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Tzatziki: A Universal Side Dish

Tzatziki: A Universal Side Dish

Cool. Refreshingly cool. Tzatziki, a combo of sour cream and cucumber, is a side dish that is a hallmark of Middle Eastern Cuisine. It should be on all our plates as well. Here you see it paired with meat kabobs [yes, the recipe is coming tomorrow!]. But tzatziki is a...
Chilled Cucumber-Melon Soup with Radish-Mint Salsa

Chilled Cucumber-Melon Soup with Radish-Mint Salsa

This is one of those dishes that is encompassing perfect. If you had just this soup for a meal, you would be totally satisfied. It is so sublimely perfect that it will make you giggle. In short, I love this soup. I’m a deep advocate for cucumber, which is my...
Brian’s Citrus Cascade

Brian’s Citrus Cascade

This is supposed to be a blog for Brian’s Cucumber Lemonade #2, following yesterday’s #1. I got a little side tracked. I was looked for 6 lemons and found only 3, but I had a lime and 2 oranges. So, this drink is not “lemonady” at all....
Brian’s Cucumber Lemonade #1

Brian’s Cucumber Lemonade #1

I was driving back home on Sunday afternoon and got to the point east of Boiceville where the road starts down a long hill, one where the trees fall away faster than the road. So for a couple of hundred feet, you have “The View.” There are three ridgelines...
Oven Roasted Salmon with Cucumber-Sour Cream Sauce

Oven Roasted Salmon with Cucumber-Sour Cream Sauce

Pride is not necessarily a sin. You can be proud of that child making the honor roll. Or proud your college team had a winning season after six straight years of … Well, you understand. The greatest pride that Suzen and I have is when we make dish and then just...