Kitchen Tips and Recipes

Kitchen Tips

• There are several grades of Italian Parmesan cheese. I always use Reggiano because it is considered the finest! For best flavor, don't refrigerate tomatoes, store them at room temperature.

• When baking cookies use flat, baking sheets or those with low edges. Shiny, heavy gauge aluminum is best , dark cookie sheets may cause excessive browning.

Recipes

Blueberry Crisp with Walnut Streusel Topping

Preheat oven to 375 degree

Serves 6-8

Baking Time: 50 minutes

Topping:

1 & 1/2 c flour 1 c chopped walnuts

1/2 c sugar 1 tsp grated lemon peel

10 tbsp unsalted butter,chilled & cut into pieces

Filling:

8 c fresh blueberries 3/4 c sugar

2 tbsp fresh lemon juice 1 & 1/2 tbsp cornstarch

For topping: Whisk first four ingredients in a bowl to blend. Add butter and rub into the mixture using your fingertips, until moist clumps form. Mix in nuts. (Topping can be made one day ahead. Keep covered and chilled.).

For Filling: Place blueberries in a 13x9" glass baking dish. Add sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch to the berries, toss gently to blend. Spread berry mixture evenly in dish.

Sprinkle topping evenly over the berry mixture. Bake until topping is brown and filling is bubbling thickly, about 50 minutes.

Cool and serve with vanilla ice cream.