Rock Your Palate

Makes 2 dozen Cookies 1/4 LB butter [1 stick] 3/4 Cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 beaten egg 1/2 Cup milk 2.5 Cups flour 1 tsp nutmeg 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp baking soda 1/2 Cup currants Blend butter and sugar together, add vanilla. Beat egg and [...]

There are many good ‘cheap’ wines in the Market these days and not just from Napa Valley or across the Big Pond. Washington State, South America, NZ and Aussie wines are all appealing to these tough economic times with whites, reds, rose and sparkling varieties … and at a good price. Here’s a great idea [...]

What to do with all those cucumbers coming from your garden, daily? Here is a super easy and super fast recipe from my brother’s friend Josephine. These are so yummy I dare you to eat only one!

Recipe serves 2 to 4 1/2 Ripe mango, finely diced 1/2 Ripe peach, finely diced 2 Small plum tomatoes, finely diced 1/2 Cup minced purple onion 1 Jalapeno chile, finely diced 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 Tbsp lime juice 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped 2 tsp honey 1/4 tsp kosher salt 1/4 tsp [...]

This holiday punch is full of spirits! If you want to adjust for the wee folks replace the Grand Marnier, Brandy and Chambard with cranberry raspberry juice and the Champagne with ginger ale. Kids will love to make the ice cubes with raspberries.
Happy Holidays!

Recipe makes 30 cookies 1/2 Cup butter, softened 6 Tbsp granulated sugar 1 tsp vanilla 1-1/4 Cups all-purpose flour 2 beaten eggs 1 tsp nutmeg Slivered almonds Preheat oven to 350F. Blend together butter, 4 Tbsp sugar, vanilla, and salt in a bowl with a fork until combined well. Sift flour into butter mixture and [...]