Monthly Archives: August 2015

Triple Chocolate Semifreddo

Watch the video for this recipe: Not too long ago I’ve seen an image of a triple chocolate French parfait and really got my attention. Each chocolate had a different layer and that was challenging enough for me to want to give a try. I’ve used a different recipe though,  …

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Halloumi Burger

Watch the video for this recipe: I have always loved halloumi cheese and how it holds it’s shape when cooked over high heat. During the summer I really enjoy using halloumi in various dishes alongside fresh seasonal vegetables and crusty bread, like this beautiful colored halloumi burger.   I was …

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Zucchini Fritters

It’s always good to find new ways for cooking seasonal vegetables especially when you have kids. This way of preparing zucchini can be a great healthy way for making kids enjoy vegetables during the summer. The recipe is very easy and takes only few minutes to prepare.   The most …

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raspberry crushed ice

Among frozen summer desserts, granitas are a hard sell, not matter how you rename them. A coarse, grainy sorbet, they’re the shaved ice of the Italian food world. Sure, they’re insanely refreshing, require no churning and are probably the kind of thing you ought to be cooling off with on …

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takeout-style sesame noodles with cucumber

Is there anything more inspiring than a farmer’s market at the height of the summer, piled high with funky heirloom tomatoes, eggplants from fairytale to freakishly large, crinkly peppers, bi-color corn as far as the eye can see and stone fruits in every color of the rainbow? Wouldn’t this be …

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