Grilled Figs and Butternut Ravioli in a Walnut Herb Sauce

Posted on July 18, 2008 - Filed Under Herbs/Spices/Condiments, Pasta, Appetizers, Recipes | 10 Comments

 

What could be easier in the Summer than grilled figs and some purchased ravioli in a creamy fresh herb sauce? Not much I think.
This is so easy  just buy some fresh, ripe but not overly soft figs, remove the stems and wrap each in a half slice of Prosciutto. Tuck everything round so the fig […]

Bearrs Lime Melt-a-ways

Posted on July 15, 2008 - Filed Under Favourite Movies, blog events, Fun Stuff, Cookies, Recipes | 8 Comments

In celebration of my 100th post and our recent 11th wedding anniversary I give you a link (click the arrow to begin) to a lovely video of some of the big screen’s most beautiful movie kisses (I particularly love the Sophia Loren-Cary Grant kiss from one of my favourite movies- “Houseboat“!)

I also give you some of […]

Five Final recipes from the Book Club Feast!

Posted on July 11, 2008 - Filed Under tea treats, Ice Creams, Breads, Dressings, side dishes, Bookclubbing, Fun Stuff, Recipes, Cakes, Sandwiches, Desserts, Salads, Uncategorized | 8 Comments

This may be a long post (sorry! )- I’m going to include the last five recipes from the book club feast and hopefully be able to move on to July’s cooking -finally!
So we have two salads, ham and green onion biscuits, a  crustless quiche and a coconut cake… here’s the first:

Spring Mix Salad with Mint, Raspberries and Pecans

8 to […]

Refreshing Drinks and Vichyssoise from the Feast!

Posted on July 7, 2008 - Filed Under Beverages, Bookclubbing, Appetizers, Soups, Recipes, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

 
Continuing on with the recipes from the bookclub feast we come to the Minted Limeade, Iced Tea with Lemon Verbena Syrup and the Kaffir Lime and Lemongrass Vichyssoise…

All are very easy- do you remember my post making Mint Syrup a few months ago? Well for the limeade I  made another batch of mint syrup, and […]

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