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

Our vegetable garden is coming along well, with radishes and beans up, and we are less worried about revolution than we used to be.
- E. B. White.

Compressed tofu, sliced and brushed with sweet apple butter accompanied by my favorites… cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar and toasted walnuts. Did I mention the apples? Delicious!

Recipe serves two One medium butternut squash, skinned, remove seeds and cube 2 Tbsp olive oil 1/8 Cup Brown sugar 1 Tbsp pure maple syrup 2 Tbsp butter, melted 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/8 tsp sea salt 4 oz walnuts [optional] Preheat oven to 325F. Whisk together olive oil, sugar, maple syrup, butter, [...]