinaigrette a slight “kick” for flavor. SERVES: 1 INGREDIENTS ¼ […]