Entries by Liya Levich

Skillet Cornbread

There are many variations of (and opinions about) cornbread. By nature cornbread is crumbly, but is doesn’t have to be dry and crumble all to pieces after the first bite. Cornmeal can be white or yellow, and ground course, medium, or fine. I use Quaker Yellow Cornmeal. It is a medium/fine grind that is good […]

When you have mint pesto – make linguine!

The beauty of pesto is: it’s freezable and versatile. If you find yourself with extra mint pesto, create an easy and elegant meal by tossing the pesto with linguine, stir in grilled tomatoes, and peas, then top it off with grilled shrimp on a skewer. Imagine the reaction from your senior living community when they […]

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When your garden gives you mint – make pesto!

I’ve been thinking about lamb and mint since our Alaskan vacation in June. Day 2 of “open fire culinary adventures with family” was a lamb roast with mint basting sauce. We hadn’t roasted a whole lamb before and the first challenge was thawing a completely frozen lamb for the next day! Suffice it to say […]

Cobbler, Crisp or Crumble?

We love fruit dessert, especially when it is covered with a warm crunchy topping. You can change up the fruit, the topping, the pan, and even the baking method. But the way we eat it doesn’t change for us – we like it warm with ice cream! Fruit cobbler is topped with dough that bakes […]

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Roasted Corn and Pasta Salad

We first had this salad on our vacation in Alaska. It is an unlikely combination of ingredients but when you put them all together the taste is spectacular! One bite led to another and I finally had to force myself to stop. As I walked the Farmer’s Market this weekend I saw all of the […]