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Menus: Winter Dinners


Theme: Italian Winter Soup, Salad & Flatbreads


Minestra di Ceci


Frito Misto Salad of Fried Artichokes, Lemons, & Oranges on Spinach Greens with Tarragon Dressing


Italian Flatbread Pizzas
with combinations including chanterelle mushrooms, leeks, thyme, and fontina  / fennel with maple gastrique and italian sausage / swiss chard, kabocha squash, sage and goat cheese / rapini, oven-dried tomatoes, and ricotta salata

 

Chocolate Pots de Crème with Hazelnut Kisses & Berries



Theme: Middle-Eastern Winter Meal


Arugula Salad with Grilled Persimmons, Dried Cherries, Sheeps' Feta, Toasted Almonds and an Orange-Black Fig Vinaigrette


Tomato, Orange & Ginger Soup with a Cilantro-Garlic Drizzle

 

Pomegranate-Glazed Lamb, Chicken, and Vegetable Kebabs Grilled with Persimmons, Purple and White Sweet Bell Peppers and Red Onions
.......served with a Lemon-Cumin Yogurt Sauce
and Almond-Toasted Couscous, Red Quinoa and Orzo


Dark Chocolate and Toasted Pistachio Ganache Bites with Pomegranate

Recent Posts

  • First Signs of Spring: Green Garlic!
  • Grilled Green Garlic, Spring Onion, Fennel, and Asparagus Frittata
  • Pea Green, Green Garlic, Red Spring Onion, and Orange Roughy Papardelle
  • Green Garlic, Celery Root, & Turnip Soup
  • Baby Arugula Salad with Blood Oranges, Kumquats, Toasted Almonds, Sheep’s Feta, and Blood Orange-Pomegranate Vinagrette
  • Tomato, Chickpea, Fennel and Kumquat Tagine
  • Kumquat, Sweet Pea and Ricotta Dip
  • Kumquats: Gems of the Citrus Family?
  • Grilled Fig, Nectarine & Arugula Salad with Toasted Pistachios, Sheep's Feta and Black Fig-White Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • Black Fig-White Balsamic Vinegar

Favorite Food Sites (and also employers!)

  • CHOW - Recipes, cooking tips, resources, and stories for people who love food
  • EatingWell - Where Good Taste Meets Good Health

Other Interesting Links

  • SharkJumping: Claudina's Kitchen Launches!
  • Kitchen Collaboration: my article in Inspired House Magazine