Notes about Recipes in this book

• Field greens with oranges, strawberries and chai vinaigrette

  • springandfall on June 07, 2014

    This is actually a recipe in a McCormick ad, but it's perfect for strawberry season and you can make the chai-spice mix from any brand of spices. The chai vinaigrette is a stroke of brilliance. Out of season, I'd change the fruit, maybe to mango chunks, grapefruit slivers, pears, apples.

• Two-berry shortcakes

  • Rutabaga on August 10, 2015

    This is the standard berry shortcake, which isn't to say it isn't also very good. The combination of scarcely sweetened buttermilk biscuits, sugared berries, and heavy whipped cream doesn't really need improvement. I served it with just strawberries one night and with a mix of strawberries and blackberries the next.

• Turkey cutlets with cilantro-almond sauce

  • Laura on March 31, 2014

    I rated this 4 stars, mainly for the sauce -- it is really good. I had planned to broil the turkey as we don't have a grill, but this morning I discovered that the oven wasn't working. I cut the turkey into bite-size pieces and stir-fried it, then mixed it with the sauce. If I were to make this again, I'd make it with chicken. I think the sauce could work with pork or fish as well.

• Roasted-tomato tart

  • Rutabaga on September 23, 2015

    This savory tart is easy to make, but the tomatoes require a long roasting time. You could roast them in advance, and I also sliced them into rounds rather than halving them, which shortened the time needed in the over by at least half an hour. Unfortunately, I found I only had about a pound of tomatoes, so my tart topping was woefully skimpy. It was still delicious, but would definitely be most enjoyable with all the tomatoes! And if you're not trying to save time, halving them instead of slicing them will help keep the roasted tomatoes plump and juicy.

• Angel-hair pasta with fresh tomato sauce

  • wodtke on September 14, 2014

    This is a wonderful uncooked tomato pasta sauce, but it absolutely requires the very best, completely ripe, tomatoes. Very ripe heirlooms for preference. With such tomatoes, it is one of those recipes that seems unimpressive when you read it, but turns out to be amazing when you make it. I love those.

• Grilled salmon with lime butter sauce

  • Rutabaga on August 11, 2014

    The lime garlic butter is a winning combination, and works well with almost any grilled fish or meat. It's versatile enough to use with vegetables of even spread on bread. Just grill the salmon using your preferred method (I like following the method in the grilling book where you oil and season the fish, then cook it under cover), serve with this butter, and you will have a hit on your hands with almost no effort.