Dijon Crusted Lamb Roast with Mint Sauce
Wed, 17/03/10 – 8:13 | 3 Comments

Lava Lake lamb roast is crusted with dijon and served with a fresh mint sauce – perfect for your Easter dinner.

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HHDD # 27: Lime and Mint Noodle Salad
Tuesday, 4 Aug, 2009 – 23:44 | 4 Comments
HHDD # 27:  Lime and Mint Noodle Salad

A cool and refreshing summer salad of made with bean thread noodles, crisp green beans, mouth tingly mint and cilantro all dressed with a very flavorful dressing of lime and fish sauce. This salad is easy to make and you will have dinner on the table in under 30 minutes.

Homemade Pasta with Australian Truffles
Friday, 24 Jul, 2009 – 8:10 | 8 Comments
Homemade Pasta with Australian Truffles

Black truffles also known as tuber melanosporum are a type of fungus which grow at the roots of specially inoculated oak trees. Each winter truffles are found by specially trained dogs who smell truffles which …

Gazpacho
Thursday, 23 Jul, 2009 – 18:22 | 3 Comments
Gazpacho

Gazpacho is a Spanish soup that is tomato based with raw vegetables. Gazpacho is widely consumed throughout Spain as well as Portugal, where it is known as gaupacho. It is mostly consumed during the summer months when one is looking for a refreshing soup.

Piquillo Peppers stuffed with Goat Cheese
Saturday, 18 Jul, 2009 – 13:22 | 10 Comments
Piquillo Peppers stuffed with Goat Cheese

Sweet, smokey, fire roasted Piquillo Peppers are stuffed with tangy goat cheese, drizzled with olive oil, fresh garlic and lemon thyme. This dish makes a wonderful appetizer or a simple and light dinner when paired with a salad.

Homemade Angel Hair Pasta
Monday, 6 Jul, 2009 – 21:51 | 5 Comments
Homemade Angel Hair Pasta

Homemade angel hair pasta made easy with a sweet as springtime sweet pea shoot sauce; dinner in under 2 hours, you will never want dried pasta again.

Crustless Quiche
Friday, 19 Jun, 2009 – 9:12 | 3 Comments
Crustless Quiche

An easy and guilt-free (almost) quiche recipe. This quiche recipe has all the flavor as it’s cousin the full-on crust quiche, just minus a few carbs. Quiche is a great dish to make and have on hand for a day or two; it makes a wonderful dinner when paired with a simple salad, as well it is great for breakfast or your weekend brunch.

Ramp Pesto Mac and Cheese
Monday, 1 Jun, 2009 – 19:17 | 4 Comments
Ramp Pesto Mac and Cheese

This is not the orange pasty mac and cheese out of a blue box. This reinvented classic is made with Mascarpone, Asiago, and Fontina cheese with ramp pesto. After dressing traditional elbow pasta with the creamy mixture it is put in the oven to bake until golden brown. Perfect with a nice green salad, crusty baguette and a glass of Pinot Grigio.

Fava Bean and Fennel Salad
Wednesday, 27 May, 2009 – 7:07 | One Comment
Fava Bean and Fennel Salad

Fava beans otherwise known as broad beans, faba bean, or field bean are native to North Africa and South Asia; but, they do grow very well in European countries as well as the states. It is believed that the Fava became part of the Mediterranean diet around 6000 BC or earlier. The Fava is very versatile, you can fry them and salt for a snack, add them to stews, or even eat with breakfast, the choices are really unlimited, just use your imagination.