SIMPLY DELICIOUS BURATA SALAD

This delicious salad, envisioned by chef David Burke, has become my favorite go-to dish this summer. With only five essential ingredients it's a cinch to make but looks like you've slaved all afternoon. Use the freshest local ingredients: asparagus, tomatoes, basil and add delicious proscuitto and creamy buratta cheese (mozzarella's hip little sister). Dress with a vinegrette and you have a stunning lunch or elegant starter for dinner-it's simple and so delicious!


Five Ingredient Buratta Salad
2 ounces fresh burrata mozzarella
1 ounce balsamic vinaigrette
2 ounces proscuitto, sliced paper thin
4 steamed,chilled asparagus spears
3 slices tomato
vegetable oil
fresh basil
Season asparagus and tomato slices with salt and pepper and drizzle with vegetable oil. Grill asparagus for three minutes, turning once. Arrange the asparagus side-by-side and top with tomatoes, prosciutto, and burrata. Drizzle with balsamic vinaigrette and garnish with a basil leaf.
courtesy of Hamptons Magazine.

IN SEASON STRAWBERRIES

You can't drive by a local Hampton's farm stand these days without seeing an old fashioned sign announcing the first of the summer strawberries. Their season is fleeting, a few weeks at best, so I buy several pints at a time, and they usually don't last the evening. Delicate and super sweet, you don't need to do much to jazz up this delicious fruit. For me, the quintessential summer dessert is a bowl of fresh from the farm strawberries and whipped cream, their flavors so pure, they are simply perfection. I also like to mix it up a bit and put together a summer s'more with layers of strawberries, chocolate and cream sandwiched between graham crackers. They look elegant, taste delicious and couldn't be easier to make.

I also love a good summer cocktail (who doesn't!) and will be mixing up some fresh strawberry mojitos this weekend. Slightly sweet,very delicious, the perfect summer drink. What will you be doing this Memorial Day weekend?

Strawberry Mojitos:
5 fresh strawberries
5 fresh mint leaves 
1 teaspoon of Agave Nectar 
1/2 lime
2 ounces light rum
soda water

In a chilled shaker muddle strawberries, mint and Agave Nectar. Add juice from 1/2 lime and the rum. Pour unstrained, muddled goodness into a chilled glass, add crushed ice to the top and finish off with soda water. Garnish with mint leaves. Delicious!

IN SEARCH OF HOUNDSTOOTH

 Barclay Butera

Considered a classic, houndstooth has been a fashion trend several times in history, with peaks during the 1930s, the 1970s, and again making a splash on the design scene the past decade or so. What's made houndstooth au courant?  The pattern has been super-sized, taking the Scottish classic into big, bold territory. Whether using the classic black and white scheme or a more delicate pink or light green color palette, the large houndstooth pattern packs a graphic punch that seems so right today. 

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Pretty Pink Tulips

Mrs. Blandings

Ralph Lauren