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Bourbon Baked Beans in Casserole with serving spoon
Sides

Bourbon Baked Beans with Bacon

Dijon mustard, dark brown sugar and a splash of bourbon give these baked beans a spicy sweet edge.  Baked for a long while, until good and thick, they are the perfect complement for a traditional backyard barbecue.

Cold Peach Soup served as first course soup and as a dessert spooned over Pound Cake
Dessert, Soup

Cold Peach Soup, A Vintage Pleasure Start to Finish

Cool and satisfying, Cold Peach Soup is a beautiful first course for a light summer meal. Spooned over Pound Cake or ice cream it also makes a delicious dessert. This versatile recipe combines a spiced simple syrup with white wine and seasonal fruit in a recipe that is easy to prepare in advance and perfect for sharing.

A loaf of old fashioned pound cake cut into thick golden slices and served with a bowl of peaches
Dessert

A Basic Old-Fashioned Pound Cake

I love summer. There is a sweet simplicity in the minimalism of the season; less clothing, less ingredients, less fuss. In summer it is often the simple things that are the most appealing. I am drawn to backyard picnics, ice cold drinks in glass bottles still damp from the cooler, languid hours of sunshine slipping into a warm twilight, watching stars emerge in the darkening sky all the more striking for their tardiness…

A whipped cream topped slice of All-in-One Strawberry Shortcake on a dotted dessert plate
Breakfast, Dessert

All-in-One Strawberry Shortcake

Does your summer need just one more Strawberry Shortcake? It’s getting hot out there and strawberries have been on the menu for weeks. That first blush of wonder and rapt appreciation for deeply saturated, fresh from the vine, local flavor has been sated. And still the scent of fresh strawberries, […]