As you can tell if you scroll thorugh my Soup category, I’m a big fan of cold summer soups. Because they’re meant to be served cold, by defintion they’ve been made ahead of time. When I’m entertaining, any time of the year, that’s very appealing. But in the dead of summer, it’s unbeatable for a [...]
Tomato soup is a comfort food classic. In this simple variation, fresh ginger is added to give the soup a little modern pizzazz. Serve this as a satisfying lunch or as the first course of a hearty supper. The soup can be prepared and refrigerated up to 2 days before serving.
The flavor of tomatoes fairly bursts out of this unusual appetizer. Serve this before a meal of seafood or pasta. For a formal meal, add 2 whole poached shrimp or crab claws to garnish each serving. Tomato Ice can be made up to 2 days ahead.
In Mexico, every street corner seems to host a vendor selling one of these simple, remarkably refreshing coolers. Likely due to Mexico’s astounding array of lush and luscious fruits, most locals would still rather quench their thirst with one of these fresh concoctions than a soda. I think you’ll feel the same. The bright flavor relies on perfectly ripe ingredients and good water. And what a great way to use up any overbearing cucumber vines.
I decided that a party to launch the new home (url) for this blog was at least as important as those I’ve thrown for new books. And all of you would be invited to celebrate this beautiful, easy-to-navigate new spot. This post includes recipes for some of the dishes we might enjoy , all of which are in my books, too.
Of the array of corn-themed recipes I’ve concocted over the summers, this great little salad has become a favorite. It goes together quickly and works for so many occasions: as a side dish on a casual barbecue buffet, a potluck contribution, or in seafood tacos.
Basil and strawberries are a surprising and delightful flavor combination—in my opinion this is one of the garden’s synergistic miracles! The intense red of the berries and plums contrasted with the vivid green basil perfectly expresses the exuberance of the summer garden.
Strawberry Basil Salad
Makes 8 servings
1/4 cup mild honey (or more, depending on fruit)
1 tablespoon [...]
It can be challenging when you begin to look at putting your conscious eating ideals into action. Organic almost always costs more; local can be hard, if not impossible, to find and humanely raised meat may only be available to you via the Internet. At the very least, eating mindfully will introduce constraints to the [...]
Seeing is deceiving, it’s eating that’s believing.
—James Thurber
Like many people, I eventually became aware that the problems with our environment and our food were not merely going to be inconvenient in some far-flung third world countries. Re-cycling my trash (even with the uberprogram operating in Seattle), using CFL bulbs, and avoiding processed food wasn’t going [...]
