Spring Vegetable Soup

This Spring Vegetable Soup is the perfect thing to “spring clean” your diet. Fruits and Vegetables that are in-season reap the most nutritional value. This Since lima beans are difficult to find fresh, I used frozen beans. You can substitute fresh fava beans in this soup.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 30 mins
  • Yields: 6 Servings

Braised Chicken with Leeks, Peas, and Butter Beans

This Braised Chicken with Leeks, Peas, and Butter Beans is so tender and delicious. It's also done in one pan, which makes clean up a breeze.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 40 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Ramos Gin Fizz

The Ramos Gin Fizz, aka Ramos Fizz or New Orleans Fizz, is a cocktail which consists of gin, cream, egg white, soda water, orange flower water, fresh lemon juice, fresh lime juice, and sugar (or simple syrup). It is meant as a breakfast drink. As a fizz, it is served in a collins glass with no ice.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Yields: Makes 1 cocktail

Sea Bass with Lemon Soy Butter

My dad ordered this Sea Bass with Lemon Soy Butter in a Japanese restaurant. It was delicious and he can't stop raving about it. Here is my take on this fish. You could use the lemon soy butter on some any other things.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: 2 Servings

Beef With Red Wine Sauce

Beef with Red Wine Sauce is an easy dinner all done in a slow cooker. This beef is flavored with gravy and mushrooms, and is hearty and filling. Serve it over buttered noodles or mashed potatoes.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 6 hrs
  • Yields: 6 Servings

Mojo-Brined Chicken and Mushrooms with Parsley Sauce

This Mojo-Brined Chicken and Mushrooms with Parsley Sauce is two recipes that I merged together. The Mojo brine makes the chicken super tender and moist.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 45 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Lisette’s Pear Torte

This recipe was first published in 1983, Marian Burros’s plum torte (which my cousin Lisette changed to Pear) has become one of the most popular recipes in the history of The Times, and it’s no mystery why. There are so many things to love: It’s easy, it’s practically no-fail and it’s endlessly adaptable.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 1 hr
  • Yields: 8 Servings

Chocolate and Orange Mousse Cake

My daughter Zoe made this decadent flourless Chocolate and Orange Mousse Cake. The cake is topped with a rich mousse. She also added candied oranges to the top.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 35 mins
  • Cook: 40 mins
  • Yields: 10 Servings

Blueberry Dutch Baby

The health benefits of blueberries are plentiful. This Blueberry Dutch Baby makes a great breakfast. You can throw all the dry ingredients into a blender the night before and add the eggs and milk in the morning. Voila! You've got a delicious breakfast! 

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 25 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Balsamic, Rosemary, Mustard Pork Chops

These Balsamic, Rosemary, Mustard Pork Chops only takes 5 minutes to make the marinade. Let the pork marinate for an hour or overnight. Then it gets baked for 20 minutes. Make sure not to overcook them. They should be juicy and very tender.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings