OTHER GREAT RECIPES TO MAKE WITH AUGUST TOMATOES: Creamy Gazpacho, Tomato Jam, Cacik, Summer Scallops with Sweet Corn and Tomato Succotash, Grandpa Potato Salad, Tomato and Dinner Roll Panzanella
I talk a lot about my fruit phobia. Probably too much. But I’m going to indulge again right now.
The thing is, I used to be terrified of cherry tomatoes. Long after I started eating regular tomatoes, cherries, unless diced like regular tomatoes, were off the table. And that’s not…
Carrot-Tarragon Vinaigrette
Makes ½ cup dressing
Ingredients
1 small carrot, peeled
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
½ lemon juiced
2 teaspoons fresh tarragon leaves
½ teaspoon honey
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ – 1/2 cup olive oil
Combine all ingredients in a food processor (beginning with ¼ cup olive oil). Add more olive oil as needed to puree the carrot until smooth. Taste, and add more acid or oil as needed.
OTHER MAIN COURSE SALADS: Spicy Thai Beef Salad with Mizuna; Crispy Duck Salad with Pears, Pecans, and Ginger-Honey Mustard Vinaigrette; Saturday Salad with Walnuts, Dates, Zucchini, and Gouda
Salads are sometimes a bit of a food pickle for people trying to stay healthy. If you add bacon, cheese, egg, and chicken to your lettuce to make it delicious, and then slather it in creamy ranch dressing, is what you’re eating still truly a salad? Emotionally, maybe. But calorically? Hell to the no.
The cobb salad is probably the menu…
Baked Eggs with Tomatoes and Smokey Potatoes • Banana Coconut Crumb Cake • Spiked Chai Tea Lattes
We love zucchini’s mild flavor, melt-in-your mouth texture, and amazing versatility. But by summer’s end, we all get a little weary of it, and the thought of throwing one more zucchini plank on the grill becomes something exciting no longer. Still, we gotta appreciate August’s bounty, even when it’s a little too bountiful. Look no further for tasty and creative ways to use up the rest of your summer squash yield.
1. Zucchini Scallion Cakes. Applying the grater is a transformative experience for a couple zucchini and scallions, on their way to becoming these latke-like bites.
2.…
We’re glad to be donating a signed copy of In the Small Kitchen to this collection of more than 50 cookbooks and food magazine subscriptions whose sale will benefit Jennifer Perillo (read more about Jennie here). To bid on it, go here. Bloggers without Borders is hosting tons of other auctions for food classes, sweets deliveries, and photography lessons, all for a cause so close to our hearts.
OTHER GLOBAL HYBRIDS: Moroccan Bouillabaisse; Soba Noodles with Kale, Parmesan, and Walnut Sauce; Austrian Breakfast Tacos
Throughout our many book appearances and Q&A’s, both online and off, one of the most popular questions people like to ask us is about our process: how do you come up with your recipes? Where do you get your inspiration?
We’re both pretty creative people, so the answer more often than not is: the idea just popped into my head, and I’m not quite sure how it…
Eric Garneau over at Education-Portal.com interviewed us about life, food, and Small Kitchen College. Read the post here.
Setting up that first apartment kitchen is not just a rite of passage. It’s a major undertaking for any college student, newlywed or 20-something. Mercury News features In the Small Kitchen as the essential book for that moment in young people’s lives. Read the article here.
Other BGSK Potato Salads: Warm Blue Potato and Green Onion Salad; Sarah’s Herbed Potato Salad; Grandpa Potato Salad
Last Labor Day, I shared the recipe for my mother’s herbed potato salad. If you’re looking for a classic BBQ side, it doesn’t get any better. But it’s also a lot of work.
Since I think about potatoes more than the average person, and my pasta cravings have now been shifted onto other carbs, this summer involved a lot of quick potato side dishes. One of the best thus far is…
Recipe Flash: Seared Chicken with Cherry Tomato Pan Sauce