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Lime Basil Vinaigrette Salad

Lime Basil Vinaigrette Salad | Bijouxs Little Jewels

My newest food obsession-No. 656 Lime Basil Salad Dressing – good on almost anything and new today in the Membership Collection.

LIME & BASIL

What a delightful pair- making one of the best salad dressings around. I had tried Lemon with Basil, but wow Lime just knocks it out of the park.

Lime Basil Vinaigrette Salad | Bijouxs Little Jewels

SALAD GREENS

A word here about salad greens. With the latest health scare (seems there’s one every day) I switched over to greenhouse grown salad greens, finding them locally from Gotham Greens. I’m willing to pay extra for freshness and safety. I also made up my own oranganic food washing liquid and wash everything.

Lime Basil Vinaigrette Salad | Bijouxs Little Jewels

LIME & BASIL SALAD

This crisp bowl has quickly become my new lunchtime favorite. A simple sald of the freshest greens tossed with homemade Lime Basil Vinaigrette. It’s so easy to prepare your own dressings and control the ingredients, you know what’s in it!

The salad is great made with Gotham Green’s Greenhouse Crunch lettuce, or combine your own favorite greens. So good you will consume the whole bowl of this simple salad.

Lime Basil Vinaigrette Salad | bijouxs Little Jewels

Healthy everyday in our kitchens.

 

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Turkey & Shiitake Mushroom Soup

Turkey & Shiitake Mushroom Soup \ Bijouxs Little Jewels

This soup has been a staple for years in the Bijouxs Kitchen. It is healthy, easy to prepare and satisfying for lunch or dinner- No.655 Turkey & Shiitake Mushroom Soup new in the Membership Collection.

TURKEY SOUP

The ingredients are all supermarket friendly and create a great take on a simple Turkey Soup. One of the shortcuts is to use ground turkey meat, which cooks up quickly and is tender to eat.

Turkey & Shiitake Mushroom Soup | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 

Some of my favorites such as Shiitake mushrooms and zucchini bring great flavor and texture. Perfect match.

Turkey & Shiitake Mushroom Soup | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 SOUP EXTRAS

Sautéed onions, celery and fresh tarragon are added to the soup and topped with a sprinkle of grated Romano cheese. The soup comes together quickly in about 20 minutes. Great to have on hand in the freezer for nights you don’t want to cook.

Turkey & Shiitake Mushroom Soup | Bijouxs Little Jewels

I hop you enjoy Turkey & Shiitake Mushroom Soup as much as I do.

 

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BlackBerry Cobbler for Two

Summer Simple. Fresh blackberries baked with a buttery-cobbler topping-all basic pantry ingredients you have on hand. – No. 654 Blackberry Cobbler for Two.

BLACKBERRY COBBLER

Blackberries fresh from the Farmers Market inspire a simple cobbler for two. Just one cup of berries is required, topped with a simple, quick topping and voilà – fresh summer cobbler. Easier than pie.

COOKING FOR TWO

Sometimes you just need a couple of servings for dessert, this recipe is perfect as it just serves two or can be doubled for 4 servings, easy. The ingredients and directions are for making a two-serving cobbler.
Just increase ingedients it according to how many servings you are planning to make. Of course, adjust the baking dish size to accomodate the fruit.

SUMMER FRUITBlackBerry Cobbler for Two |Bijouxs Little Jewels

This cobbler recipe keeps the fruit still in tack, they are not all mushy. Another great thing about the recipe is you can substitute your favorite berries for fruit in the cobbler. Combine as you please. Just adjust the cooking time and use fruit at room temperature or thawed.

Blackberry Cobbler | Bijouxs Litle Jewels

BlackBerry Cobbler for Two | Bijouxs Little Jewels

BlackBerry Cobbler for Two | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 

Summer Simple from Bijouxs Little Jewels from the Kitchen.

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Cantonese Steamed Fish

Cantonese Steamed Fish | Bijouxs Little Jewels

My all-time favorite way to steam fish, filled with flavor and simple to prepare-Cantonese Steamed Fish Recipe No. 653 in the Membership Collection.

STEAMED FISH

I know steaming fish sounds bland and boring, however this Cantonese take on steamed fish is anything but boring. Fresh ginger, scallions and cilantro all bathed in a light soy-sauce based sauce. The fish is delicate and tender, everything is kept light and fresh.

It’s easy to steam fish, even if you don’t have a steamers. You can simply use a large pot or deep skillet with a lid, I use my wok. You can either use a steaming rack or small can in 1-2 inches of water. Easy! You now have a steaming setup.

CANTONESE CUISINE

I have long-loved Cantonese style food. In LA we had stellar Asian restaurants from the high-end to the simple classic diner-style eateries. Mostly I ate at local restaurants in Alhambra, near my home, where there are many different Asian cuisines converging together.

This simple recipe is a favorite both at home and out to eat- No. 643 Cantonese Steamed Fish Enjoy!

 

 

 

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Baked Rhubarb with Labne Yogurt

Baked Rhubarb with Labne Yogurt | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Every Spring the rhubarb shows up at the famers markets, the early harvest is the best. The taste is very tart and mostly rhubarb is used for pies, tart, and jams, or baked here with a sprinkling of sugar. No. 652 Baked Rhubarb with Labne Yogurt in the Membership Collection.

RHUBARB

Not the first spring vegetable you think of, but Rhubarb’ tart stalks are wonderful when baked or cooked until soft and sweetness with sugar. Most people have tried Strawberry Rhubarb pie, which one of my Grandmother’s regular pies. She baked a pie every Friday to have on the ready for weekend guests. We grew rhubarb in her tiny LA garden which made it fun as a child to head out to the garden and cut some stakes. Of course, I did take a taste, wow was it bitter!

Baked Rhubarb with Labne Yogurt

Baked Rhubarb with Labne Yogurt | Bijouxs Little Jewels

SIMPLE RHUBARD RECIPE

This baked rhubarb recipe is one of the easiest introductions for rhubarb. The stalks are mixed with sugar, vanilla bean paste with lemon rind strips. Just pop it in the oven for about 20 minutes until tender. Do not over-bake, the rhubarb will get mushy.

Serve with labne yogurt lightened with some whipped cream. The original recipe called for chopped pistachios on top, but I sprinkled a little cinnamon sugar instead. If you find the rhubarb still to tart place a dollop of strawberry preserves on top as well.

Baked Rhubarb with Labne Yogurt | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 

 

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