On a long drive through the Connecticut countryside, my girlfriend Amy Gross and I decided to create a pie combining our mutual loves — key lime pie and fresh blueberries. It’s the easiest thing on earth because you get to choose your own key lime filling recipe from the millions out there.
Recipes
Lemon-Blueberry Coffee Cake
This lovely tender, sweet, and tart lemon cake with juicy little bursts of blueberry and a pretty lemon glaze is perfect for celebrating something great!
Roasted Halibut with Strawberry-Basil Salsa
The idea of pairing sweet, juicy berries with fish may seem odd at first, but trust me, it really works. The acid in the strawberries has an effect similar to that of the acid in a lemon. Serve this all summer long; it’s easy to scale up to feed a crowd.
Radicchio Salad with Raspberries, Radishes, Prosciutto, and Raspberry Champagne Vinaigrette
The sweet raspberry champagne vinaigrette adds a retro pink touch to the colors and textures of this beautiful salad. The bitter radicchio and sweet raspberries contrast with the peppery radishes and salty prosciutto for a really dynamic flavor combination.
Robyn’s Puff Pastry Fig & Raspberry Tart
When I was a web producer at FineCooking.com, I thought about Jill Silverman Hough’s Honeyed Fig and Goat Cheese Tart from its development phase in the test kitchen all the way through its debut in the magazine and on the web. I’ve made it many, many times since then, only never exactly how Jill wrote […]
Pizza Party Dough
For fun, casual gatherings that involve a bit of guest participation, try a pizza-making party. Make the dough in advance (or use the store-bought variety), set out an array of toppings, preheat the grill, and let your guests take care of themselves. Excerpted from The Total Grilling Manual: 264 Essentials for Cooking with Fire. Edited […]
