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The idea for Watermelon Tomato Salad came from my adopted daughter Vera. She had eaten a watermelon salad at one of her favorite restaurants in Los Angeles. She raved about it and brought me one to sample. It was delicious but I had an idea of how to make it even tastier. Vera volunteered to […]
Remember the way ice cream sandwiches used to be? Two cake-like chocolate cookies sandwiching creamy dreamy vanilla yumminess. All that and wrapped in paper so they were easy to eat. What a perfect dessert! Sadly they are not like that anymore and I miss that. So I decided to create my own. Since I could […]
If you need to bring something to a summer barbecue or pool party, make this! This is an easy dessert you can put together in 20 minutes the morning of the party. The challenge in this recipe is not overworking the batter and getting sweet delicious berries. Now, I can buy berries all year long […]
GAME PLAN
4 Weeks Before
3 Weeks Before
2 Weeks Before
1 Week Before
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday *
Saturday
A NOTE: *Many of these can also be done on Saturday. The more you do on Friday, the less stress you will have on Saturday.
Poppyseed parmesan cheese twists
Savory goat cheese cake with two flavors of pestos
Watermelon and heirloom tomato salad
Pan seared wild halibut on a bed of artichoke heart puree
Roasted baby squash and zucchini
Fresh mixed berry torte with whipped cream
Fresh fruit
Appetizers
Solstice sangria or Aperol spritz
Dinner
Pouilly-Fuissé
When I was growing up, seasons were tied to the school year, not necessarily the weather. It could be hot and sunny on New Year’s or Christmas or cold in spring. (Yes, for Los Angelenos, 50’s is considered cold.) So for me, summer really started when school was out and we had summer […]