Harusame Salad by Suzi

Years ago my daughter lived in Hollywood, FL near the beach and we'd go to this Japanese restaurant off of Harrison Street. I can't recall the name of the restaurant but I do recall their Harusame Salad. Crispy fried rice sticks with purple cabbage, carrots, scallions and bean sprouts. The dressing was a Kimchi sauce. I have…

Tahini Hummus with Crudite by Suzi

I love the word Crudite - don’t you just love that word, pronounced (crud-dee-tay) ? What a nice sounding term for raw vegetables cut into bite sized pieces and served with a dipping sauce. The type of vegetables are endlesss. Not only are the vegetables unlimited so are the dipping sauces. In this recipe I decided to use a…

Orzo and Spinach Soup by Suzi

Aah!! Summer vegetable season is here in South Florida. Plenty of corn at this time along with tomatos, lettuces, squash, green peppers etc. I didn’t add all of those veggies into this soup although I could have – I stuck with just 4 since I wanted this dish to be really brothy. Even though the temperature is now reaching into the…

Mock Chicken Wings by Suzi

It may sound strange to call these wings but really, the idea of wings I beleive, is in the sauce. I have included my own sauce recipe and added garlic. I add garlic to nearly everything. These are really easy to make. They wroked out real well for Super Bowl Sunday.

Calamari with Peperoncini Sauce by Suzi

Baked Stuffed Brie by Suzi

This baked brie was originally going to be an appetizer but when it was ready to eat it turned into a nice brunch. The inside was filled with artichokes, basil and sun-dried tomatoes in oil and homemade pita chips. The chips are very easy to make. Cut a piece of pita into triangles and place on a baking sheet. Spray them with…

Shrimp & Scallops Salad in Wine Reduction Sauce by Suzi

This recipe is an adaptation from a local restaurant near my house called Cafe Gianni's. In fact Chef Gianni is offering cooking classes beginning in June and I plan to attend. I am so excited about that, I have never taken any cooking lessons - I am a totally self taught cook. Cook books are my friends. I looked at a few…

Meatless Meatball Sub by Suzi

This is a great substitute for meat. Still all the flavors of onions, garlic and sauce even the parmesan and mozzarella. The meaty part is the pecans, it may seem unusual but these truly turned out fabulous.

Sweet Potato and Celery Soup by Suzi

Sweet potatoes are a vegetable that is high in carotene and converts to Vitamin A in the body. Beta carotene is considered a preventive for heart disease and some cancers. While looking through my book shelves (I used to be a book seller so I have many, many books around my house) for recipe ideas that pertain to high blood…

Stuffed Zucchini Tonde by Suzi

Look at these zucchini!! I have never seen round zucchini before, call me sheltered but I certainly couldn’t resist buying them. With summer nearly here, the produce markets are filled with wonderful fresh vegetables including this unusual zucchini. I bought two (went back later and they were all gone) and since there is only my…

Pizza on the Grill by Suzi

When I first heard pizza on the grill I thought come on. It just didn't seem likely that you could get fresh pizza dough on to the grates. A friend of my daughters tried this so I knew it could be done. Well, with a little practice and it did take us a few tries to get it right you can create a very fine looking pizza with the wood…

Fettuccini with Broccoli Rabe by Suzi

There are times when you just can't say no to pasta. This dish is faily easy to prepare. Broccoli Rabe was in a prominent spot in the produce section the other day and that goes very nicely with pasta. I whipped up an Alfredo sauce and added in sun-dried tomatoes (still on the sun-dried tomato kick). You might consider this a…