Cooking Method: Mixing
Corn & Hearts of Palm Salad with Dill Mayo
This Corn & Hearts of Palm Salad with Dill Mayo is a combination of ingredients I had on hand. I happen to love hearts of palm. The dill mayo uses some dill pickle brine, which made my husband the pickle fanatic very happy. I just checked and I have eight other corn salads on my blog. I guess this should be my theme song - "She's a corn-fed Indiana girl".
By - Prep: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 - 6 Servings
Deviled Eggs with Cornichon Tapenade
My friend Nick made these outstanding Deviled Eggs with Cornichon Tapenade from David Lebovitz's Drinking French. The tapenade, which is a Provençal name for a dish consisting of puréed or finely chopped olives, capers, and anchovies, gives these eggs incredible flavor. If you close your eyes, maybe you could envision yourself on the French riviera! It's worth a try anyway!
- Prep: 25 mins
- Cook: 10 mins
- Yields: Makes 6 appetizer-size servings
Grilled Zucchini with Fresh Dill Vinaigrette
Grilled Zucchini with Fresh Dill Vinaigrette is a great way to eat zucchini. It has numerous health benefits and is a very versatile vegetable. Fresh dill is one of the most fragrant and flavorful herbs and adds a nice dose of brightness to the grilled zucchini.
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
- Yields: 4 Servings
Creamy Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette
Try this deliciously tangy Creamy Lemon-Basil Vinaigrette. I served it over hearts of palm on romaine. Here's a tip for the day - when you are at the end of a jar of mayonnaise, shake up your dressing in the near-empty jar to create a creamy vinaigrette.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Yields: Makes ⅔ cup
Lillet Reviver
A message from my husband Eric...
Ever since Leslie returned from her year abroad in Paris with tales of the wonders—and apéritifs--of the City of Lights, Lillet has been a staple in our lives. When Drinking French entered our lives (thanks to Marc and Jessica), we naturally gravitated to anything with Lillet in it and this one does not disappoint. A flanker to the classic Corpse Reviver cocktail, the Lillet Reviver is fresh and truly reviving—the shot of gin doesn’t hurt, either. The good news is that you do not have to be a corpse to enjoy this tonic pick-me-up!
- Prep: 5 mins
- Yields: Makes 1 cocktail
L’Embrassadeur
David Lebovitz’s L’Embrassadeur cocktail (the name is a saucy mash-up of the word Ambassadeur and Embrassades or “hugs and kisses”) showcases the French peach-based aperitif RinQuinQuin — what Lillet is to orange, RinQuinQuin is to peach and pairs it beautifully with pink grapefruit and lavender. The lavender bitters we have are laced with CBD, having this cocktail at our house is a très relaxé affair, perfectly in tune with the times.
- Yields: Makes 1 Cocktail
La Marguerite
In the US, few remember that Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexico’s victory over the French - I think that Empress Carlotta escaped, but Maximillian was lined up and shot at Puebla - so there is some irony in David Lebovitz’s French take on Mexico’s national drink, the Margarita. The use of the Bordeaux-based orange-infused aperitif Lillet makes this a much lighter alternative to the traditional Margarita but equally as delicious!
- Prep: 5 mins
- Yields: Makes 1 cocktail
White Knight
Last year, the British grocery chain Waitrose published an article on “Whisky Cocktails You’ve Never Heard Of” and the White Knight one caught my eye. A Scottish milkshake for adults, the White Knight is basically a Scotch-focused Brandy Alexander and is perfect for after dinner, when a nightcap and dessert become one.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Yields: Makes 1 Cocktail
Sesame Mayonnaise
I got this Sesame Mayonnaise recipe from my cousin-in-law's sister Julianne. It reminds me a lot of my Asparagus with Wasabi Mayonnaise. It's a mayo-based dressing (which is rather obvious!) with a burst of sesame flavor. I think this recipe was adapted from Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins, The Silver Palate Cookbook, 1982. Anyway, it's really delicious and different. You can serve it with crudité or pita chips.
- Prep: 5 mins
- Yields: Makes about 3½ cups
Keep Calm and Quarantine On Martini
If you are stuck at home and really want to chill out, this refreshing lemon/lavender cocktail—complete with a calming dose of CBD—might just be the thing to help us get through trying times like these.
I used Lavender CBD Bitters from Mountain ELixirs.
CBD Bitters – Lavender works well in cocktails made with white spirits like vodka and gin, and it matches nicely to sparkling wine in spritzes.
Suggested Use:
Add 5 dashes (5mg of CBD) to 10 dashes (10mg of CBD) to any cocktail or sparkling water
Botanicals:
Organic Super Critical Cannabidiol, Lavender, Chamomile, Calendula, Yarrow, Vervain, Wormwood
Benefits:
Hangover Prevention/Aid, Anxiety, Pain, Anti-inflammatory, Sleep Aid
Pairings:
Vodka, gin, tequila, tea, sparkling water
- Prep: 5 mins
- Yields: 1 Serving
