A dear friend, Velzoe Brown, passed away at age 101. I wrote “Velzoe’s Garden” for her. It appears on the Wildcat CD and the sheet music is also published in the current issue of Acoustic Guitar Japan. This week from my garden in Nashville I filmed Velzoe’s Garden
Simple as can be, I enjoyed this country dessert at Hal’s parents’ house in Croatia. It is still my favorite pear dessert. Pick a couple ripe pears off the tree. Put them in a pan in medium oven and a half hour later take out and they are done!
Ingredients 500 gr Flour 200 gr sugar Yeast for sweets( for 500gr flour) 3 eggs 100gr butter ( at room temperature) 1-2 spoons of oil a few drops of lemon (optional) 1 pizzico of salt Instructions Mix together on a table flour( make a volcano), sugar, yeast, salt, sliced butter, oil, lemon drops and eggs. […]
Ingredients 1 graham cracker pie crust 1 can condensed milk 4 egg yolks, beaten 1/2 c. fresh squeezed key lime juice Fresh whipped cream Instructions Beat 4 egg yolks until frothy; Add 1 can condensed milk and mix well. Add 1/2 cup freshly squeezed key lime juice; mix well. Pour into graham cracker crust. Bake […]
The the front cover artwork is a painting I made based on a photo that Deirdra Doan took of John and Myself. Then Deirdra modified the painting with some of Van Gogh’s original to create our CD cover. You took can see the process here. Below is my original artwork I painted in acrylics when […]
Debbie Donald served this refreshing pudding with a cup of delicious Kona coffee, after picking coffee beans that afternoon at her farm www.MokuleleFarms.com Ingredients 2 13.5 ounce cans of coconut milk 2/3 cup small pearl tapioca 2/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla Instructions Pour coconut milk and tapioca into large saucepan. Fill each coconut milk can […]
I had this at my local favorite restaurant in Nashville, the Wild Iris. While having lunch there with Deed and Duane Eddy this week, we all marveled at the flavor of this soup. The chef, Michael Kidd, was kind enough to share the recipe with us. Ingredients For 8 servings: 1 yellow onion, diced 12 […]
A traditional Dutch recipe, you can find the delicious round Stroopwafels nearly anywhere in the Netherlands, usually a stack of them for one or two euros. This was my sister Marguerite’s favorite snack while she was in Holland, resting a stroopwafel by over a warm cup of coffee or tea…the steam will warm these up […]
Happy Thanksgiving! This comes from great bassist and friend Nicki Parrott from New York. We spent a lovely day in Nashville visiting with her and her father after the Les Paul tribute concert. Ingredients Cubed pumpkin (butternut squash) Sweet Potato equal amount depending upon (servings) Red curry paste to taste (maybe a heaped tablespoon) Fish […]
Here is a recipe for Sweet Potato Soup that my friend Anne Roos made and was so delicious I asked her to share it with us. Ingredients 2 tbsp. oil 1 c. onion, chopped & sauté slightly 1 c. carrots, chopped 4 c. sweet potatoes, chopped 1 rounded tsp. mild Indian curry paste 1 tsp. […]
