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Marinated Heirloom Tomatoes

Marinated Heirloom Tomatoes | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Tomato season is just the best, and it’s here. Simple Marinated Heirloom Tomatoes on the dining table today. Membership Collection Recipe No. 605.

SUMMER TOMATOES

Up along the California Central Coast farming is going strong, with berries, stone fruits and our favorite fruit, Heirloom tomatoes, making an early appearance. These Heirloom beauties need little adornment to bring to the table.

Marinated Heirloom Tomatoes | Bijouxs Little Jewels

MARINATED TOMATOES

Slicing the tomatoes crosswise exposes the juicy interiors helping the marinade flavor penetrate the tomatoes. Finely chopped red onion, fresh garlic, chopped herbs such as parsley and basil are key ingredients. Just a touch of maple syrup and salt soften the marinade’s edge.

Marinated Heirloom Tomatoes | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Plate the sliced tomatoes in a single layer on a large platter then top with the marinade. As with most marinades, allow time for the flavors to meld, about 30 minutes. I made my tomatoes before the meal and stored for a couple hours.

I served the marinated tomatoes with thick slices of sourdough bread topped with Goat cheese and lightly broiled. I wanted to photograph that image but the tomatoes and toast disappeared from the platte! Sign of a good recipe.

Enjoy the season and Membership Collection Recipe No. 605. Thank you Members for your support.

 

 

 

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Super Easy Roasted Corn on the Cob

SUPER EASY ROASTED CORN ON THE COB | Bijouxs Little Jewels from the Kitchen

A no-brainer recipe, perfect for the abundent summer sweet corn, Super Easy Roasted Corn on the Cob. Recipe No.604 from the Membership Collection.

SUMMER CORN

Is there anything better than sweet summer corn? I love summer produce, and corn is front and center. There are many ways to prepare corn, I thought I had tried them all until this oven roasted in the husk, yes, along with the silks could not be simpler. Really not much of a recipe, but yes, you do need to turn on the oven. I have made corn on the cob on the grill, but removed the silks and soaked the corn in water before placing it on the grill. Now I see there really is no need for this step and I will try corn on the grill with a staple flame using this no-fuss method.

SUMMER SIMPLE

Here are a few more of my favorite Summer Simple Collection Recipes:  Market Basket Summer Salad, Summer Salad of Apricots, Lentils & Triple Cream Cheese and Summer Simple Tomatoes with Ricotta & Romano Cheese.

 

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French Strawberry Preserves

French Strawberry Preserves | Bijouxs Little Jewels

More and more, we all wonder as we cruise the vast supermarket aisles, “Where did this food come from and what’s really in it?” Food labels are akin to reading hieroglyphics. Consider this simple, classic everyday beauty, French Strawberry Preserves – just a few ingredients with loads of fresh flavor.

FRENCH PRESERVES

This recipe is adapted from Mes Confitures: The Jams and Jellies of Christine Ferber, real French preserves. The difference I can see is the technique for making the preserves, it is a very easy 3-day procedure, and it produces the best jam I have made thus far.

French Strawberry Preserves | Bijouxs Little Jewels from the Kitchen

FRAISES DE BOIS STRAWBERRIES

This variety of smaller, more delicate strawberry is also referred to as Alpine Strawberry in English. I had grown them at my cherished Spanish Bungalow, now so close to the sea, berries are more difficult to grow without ample sun. Lucky they are grown in the drier inland commercial farms near me. I used them here in the French Preserves.

TOAST AND JAM

French Strawberry Preserves | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Always a comfort toast & jam and a cup of tea, savor French Strawberry Preserves No. 602 from the Collection.

 

 

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Artichoke Pesto Panini with Basil Vinaigrette

Artichoke Pesto Panini with Basil Vinaigrette | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Spring in the garden heralded by my first artichokes. Inspired, a new recipe for the Collection Membership a crispy Artichoke Pesto Panini with Basil Vinaigrette. Join and as a member access all 600 recipes.

SPRING IN THE GARDEN

As we all know this Spring weather has been a bit wonky everywhere, hard to plan a garden this year. I have held off on planting my lettuce and herbs, the fog has made it dismal here on the CA Coast. However, my tried & true artichokes mananged to squeek out a few artichokes.

Artichoke Pesto Panini with Basil Vinaigrette | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 

ARTICHOKE PANINI

The dreary weather has kept me indoors but I happened on a delighful recipe from Joy’s Once Upon a Thyme featured in Diner’s Driveins and Dives. Joy created a crispy artichoke panini served with the best dressing. They are located in beautiful lush Chehalis Washington.

Artichoke Pesto Panini with Basil Vinaigrette | Bijouxs Little Jewels

BASIL VINAIGRETTE

Her salad dressing is so much in demand that they sell bottles of it at the restaurant, really. While I do not have her exact recipe, I have come pretty closed by tinkering with the ingredients. The episode on DDD does tell more about the basil dressing, which she says people want to drink, it’s that good. Photo from website.

Artichoke Pesto Panini with Basil Vinaigrette | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Artichoke Pesto Panini with Basil Vinaigrette | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Artichoke Pesto Panini with Basil Vinaigrette | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Artichoke Pesto Panini with Basil Vinaigrette | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Artichoke Pesto Panini with Basil Vinaigrette | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Enjoy this crispy Artichoke Pesto Panini with Basil Vinaigrette. Cheers.

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Mixed Berry Flaugnarde

Mixed Berry Flaurarde | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Gorgeous fruits are making their appearance everywhere you look, yes, summer is almost here. Mixed Berry Flaugnarde, with a puffy light outer crust with creamy custard filling, could not be simpler – Bijouxs Summer Recipe Collection is here.

SUMMER BERRIES

When summer fruit become the cuisine de rigueur, it’s time for recipes that honor the fruit and are summer easy. These lovely fruits came from the Santa Barbara Farmers Market.

Mixed Berry Flaugnarde | Bijouxs Little Jewels

 

RUSTIC FRENCH DESSERT

A tried and true Bijouxs summer recipe is Mixed Berry Flaugnarde, and the best thing it is easier than pie. Many of you may already be familiar with classic clafouti, the delicate French baked custard dessert traditionally made with cherries, but a clafouti is a very flexible dessert. The simple custard mixture also very lovingly envelops other fruits but then it is referred to as a flaugnarde.

Mixed Berry Flaugnarde | Bijouxs Little Jewels
Simple on-hand batter ingredients such as eggs, sugar, milk and flour make a summer fruit find at the farmers market a great dessert in quick time. An easy traveler, the rustic flaugnarde can make its way with you to an event.

MIXED BERRY FLAUGNARDE

Mixed Berry Flaugnarde | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Mixed Berry Flaugnarde | Bijouxs Little Jewels
Bake in traditional round tart/pie pan, a small ovenproof skillet or in square/rectangular tart pans. Served carved into little bites or thin slices, then accompany with or without a scoop of vanilla ice cream or fruit sorbet.

Mixed Berry Flaugnarde – a simple summer dessert for summer’s bounty of fruits a new recipe in the Membership Collection. Join for access to all 598 recipes. Cheers.

 

 

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