Try this delicious homemade pizza recipe with organic basil, grapes, plums, balsamic vinegar and goat cheese. It's perfect for the vegetarians in your life. This can be served as an appetizer or main course.

Serves 6 as first course

Ingredients:

For Dough:

1 package of active dry yeast
1/2 cup of luke warm water
4 cups of all purpose flour, plus more for dusting
1 cup of cool water
2 tablespoons of olive oil
2 teaspoons of salt

This recipe is incredibly simple to prepare. It may take all of 15-20 minutes, if that. In the summer I add grilled stone fruit like peaches, nectarines, apricots or plums which add a wonderful contrast to the saltiness of the gorgonzola cheese.

Serves 6-8 as an appetizer

Ingredients:

1 Baguette - sliced on the diagonal into in 1/4" - 1/2" slices (about 10 - 12 slices)
3-4 tablespoons olive oil
4-6 oz of soft Gorgonzola
honey - enough to drizzle over bruschetta slices

I recommend serving these tea sandwiches with either the organic Silver Needle Jasmine tea or the Jasmine Pearl tea. If you prefer a black tea, I recommend the organic Keemun or the Earl Grey.

I recommend serving these tea sandwiches with either the organic Silver Needle Jasmine tea or the Jasmine Pearl tea. If you prefer a black tea, I recommend the organic Keemun or the Earl Grey.

Ingredients:

6 slices of black bread, sliced thin
8 ounces of cream cheese, brought to room temperature
2 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons of green onions chopped
6 ounces of wild smoked salmon, thin slices
1 small radicchio head

I generally use home made crčme fraiche in place of mayonnaise when I make deviled eggs. It gives the deviled eggs a fresh tangy flavor.

Makes 1 dozen

12 hard boiled - eggs
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs with Caviar

3 1/2 tablespoons of crčme fraiche
1 tablespoon of lemon Juice
2 teaspoons of chives
3 oz of wild Alaskan smoked salmon, finely chopped
Caviar - choose your favorite
Lemon wedges
White pepper

I recommend serving these tea sandwiches with either the organic Silver Needle Jasmine tea or the Jasmine Pearl tea. If you prefer a black tea, I recommend the organic Keemun or the Earl Grey.

Makes 12 Sandwiches

Ingredients:

2 small Japanese seedless cucumbers
2 teaspoons of kosher salt
1/4 cup organic cane sugar
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon of dry mustard
1 tablespoon of fresh dill chopped
6 slices of rye or whole-wheat bread
8 oz of semi-soft cheese or cream cheese

This is an incredibly easy antipasti to prepare for a late summer's night menu. This simple dish savors late summer fruits such as figs and heirloom melons.

Serves 6

Ingredients:

12 fresh organic figs, halved lengthwise
1 large ripe organic melon such as an heirloom cantaloupe, Ogen, Sharlynn, or Canary Melon, halved, and seeded
6 oz of prosciutto, sliced thin
1/2 lb of semi-aged Italian salami such as salami toscano, sliced thinly
Assorted cheeses if desired, such as organic goat or gorgonzola and crackers

This appetizer is an easy do ahead dish. Your guests will be shocked to discover that you made this delectable cheese yourself. The truffle oil puts this dish over the top. One taste of this cheese with the truffle oil and your guests will have a tough time stopping eating it. When purchasing truffle oil, look for high quality truffle oil in small bottles. It is more affordable and the quality makes a difference in flavor.