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    Creamy Dill Dressing

    Creamy Dill Dressing

    In produce stands now fresh dill is nearly as commonplace as fresh parsley. This is fortunate because dill loses much of its flavor when dried. I love to use it in salads, breads, dips, marinades, and spreads, so I try to always have some on hand. The most convenient...
    Three-Layered Vegetable Pate with Herb Mayonnaise

    Three-Layered Vegetable Pate with Herb Mayonnaise

    Here is a delicious and impressive pate made up of layers of carrot pure, minced leeks, and minced spinach. It is not as complicated to prepare as it appears, and a little goes a long way. I like to simplify the preparation by cooking the vegetables on one day and...
    Classic Vinaigrette

    Classic Vinaigrette

    Hereвs an all-purpose vinaigrette that has a perfect balance of flavors. 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 2 cloves garlic, minced Вѕ cup olive oil Salt to taste Freshly ground pepper to taste Put all of the ingredients into a jar with a screw...
    Avocado and Bathed Bread Vinaigrette

    Avocado and Bathed Bread Vinaigrette

    The combined flavors of the perfectly ripe avocado and thin slices of toasted French bread in this garlicky vinaigrette are incomparable. Black pebbly skinned Hass avocados are the best variety because they are the creamiest. SERVES 4 ВЅ cup Classic Vinaigrette 2...
    Asparagus Vinaigrette

    Asparagus Vinaigrette

    I have tried all methods of preparing asparagus to ensure even cooking dicing the stalks, tying them together with a string and cooking them upright, cutting a cross in the stalks to encourage quicker cooking, etc., and none of them has ever been satisfactory to me;...