by Julie du Pont | Aug 30, 2013 | Sweet
My daughter Sophie inspired this post of Sweet Grilled Peaches with Ice Cream and Mint. I asked her if she was going to pick any sort of ice cream treat, what would she like? She voted for a simple preparation of Breyers Extra Creamy Vanilla ice cream with fresh...
by Julie du Pont | Aug 27, 2013 | Gluten Free, Side
It’s August – late August. I found myself at the farmer’s market this past Saturday morning — buying more ears of corn than my family could possibly eat because, well… the days are numbered. Presented with too much corn to serve my small...
by Julie du Pont | Aug 18, 2013 | Gluten Free, Starter
This July we had the pleasure of dining at Blackfish in Truro, Cape Cod. As we sat waiting for a table to open up at this hidden, farm to table gem of a restaurant, we ate steamed littleneck clams in a bacon infused cream broth. They were the divine nectar of the...
by Julie du Pont | Aug 17, 2013 | Main
We are in those dogs days of summer. It’s almost back to school time, and our family is trying to eek out the last of those precious summer moments of grilling in flip flops as the kids swing and play uphill, downhill in the yard. This Wine Marinated Skirt...
by Julie du Pont | Aug 4, 2013 | Gluten Free, Main
Everything really is better with bacon, particularly center cut bacon. This romaine and bibb lettuce salad with blue cheese and bacon proves the point. We served this salad along with some extra large T-bones and a tomato and mozzarella salad last night. No one...