summer

Summer

Summer warm days claim cooling dishes and with the bounty of summer vegetables, cold soups, salads and lightly grilled meat or fish take part in most summer menus.

Citrus summer decorations

Because citrus is so visually appealing, clean, refreshing, and fragrant, a hot summer day just naturally gets better when you introduce citrus as table decoration.

Picnic pasta dishes

Here are a few ideas that will get you thinking of pasta dishes in a whole new light so you can pack that picnic basket full of surprises.

Creative beginnings for gourmet garden salads, including Autumn salads

Growing a salad garden is all about looking forward to the harvest. In our imagination, all our hard work seems to come together in one big salad bowl.

Tomato in salads

Turn the humble garden tomato into a gourmet salad star and the good old tomato ranks first among all the vegetables we imagine in our dream gardens.

Squash in salads

Squash Is the glory of the garden and the sweetheart of gourmet salads. We seldom consider the 'fall' squashes to be worth a try in a salad bowl. Let us see squash in a new light.

Zucchini in salads

Use your runaway zucchini crop to inspire gourmet garden salad ideas.

Gourmet fruit salads

As well as a fruit salad being a wondeful dessert on its own, fruits can add a delicious touch to other salads. Start with fresh fruit because it is more refreshing and there is plenty during the season.

Create delicious gourmet fresh fruit salads

Knowing how to combine the right blend of fruits in a salad, either alone or with other ingredients, is the first step to creating fruit salads that impress and delight your guests.