This particular cucumber salad originated in Europe but is almost as popular in our country. A delight for a weight-watcher since cucumbers are very low in calories. It’s OK to substitute sour cream for the yogurt, 1/2 tablespoon cider vinegar for the lemon juice, or freshly ground pepper for the lemon pepper. Makes 4 servings….
Archives for April 2019
Julia Child’s Kitchen at the Smithsonian
This post was originally published on my old blog – Cookbook Fetish. That’s now long gone, but I kept all of the words and pictures. I am not a Julia Child devotee. In fact, I’ve never cooked a single recipe or read through a single cookbook written by the grand dame of American television cooking…
Cottage Cheese Salad Mold With Limeade
Ideally suited for a hot summer day’s luncheon or buffet menu is this ring mold that tastes as refreshing as it looks. Fill the center with fruits of the season, such as cherries in summer and mandarin oranges in winter, or as we have done, with vine-riped black grapes. Fruits, such as grapes and cherries,…
Salad In A Newspaper
This recipe for salad in a newspaper was first written for my old blog, Cookbook Fetish. That blog is long gone, but I kept all of the writing and pictures. I’m betting you’re thinking that I found this recipe somewhere inside of a newspaper. You would be so very wrong. I ate this salad out…
Cheese Crispies
Whether you like your Manhattan sweet or dry, on the rocks or straight up, made with blended whiskey or bourbon, 3 to 1 or 10 to 1, you’ll find these crisp, tooth-some cheese wafers just the right cracker to serve with America’s second-favorite cocktail. Cheese Crispies is Card 60 from the 2 in 1 International…