North american fruits recipes

Vanilla Chip Fruit Tart

One of the most beautiful and yummy tarts I have made.

Pear & Fig Chutney

I still had a few pears from the orchard and the figs are almost finished. Why not a Pear & Fig chutney? Easily done! This is everything a…

Bananarama Smoothie

Budwig Diet Smoothie

Someone turned me on to Dr. Johanna Budwig recently. I read a bit about her research and her diet online. While there isn't a lot of hard evidence…

Apple Crisp with Maple

This is an easy dessert and a great combination of flavors. The butter, brown sugar and rolled oats make a great crunchy top!

Blueberries with Lime Sugar & Citrus Confit

This is one of my absolute favorite berry desserts and comes from Tony Bourdain and Les Halles Restaurant in…

Citrus and Avocado Salad

This was one of my favorite salads growing up. My grandmother would serve it in a butter lettuce leaf cup with just grapefruit, avocado, and a…

Roasted Carmelized Tomatoes

This is a delicious way to serve ripe, juicy summer tomatoes. Roasting them reduces the tomato liquid to a glaze. They are delicious with any…

Guacamole from Oaxaca

This is an easy to make, flavorful, and slightly spicy guacamole. Previously I never blended the onion, garlic and cilantro into a puree as this…

Meyer Lemon Honey Vanilla Marmalade

If you llike a real marmalade, you will love this fragrantly sensual, sweet, yet tart, pure fruit product on a…

Banana Split Pie

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not much of a baker, but this is an old family recipe that has been gratiously "given" to me for use in my…

Sage-Flecked Thanksgiving Sweet Potato-Apple Cake with Caramel-Bacon Crème

The down-home, yet elegant harvest tastes of sweet potatoes, apples, sage,…

Delicious Freezer Jam

I took the kids berry picking and ended up with a ton of extra berries. Instead of throwing the berries we couldn't eat away, I decided to make…

Watermelon Salsa

This salsa is perfect during hot summer days!

Fabulous 3 Cherry Pie

Most folks don't have the luxury of owning a personal cherry orchard, so I modified this recipe using ingredients available at most stores.…