Category Archives: Made in Under 30 mins

Recipe – Olive & Toasted Walnut Crostini

These delicious, sophisticated little appetizers only take a few minutes to put together. You can make everything ahead and assemble them just a few minutes before you serve your guests with a nice glass of chilled Prosecco. I like to … Continue reading

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Recipe – Roasted Green Chili & Goat Cheese Frittata

This simple three-ingredient frittata was served to me by a friend in Arizona recently and it was incredibly good. Light and fluffy with lots of smoky fire – quite the perfect brunch dish, assuming that you like chilies. Another plus … Continue reading

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Recipe – Grilled Plums with Cinnamon, Brown Sugar & Amaretto

Stone fruits are so luscious at this time of year and I can’t get enough of them. Faced with a large bowl of ripe purple and yellow plums and lacking inspiration, I decided to simply grill them with a little … Continue reading

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Recipe – Fresh Apricot Chutney with Indian Spices

Paonia is an area located on Colorado’s sunny western slopes that’s famous for it’s orchards and vineyards and I recently spent one scorching hot day there. Everywhere you looked, there were apricot trees buckling under the weight of their golden … Continue reading

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Recipe – Oven Roasted Baby Turnips with a Lemon & Herb Vinaigrette

Turnips can grow to be be as big as your head, are rather unappetizing and they’re frequently fed to livestock. However, if you’re lucky enough to find tiny baby turnips as I did at the farmers market the other day, … Continue reading

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Recipe – Watermelon Salsa

Fresh, fruity, versatile and totally summery, this fragrant salsa has quite a kick and goes brilliantly with grilled fish, chicken, sausages, burgers, pork, lamb, even beef kebabs – or just serve it with your favorite chips. If you can’t find … Continue reading

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Recipe – Pasta Salad with Anchovies, Parsley & Black Olives

Don’t dismiss this because of the word ‘anchovies’…this is one of the most delicious and simplest pasta salads, ever. I’ve been making it for well over 20 years and as I’ve frequently mentioned when anchovies show up in a recipe, … Continue reading

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Recipe – Vietnamese Rolls with Shrimp

These are a lot of fun to make but I wouldn’t let children participate, as a big bowl of scalding hot water is required. Not really a recipe; you can add whatever you like and below are just some suggestions. … Continue reading

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Recipe – Asparagus Tarts with Parmesan & Lemon

With tender young asparagus at it’s best right now, you can make these lovely, crisp little tarts in no time at all using frozen puff pastry. Frozen puff pastry is one of the best shortcuts and works really well with … Continue reading

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Recipe – Tagliatelle with Smoked Salmon, Lemon & Crème Fraîche

Impressive enough for a dinner party, this pasta dish is luxurious, fragrant and takes no time at all to assemble. Crème fraîche keeps very well and I always have some handy, along with fresh lemons and an assortment of dried … Continue reading

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