where comfort food meets the farm stand
I love gratins, as you can see in my Gratin Collection! So, I knew I had to make a Hakurei turnip gratin as soon as this year’s crop showed up at the farmer’s market. Hakurei turnips (and their cousins, the red Hidabeni turnip), are wonderful, mild turnips great in salads, pickled, and certainly in gratins….
A perfect recipe for a hot, summer’s day or any day you would want a cold soup! Cold Asparagus Bisque has everything you would want from French country cooking – simple, seasonal, rich, and creamy.
Oven roasted tomato sauce is an amazing way to enjoy garden fresh tomatoes! Thick, rich, full of concentrated and intense flavors. This is summer in a bottle.
For a delicious meal perfect for a picnic or a dinner on the patio, try a pan bagnat! This pressed sandwich from Nice is not only easy to make, but it improves with age as the bread soaks up the dressing.
My Italian sausage salad is full of fresh summer vegetables, creamy burrata, and juicy sausage for a perfect summertime bowl dinner without heating up the kitchen! Add a bright, lemony dressing and you have meal worthy of putting into regular rotation.
