Homemade Italian loaf with layers of ham, salami, provolone, and castelvetrano olive relish. This sandwich starts with a large loaf of sesame bread piled high with meats, cheese and finished with an olive, garlic pepper salad. A tasty treat to satisfy your Dagwood sized cravings. The muffuletta was first created in the early 1900s by […]
Fresh cantaloupe juice, coconut milk, light rum, and coconut rum. This refreshing summer cocktail is a play on the classic pina colada, swapping out the pineapple for cantaloupe juice. When picking a cantaloupe for this recipe, try to pick one that is really ripe. The riper the fruit is, the juicier it will be, and […]
Salt cured duck breast ham. It is so easy to create this delicious salt-cured duck ham. All you need is salt, duck, and time. Now, just because a recipe is simple doesn’t mean there aren’t a couple of things to be aware of when preparing it. If using larger or smaller breasts, the curing and […]
Pumpernickel bread layered with cured salmon, egg salad, and marinated cucumbers, frosted with goat cheese icing, and garnished with fresh herbs and vegetables. Smorgastarta is a Swedish layered sandwich dressed up like a cake. This recipe uses a mixture of goat and cream cheese for the icing, cured salmon, egg salad, and marinated cucumbers as […]
Homemade cured salmon with toasted coriander, black pepper, and lemon. The trick to curing salmon at home is knowing when it is ready. The amount of time a piece of fish needs to cure depends on the size and thickness. For example, a fish 1/2 inch or less thick will take anywhere between 8-12 hours […]
Plums, cara cara oranges, blood oranges, bosc pears, and gala apples mixed with a citrus sherry dressing. This salad is a colorful mélange of delicately flavored fruits, with hints of pepper and sherry. I am ending this week’s series of plum posts with a simple fruit salad recipe. Just because it is simple doesn’t mean […]
