Greek Spinach Salad is a refreshing dish for a hot summer day. Prepare the spinach ahead of time by washing and storing it in plastic bags. The cucumbers can be pre-marinated in the dressing, which gives them an additional zest. Feta cheese, an important ingredient in many Greek dishes, is added both to the greens and to the dressing. Pine nuts top the salad as a garnish. Serve with crusty French bread and chilled white wine.
Traditional fruits and berries are great smoothie ingredients -- as you've seen right here on this blog -- but exotic fruits can add color and flavor, too. This recipe uses mango, papaya and kiwi and offers a break from berries.
Here's another variation on a recipe involving two perennially popular ingredients -- bananas and ice cream.
If you liked the Banana Split Smoothie from a few weeks back, try this recipe featuring some of the more familiar classic "banana split" sundae toppings, like pineapple and cherry.
Topics: Shakes, Ice cream, Beverage, Recipes, chocolate, banana, pineapple, cherry, milk
Inspired by the unseasonably warm weather here in Richmond, today we offer a cooling cucumber soup for your menu consideration. No cooking required -- and six simple ingredients.
Here is a classic smoothie combination to add to your menu today: tart blueberries and fresh orange juice, mellowed out by adding yogurt, banana and ice to give it a smooth, refreshing texture.
If you have customers who are fans of the classic "banana split" sundae, here's a quick way to put one in a glass.
Four ingredients, a high performance blender, and you're giving them the flavors they are looking for.
Presenting an interesting take on a cinnamon-fruit purée. The texture of this dessert is best right after it's made; it does not refreeze well. But it's so quick to prepare -- once you have frozen the pear -- that you can make it right before serving.
Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering the pineapple and bringing it to Spain from the island of Guadeloupe in 1493. The fruit develops from many small fruits fused together and was carried on ships to prevent scurvy because it is rich in vitamin C.
Here is a recipe that combines its signature tartness with orange, strawberry, and banana for a refreshing tropical drink.
Topics: Beverage, Recipes, orange, strawberry, pineapple, juice
Blending butter with savory flavorings creates a compound butter that is perfect for adding a burst of flavor. These butters
make excellent toppings for any roasted, broiled or barbecued meat, poultry or fish -- even veggies.
In honor of Father's Day in the U.S., which falls on this Sunday, June 18th, we present a simple recipe for creating a compound butter that would be perfect on top of a juicy steak fresh off the grill.
Topics: Recipes, blue cheese, butter
Here is a variation on the classic piña colada that substitutes banana for the pineapple in the standard recipe. Another star here is the cream of coconut; a canned mixture of coconut milk, sugar, and other ingredients is used as a flavoring for tropical drinks and desserts.
Perhaps this recipe will finally knock the Kahlua® Colada off its throne as the most popular blog post!
