Roast Turkey with Pesto Rice Stuffing

This delicious dish is enhanced by a rich cream sauce made with turkey broth. Accompany it with grilled tomatoes, crisp French bread and a hearty red wine such as Chateauneuf-du-Pape or Gigondas. Follow with fresh fruit and a good dessert Read More …

Fruit Salad with Citrus Cilantro Dressing

Tropical fruits swim in a honey-citrus dressing flavored with the distinctive pungent aroma of cilantro. Serve this versatile salad for breakfast, lunch or as a light dessert. 1 (20-ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained (or better yet, 2 1/2 to 3 Read More …

Raspberry Vinegar

The exceptionally fine aroma of this home-made vinegar makes the effort involved in preparing it well worth while. It can also be made with blackberries or blackcurrants. Fruit vinegars make delicious dressings for modern gourmand salads made with shellfish, raw Read More …

Love Potion Sorbet

“Food and sex are so related that when you start to do research it seems that every sort of food imaginable was at some point considered an aphrodisiac. To me, a perfect piece of fruit at its height of ripeness Read More …

Grilled Quail with Jalapeno Plum Sauce

This perfectly unusual blend of fruit, pepper, curry and soy will keep your guests talking about this sauce forever. The perfect glaze for any white meat, and a most delightful dipping sauce for spring rolls. I won first place in Read More …

Ensalada de Jicama con Melon (Jicama-Melon Salad)

Although many fresh condiments in Mexican cuisine are called pico de gallo (rooster’s beak), this refreshing salad from the Mexican state of Jalisco is known as Pico de Gallo. Depending on the seasonal availability of fresh fruit, the salad is Read More …

Beef Hot Tamales

Tamales are a lot of work, but the end results are reward enough. Often they are made with a variety of meats and vegetables. Although savory tamales are the most popular in America, in Mexico they also serve sweet tamales Read More …