Thai Glass Noodle Salad - light, refreshing and easy, best served cold.

Riverpark Farm ~ The New York Times takes a look at Tom Colicchio's new secret rooftop garden along F.D.R. Drive. It's 15,000 square feet of hyper-local produce!

Black plums layered over homemade Riesling plum jam in a sweet pastry crust.

Maple-Sage Hasselback Sweet Potato - a delectable variation of this popular potato preparation.

Cocoa Almond Meringues - a light, crisp cookie with a chewy, chocolatey interior.

Fresh summer tomatoes atop baked mozzarella cheese and a basil garlic crust.

Pickled banana peppers with a hint of garlic are perfect with a sandwich or added to egg salad.

Noodle Soup with Winter Melon and Fresh Green Peas

The perfect white cake baked upside down with a layer of fresh blueberries.

These Salted Caramel Chocolates are somewhat of a spiritual experience.

This Sun Dried Tomato Hummus allows the flavor & color of sun dried tomatoes to shine...

Lamb Chops Scottadito - Grilled Rib Lamb Chops with olive oil, rosemary and garlic

Culinary Tattoos ~ Fun temporary tattoos with kitchen utensils from Tattly.

Grilled rabbit and corn with cumin butter

A simple, yet flavorful baked wasabi salmon with teriyaki glaze

Warm Pasta Salad with Roasted Veggies, Hazelnuts, and Wholegrain Mustard Dressing

Mexican coffee bun or rotiboy. Buttery bun with crusty and aromatic coffee topping.

A crispy quinoa cake, a soft poached egg and some crunchy pancetta. Perfect for any time of day

Fresh udon noodles topped with a spicy chicken curry.

Spicy Greek Grilled Vegetable & Orzo Salad - An easy, healthy vegan pasta salad for a hot summer evening. Perfect with lightly seasoned grilled fish & asparagus.

Chocolate and Muscat pudding, a deliciously rich dessert that is perfect for a southern hemisphere winter.

Oven-roasted Yukon Gold potato chips - simple, healthy, satisfying

World's Most Expensive Hot Dog ~A video of the making of an enormous dog covered in mushroom dust, caviar and creme freche from Brockton Rox!

Spaghetti with Edamame Avocado Mint Pesto. A creamy and lighter alternative to regular pesto.

A recipe for the perfect flaky, buttery pie crust.

Grilled Brick Chicken with Lemongrass and Thai Basil. Step by step guide on how to grill the perfect brick chicken with an Asian twist.

Cold quinoa and chickpea salad with tons of crunchy and colourful vegetables. Bet you can't have just one bite!

A Delicious Way to Enjoy Summer Berries -- Classic Berry Tart

Baked Cinnamon Doughnuts with Vanilla Glaze.

Thai Turkey Burgers with Broccoli Slaw - A great dish for the grilling season!

Root Beer Float Cake: the stuff summertime dreams are made of!

Tempeh in Spinach and tomato Curry! Vegan yumm

Two ways to make one delicious zucchini ribbon salad - you decide!

Cold Sesame Noodles - This cool dish is essential for the summer!

Vegan Mini Loaf! A wheat and quinoa bread loaf with strawberries, mango and molasses.

Toffee Apple Trifle, with layers of apple cider jelly, brown sugar sponge cake, salted caramel apples and vanilla bean custard.

Rich, creamy, boozy bread pudding!

Apricot & pistachio galette - heaven in pastry

Fabulous chocolate buttercream, using cream, salted butter, cocoa, melted chocolate AND coffee. The works!

Cherry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream - a cold, refreshing treat that utilizes some of my favorite summer produce!

Cinnamon Raisin Swirl Banana Bread

A refreshing summers drink using mint, limes and palm sugar.. o la la la

The Boston Globe rounds up some great summer cocktails... shandys, mai tais and more!

Southern sweet tea - the lifeblood of the South. First post in a series on Southern cooking. Come on in and sit a spell.