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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 […]
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 […]