THE JOY(ce)... OF BERRIES!!!

Raspberry Fudge Tart

Pound Cake with Raspberries in and out!

Can sisters, 659 miles apart...still work, collaborate and cook together...daily?  YOU BET WE CAN!  I have been blessed with finding local sources for some of my favorite berries...Raspberries, Strawberries, Blackberries and yes, Blueberries right here in Northern Ohio.  My sister Joyce, hailing from Massachusetts,  is married to a dream gardener (Ok, he was green before we knew what that meant!) and is now madly concocting fabulous berry dishes...because in her yard,  it is raining berries!  Here are a few photos of the delicacies she is crafting, Raspberry Fudge Tart served with vanilla cream, Pound Cake with Raspberries, in and out!...and a Raspberry Neapolitan that we will feature as one of the Kitchens Bounty Recipes for July,(thanks Joyce)!
Meanwhile in the heartland...I am still playing with berry infused Terri-mess-su's...don't know whether to pray for berry season to continue...but currently riding the wave!  Won't you join us? Recipe on line. ENJOY!

Terri-mess-su...grab your spoon!

It is all coming together!

Wow, long break from my blog and sharing information about the goings on at the Kitchens Bounty!  It may appear that it is summer vacation....maybe simmering down a bit?..Not happening!  We are working furiously, happily and creatively.  Today was a marvelous day, and wanted to share with you that "it is all coming together"!  Here is a signature picnic basket that we were delighted to prepare for some very special almost Newlyweds! The saying "something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue", is a good luck saying which dates back to the Victorian Era. While something old is meant to connect the wedding to something in the past, and something new is meant to bring good luck and success...somehow we felt this specialty picnic basket....our gift,  is especially fitting for this beautiful young couple...and more than a little symbolic for the givers....in our new ventures!
I will continue to make signature picnic baskets, filled with antique china, new trinkets, borrowed inspiration and a little blue....celebrating my deep respect for the old and joy in witnessing the inspirations of the new!
Wishing all my friends joy and inspiration!

A little Garden Magic...

Can it really get too hot in the Kitchen?  My stock answer is NO, however this week was incredibly action packed with getting the last edits on menus, triple testing original recipes (yes - we get to eat them!) and the on going task of getting our gourmet products, not only ready.....but insulated so they get to our customers, well...just perfect.  Pushing thru the busy week, fighting the heat...there was an A-HA moment last evening.

  We had prepared for some outside dining, as the dusk totally settled there was this an amazingly cool breeze, the birds were singing...no bugs to be found...and the smells of wine and flowers was so  powerful.  As if someone had taken the lid off the very best perfume or freshener....you just had to stop....take it all in, look around, breathe and be blessed.

It really was a perfect launch to finish the Friday tasks...and now I am heading for the most beautiful spot in the hillside (installed years ago by a great son)...and still gently swinging today. Ah...a little Garden Magic, maybe the Kitchen wasn't too hot after all!  Sending JOY!

Kickin delicious up another level...Seafood Stuffed Baked Lobsters

I love it when special friends or occasions inspire me to prepare something extraordinary...I enjoyed just such an opportunity this weekend (thank you friends)!

Okay,  enough is enough..you have heard that,  right?  Well, I just have difficulty drawing the line!  I love lobster - being from New England and raised on this tasty crustacean..it comes naturally.  There is something delicate, pure and delicious about fresh lobster meat...but when I want my Lobster Entree to really sing, I kick it up with a tender, buttery, cracker crumb stuffing infused with sauteed shrimp, scallops, a little crab meat - oh heck, throw some more lobster in there...when is "enough - enough?"...
Crack a quickly steamed lobster (that is how I do it!) clean and stuff, bake in a very hot oven with a little bath of white wine...drink a little glass of said wine...Okay DONE - ENOUGH!!

It is too much - couldn't possibly eat it all....how quickly it disappears...NIRVANA!

Stay tuned...we are a little bit out of control here at the Kitchens Bounty...and just loving it!

Chocolate as far as the eye can see...

Is playing with chocolate...rich, deep, dark chocolate..anyway to spend your days?  We think so!
Chocolate is claimed to the next wine..an art form if you will..
Well, we will leave the true art to the chocolatiers..but borrow the inspiration of dark chocolate as delectable and the perfect accompaniment to a great wine!  Coffee lovers..we have you in mind also!
With each bite the nugget shatter chocolate ecstasy in the mouth..but done so soon..
Our recommendation..buy the twin packs!

We have finally got the packaging down for our Kitchens Reserve Biscotti.  Honestly, here are some of the steps to creating the Triple Chocolate unique petite biscotti.  We incorporate dark chocolate cocoa powder, with chocolate pieces in the dough mixture, then add chocolate covered kona espresso beans, and finally enrobe the biscotti with a chocolate ganache...Triple dark chocolate treats!
We then give it further personality with a specialty finish of sea salt with chili - that especially pleases gourmands...along with port and red wine lovers.  We also include a berry cane sugar finish as our second finish - they play delightfully off one another.  So check the site - the twin packs are ready...and offered on line next week.  Guaranteed these artisanial delights will not disappoint...get out the red wine..
it is going to be another delicious day!