I have been adding recipes for a while to a new cookbook so I could find them when I wanted to cook them. In the electronic age, a digital version seems to make more sense, since I can add, amend, advise, adjust, delete, and reconsider as often as I want to and you can access them if and when you please. I've included the recipes from my original cookbook which many of you have. I'm also going to be adding pictures as I retest many of these recipes. They aren't the latest thing or nouvelle cuisine. They're comfort food, good memories, treasured family recipes, and occasional treats as well as many healthier recipes I've grown to like in recent years. I encourage you to add comments, pictures, and favorite recipes to make this a real family cooking spot. It's the next best thing to sharing a meal.






Friday, January 1, 2016

Pear, Hazlenut and Gorgonzola Salad

Dressing:

2 1/2 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. dry mustard
Pinch cayenne pepper
2 Tbsp. toasted hazelnuts, chopped
1/3 cup whipping cream

Salad: 

1 head butter or Boston lettuce
2 ripe Bartlett or Anjou pears
3 Tbsp. toasted hazelnuts, chopped
4 oz. Gorgonzola cheese, sliced

Clean and dry lettuce, arrange on individual salad plates. Halve and core pears. Slice, leaving them attached at one end. Fan over lettuce. Drizzle dressing over pears and lettuce. Sprinkle with hazelnuts. Arrange slices of cheese near pears. Serve at once. Serves 4.

I served this salad when my friends the Beauchesenes came for dinner. I was delighted when they liked it and asked for the recipe, as all three of them are great cooks.
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