Content tagged with “May/June 2007”

Creamy Cucumber Soup
There's no reason to only use cucumbers raw—they are wonderful sautéed then pureed with avocado for a silken-...

Cucumber & Black-Eyed Pea Salad
An easy salad to serve with grilled chicken or steak for supper or on a bed of greens for a satisfying lunch....

Pasta with Creamy Mushroom-Pea Sauce
Peas combine deliciously with wild mushrooms, such as chanterelles, but they are hard to come by this early in the...

Scallops & Sweet Peas
Large, sweet sea scallops marry well with peas and thyme adds a contrasting herbal note.

Amazing Pea Soup
Sometimes the peas in the garden outpace the picking or the supplies in the store aren't so fabulous. Here's...

Warm Snow Pea & Chicken Salad
Snow peas aren't just for stir-fries. Thinly sliced, their crunchy texture and sweet taste combine with a creamy...

Gorgonzola & Prune Stuffed Chicken
Stuffing a chicken breast is relatively simple, but your guests need not know that. We use Gorgonzola and prunes here,...

Chicken & Asparagus with Melted Gruyere
For this elegant dish, boneless chicken breast and asparagus are smothered in a luxurious white-wine sauce with just...

Thai Chicken Pizza
Serve this Thai twist on pizza as is or with optional toppings, such as thinly sliced basil, cilantro, chopped peanuts...

Pecan-Crusted Chicken
This recipe coats tender chicken breasts with a buttery pecans flavored with spicy chipotle and zesty orange. Serve...

Sugar Snap Pea & Shrimp Curry
This dish is best done at the last minute so the snap peas keep their crisp texture. The pink of the shrimp and the...

Smoked Salmon Salad Niçoise
This twist on a classic salade Nicoise uses smoked salmon in place of tuna and adds extra vegetables in place of hard-...

Rhubarb Crisp
Nothing says spring like rhubarb. Quick-to-prepare, single-serving fruit crisps like this one are an easy way to get...

Tropical Cucumber Salad
Combine cucumber, avocado and mango with a salty-sweet dressing for a taste of the tropics.

Quick Pickles
Here's a way to make better-than-store-bought pickles in under an hour. The secret is pouring the hot vinegar...

Peas & Lettuce
A lovely exaggeration of the French technique of cooking peas with a little lettuce, this light springtime dish goes...

Gnocchi with Tomatoes, Pancetta & Wilted Watercress
We use just a touch of pancetta—cured Italian-style bacon—to balance the sweet tomatoes and peppery watercress. Make...

Roast Pork with Sweet Onion-Rhubarb Sauce
Tart rhubarb is balanced by sweet onions in this sumptuous sauce for grilled pork tenderloin. If you can't find...

Smothered Tempeh Sandwich
If you're keen to explore vegetarian options, try protein-rich tempeh smothered with red-wine-braised mushrooms...

Grilled Whole Trout with Lemon-Tarragon Bean Salad
This freshwater favorite is a snap on the grill. Grilling with the skin on keeps the fish from falling apart and gives...

Turkey Tenderloin with Whiskey-Cherry Sauce
Simmer antioxidant-rich cherries in a quick pan sauce spiked with whiskey and cranberry juice; it's luscious on...