A lovely hors d'œuvres

As I was secretly stealing left over hors d'oeuvres last weekend out of the venue kitchen I thought "man this good, a shrimp on a fried cracker with a pineapple glaze" but you know, a summer wedding, you need fresh, you need fresh and wet, something clean and healthy.

Of course if you are taking my suggestion and following Jenna's blog Charm and Salt, her latest post "Light Fare" would have been the perfect pairing to a refreshing drink. A mozzarella, basil leaf, and cherry tomato on a single bite skewer sprinkled with a flavored olive oil and lightly dusted with salt and pepper.

Incredible Jenna.

A Persian New Year's Day Soup, yum

Karen at Markets of New York interviewed NY Chef Louisa Shafia, author of Lucid Food: Cooking for a Eco-Conscious Life. She shared a receipe for "Ash-e-reshteh", A persian dish that has my mouth watering. Best part is that one can gather all the produce ingredients at local Farmers Markets.

Karen shares the recipe on her Markets of New York Blog here