The Cookery - life’s ingredients

A request just came in for this recipe.  Here’s the vinaigrette dressing that lightly enhances the greens.

Vinaigrette Dressing

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

1 ½  teaspoons balsamic vinegar

½ tablespoon chopped fresh basil

¼ teaspoon sugar

Whisk ingredients together and toss with your favorite greens.  Serve immediately.

If you love sweet summer Michigan corn, look the other way.  But if you don’t mind petite spring ears, let the kids help with corn shucking.  Little hands love to help around this cookery.   

Here’s a sweet treat for moms and those who may be thinking of your mothers during this month of May.  You’re all invited to drop by to sample these nuggets of love, laughter and wise counsel.  Check out Mothering Heights to share in the buffet of sweets that Christine Fugate has inspired with the “The 2nd Annual Mothering Heights Mother’s Day Anthology,” a hilarious and poignant online collection of essays on motherhood.     http://www.motheringheights.net/online-anthology-journal/

It’s merely May 1, but I’m planning my Cinco de Mayo menu today, without burning too much energy.  Head off to Recipe Zaar to try their Killer Fish Tacos and homemade tortillas.  Spice up your menu: http://www.recipezaar.com/sitenews/post.php?pid=920