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Crostini

December 29, 2015 by Judy Lyness 5 Comments

crostini or toasts

Crostini or toasts? No matter what you call them these toasted slices of bread with stuff on top are delightful. Plus, crostini are a great appetizer to make for any occasion.  I made a variety of crostini: avocado/bacon, ricotta/red pepper, brie/prosciutto, radish/butter/sea salt, hummus/olive tapenade (my personal favorite) and tomato/mozzarella. What I like most about … [Read more...]

Spicy Ground Turkey

October 27, 2015 by Judy Lyness 7 Comments

spicy ground turkey

Spicy Ground Turkey is one of those dishes that I make when I want a quick, easy dinner and a no fuss, no prep lunch the next day...or two. For dinner I serve the spicy ground turkey with basmati rice, for lunch I wrap it in lettuce. It's great for any season and is a real crowd pleaser. There's a good bit of flexibility when making this dish the ground turkey can be … [Read more...]

Blueberry Cardamom Compote

August 18, 2015 by Judy Lyness 3 Comments

Blueberry compote

Blueberries are my favorite berries and luckily they are everywhere. As a kid I picked them off a bush at my grandmother’s lake house. For years my breakfast consisted of Dannon blueberry yogurt. As my taste buds matured, I moved onto Greek yogurt with homemade blueberry compote. Blueberries are my go to berry. I use a blueberry drizzle on my lemon ricotta tart. Blueberry … [Read more...]

Summertime Garden Party Menu

August 3, 2015 by Judy Lyness 3 Comments

My personal recipe for a wonderful life: Family + Friends + Food = Happiness. Thus far this summer has been a whirlwind of activity filled with the first two components of my equation: visiting family in New Jersey, friends from Copenhagen visiting me and, playing one of my favorite roles 'fun aunt' with various kids, related or not. Missing from my personal recipe for a … [Read more...]

Watermelon Feta Popsicles

July 7, 2015 by Judy Lyness 4 Comments

Watermelon Feta popsicles

Here is a great idea for a summer barbeque—Watermelon feta popsicles. Buoyed by the success of my melon chevre popsicles I began to think of what other flavor combos that I simply adore? A crowd-pleasing appetizer is my cubed watermelon with feta and reduced balsamic. Why not try it in a popsicle? I did. Watermelon, feta and reduced balsamic are fantastic frozen…or … [Read more...]

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