My first big girl job out of culinary school was as a live-in private chef in Southampton, NY. The woman who owned the home had a personal assistant from Spain named Elsa. One evening Elsa taught me to make “proper” gazpacho and griped, particularly in reference to a recipe from a very famous Food Network…
RIPE NECTARINES WITH RASPBERRY COMPOTE
I am not a big dessert person, especially in the summer, but when the weather is warm ripe fruit is the best way to end a meal. The whipped cream is without sugar so the flavor doesn’t compete with the ripe nectarines and sweet compote. To make whipped cream in advance, beat the cream almost…