Cooking class in Tuscany

Watermelon Margaritas

Fresh watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and ice, shaken and strained into a salt-rimmed glass. That is the whole recipe. The watermelon replaces the simple syrup you would normally use in a margarita, so the drink is sweet without added sugar. A lime …

Arugula and Fresh Mozzarella Salad

Three ingredients. Arugula, fresh mozzarella, and tomato. Drizzled with olive oil. No vinegar, no herbs, no seasoning beyond what is already there. The arugula is peppery enough, the mozzarella is mild enough, and the tomato ties them together. This is the one we make when …

Aamras

My grandmother called this mango soup, which confused me as a child because we drank it from glasses and ate it with flatbread. Aamras is an Indian summer staple: ripe mangoes blended with milk, water, sugar, and a few strands of kesar, saffron. Served ice …

Watermelon Strawberry Granita

Four ingredients and a fork. That is all you need. Four cups of cubed watermelon, one cup of hulled and halved strawberries, a quarter cup of sugar, and a tablespoon of lemon juice blended smooth, poured into a shallow dish, and frozen. Every thirty minutes …