A platter salad meal is just the thing for these in between times. Not the full heat of summer, but not the cool kiss of fall either. The bulk of the summer fresh produce is fading but the winter squashes and apples aren’t quite here. Not quite time for soups and stews. And it tends to be the best time of year for eating outside, as the days get a little bit fresher. A big, … [Read more...] about Barbecue Chicken Platter Salad
Chilled Tomato Garlic Soup
The best of the summer produce is beginning to fade, but there are still tomatoes hanging around. And of course, fall may be visible over the horizon, but it is still hot. So a nice chilled soup is a perfect way to survive these blazing days. Gazpacho is the most known cold tomato soup, or my personal favorite salmorejo, but those are both made with peak of season raw … [Read more...] about Chilled Tomato Garlic Soup
Street Corn Salad with Fresh Corn Mayonnaise
I posted a street corn salad recipe in 2011, and frankly it was a pretty new idea at the time (though I am sure not in Mexico). Since then, the idea of street corn, or elotes – corn slathered in mayonnaise with lime juice, chili seasoning and rolled in crumbled cotija cheese – has really taken off. It’s everywhere. All over the internet, in dips you buy at the grocery store, a … [Read more...] about Street Corn Salad with Fresh Corn Mayonnaise
Blackberry Swirl Brownies
Blackberries and chocolate are not a combination that pops into mind readily. I think we tend to think summer and fruit and light and bright. But they make a wonderful pair, rich deep chocolate with the dusky purple winey-ness of the berries. Last summer, I pulled together this Chocolate Blackberry Cake with Red Wine, all majestic, lush flavors and the idea has kind of stuck … [Read more...] about Blackberry Swirl Brownies
Zucchini Cheddar Butter Swim Biscuits
Bing of a certain age as social media overtook the world, I am frequently amused by recipes (or fashion, or beauty) that become viral like some 20 year old just discovered it, or unearthed it from total obscurity. And I currently feel that way about the viral butter swim biscuits. There are recipes for butter swim biscuits in some of my community cookbooks that are decades old. … [Read more...] about Zucchini Cheddar Butter Swim Biscuits
