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Peaches are at their peak of freshness now. And oh are they ever sweet and juicy! Perfect to make Grilled Peaches with Crumbled Amaretti and Balsamic Glaze. They aren't the most beautiful things to eat, though. My mother always said in Italian, "Brutto ma bello!" Ugly but good! And that's what this peach dessert is . . . "brutto ma bello!" But just look at the simple beauty of the unadorned peach! The grill pan that I used was ...
Every summer when tomatoes are at their peak of flavor and ripeness, my mother always made her classic Italian Tomato and Cucumber Salad. Insalata di Pomodoro e Cetriolo, as it is called in Italian, always brings back memories of my mother in the kitchen preparing fresh vegetables into humble, simple, no-cook salad recipes. Most of the time my mother just threw everything together but for this version today, I plated the tomatoes and cucumbers in a slightly more visually ...
So how’s your summer going? Are you filling your tummies full of gorgeous fresh fruit such as what I used in this Copycat New York Cheesecake Recipe {Cheesecake Factory}. Oh my, nothing like fresh fruit — no sugar needed! They are perfectly sweet the way God made them! This cheesecake is perfect for any patriotic…
“Easy” is such a welcome way to do anything on weekends, isn’t it? Did you know that relaxing and chilling out on the weekends is one of the strongest characteristics of the most successful peeps in the world? Yup, TRUE! So I work my butt off during the week and then simply breathe on…
What an experience you’ll have on Daufuskie Island, South Carolina. Whether it’s a positive or negative experience, it all depends on what YOU want when you get there. My sister absolutely hated this island when she visited it years ago . . . there isn’t a hotel and one of the golf courses has been…
Happy June! It’s MANGO SEASON! Alhough we enjoy mangoes year-round, they aren’t quite as delicious as when they’re perfectly at their peak when in season ~ ~ during the hot months of June and July. This delectably sweet, yet tangy and juicy fruit is truly the darling of the month! Got mangos? Or . ….
