Tomato and Sweet Onion Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette
Posted on 2 August 2010 | 1 response
My dad is a nut.
Exhibit A: He trekked 3000 miles to spend just 1.5 days with my sister and me (and our respective husbands — which makes us sound terribly grown up).
Exhibit B: He brought 10 pounds of tomatoes from his garden with him. Because I asked him to. I had high expectations for his tomatoes. After all, he is a farmer’s son.
I planned that that bulk would go to a spicy salsa — that’s another story for another time — but I wanted to find a way to showcase the entrancing excellence of these homegrown beauts. And they were entrancingly beautiful.
Tasty treats
Posted on 30 July 2010 | 1 response
Take advantage of summer’s best produce:
(courtesy of MyRecipes.com)
Grilled Watermelon Salad
Posted on 28 July 2010 | 6 responses
My obsession with watermelon has grown deep like the rivers.
Two years ago, it was all about watermelon jam. Last year, pickled watermelon rind. This year, watermelon salad — the unlikely inspiration was the cover of Real Simple magazine.
Yet I don’t even remember the last time I ate watermelon. Two years ago, I worried about the jam not setting so I never even attempted it. Last year, I allowed my apprehension about pickling (since conquered) to paralyze me. This year, I was sorely tempted to follow suit.
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Vanilla Ice Cream with Nutella Chunks
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 10 responses
I’d like to pretend that the waning days of National Ice Cream Month were the inspiration for this recipe. But they’re not.
It all started when I found some Nutella in the pantry. I went through a Nutella period earlier in the year, but this jar was untouched. Coupled with that bottle of ground vanilla that appeared a few weeks ago, this was clearly an entreaty — from the universe — for baked goods.
Tasty treats
Posted on 23 July 2010 | 2 responses
- If only the oven weren’t still broken. Because, otherwise, I would totally make these savory cupcakes this weekend. (Food & Wine)
- We’re pretty lucky in the Bay Area to have so many international foods readily available. Where are the grocers near you? (Apartment Therapy)
- Yum! I need to have a cocktail party so that I have a good excuse to make these appetizers. (MarthaStewart.com)
- Oooh. And then I can make these cocktails to go with them. (Sunset)
- Or I could serve these summertime wines. (MyRecipes)
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