Rock Your Palate

Recipe serves 7 [ages 2 -12] This recipe is a simple and easy dish to prepare pleasing many different young taste buds. No spices… like no little ‘green things’, no veggies, no sauce; just pasta and parmesan cheese. 1 LB pasta de jour 4-6 quarts of water 1/2 tsp salt 4 Tbsp butter 1/2 Cup [...]

Recipe Serves 4 4 Cups of uncooked Campanelli pasta, cooked al dente 1.5 Tbsp minced garlic 2 Tbsp olive oil 3 Tbsp all purpose flour 3 Cups whole milk 2 egg yolks 1 Tbsp fresh thyme, chopped 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 1 Cup Asiago cheese 1.5 Cup sharp cheddar 1/2 Cup Fontina cheese 1/3 Cup [...]

“No occupation is so delightful to me as the culture of the earth, and no culture comparable to that of the garden.”– Thomas Jefferson

Growing up my Mother made this Tomato Pasta Salad as soon as local tomatoes became available. My signature is adding fresh herbs from my garden. The idea of blending lots of different herbs is not really my own. In southern France it is a tradition to blend aromatic herbs that flourish in the hills during the hot summer months. Herbs De Provence is the name of this French blend and Its one of my favorites!

Recipe Makes 4 servings 2 tsp unflavored gelatin 1 Cup heavy cream 1/2 Cup dark brown sugar 2 Cups plain yogurt 1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla bean 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp cardamon 1/2 Cup water 1/2 Cup strawberries 1/2 Cup raspberries 2 Tbsp brown sugar Stir together gelatin and 1/4 cup of heavy cream in saucepan and let stand 1 minute [...]

Makes 6 popovers 1 Cup flour 3/4 tsp salt 1 Cup whole milk 2 large eggs 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 Tbsp vanilla Canola oil 3 cups vanilla ice cream 2 Tbsp chocolate sauce 6 Tbsp whipped cream Preheat oven to 350°F. Place enough olive oil to cover the bottom of each 6 muffin inserts of [...]