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9 Clever Backyard Hacks to Tackle This Summer — Apartment Therapy
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Recipe: Honeyed Eggplant and Polenta Cake with Orange Mascarpone Frosting — Recipes from The Kitchn
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Here’s a cake that stopped me in my tracks — and it was very specifically because it contained eggplant. I’m a big believer in eggplant’s chameleon ability — after all, I’ve seen it transformed into jerky, bolognese, bacon, and my favorite, roses — but a cake seemed like a bit of a stretch. In The Vegetable Butcher’s deft hands, though, the garden egg does indeed transform into a rustic cake, woven together with sweet polenta and the warm flavors of honey, vanilla, and nutmeg. And if you’re still not intrigued, there’s an orange mascarpone frosting as well.
Eggplant Origami: 3 Ways to Fold Eggplant into Dinner — Eggplant of Desire
A culinary shape shifter, a mighty meat alternative, even an object of desire — have we gotten our point across that eggplant is a nightshade of many incarnations? Although we classically think of origami as the Japanese tradition of paper folding, modern definitions might allow for the folding of any form to invoke the name of that art. In which case, it’s fair to say that eggplant origami is definitely a thing, and it may just be eggplant’s most beloved role yet.
Mozzarella Stuffed Sweet Mini Peppers
Have you seen those bags of sweet mini peppers showing up in the markets recently? They’ve become my new favorite snack. I down them raw like popcorn. Crunchy vegetable popcorn, with stems for handles.
When the grill is out I just toss the peppers with olive oil and plop them on the grill. Sprinkle with salt and you have the easiest pepper side ever for grilled meat.
The other day I had some leftover smoked mozzarella from a recipe and decided to stuff my favorite little peppers with it.
As if these little peppers couldn’t get better. Wow!
Mozzarella Stuffed Sweet Mini Peppers
Have you seen those bags of sweet mini peppers showing up in the markets recently? They’ve become my new favorite snack. I down them raw like popcorn. Crunchy vegetable popcorn, with stems for handles.
When the grill is out I just toss the peppers with olive oil and plop them on the grill. Sprinkle with salt and you have the easiest pepper side ever for grilled meat.
The other day I had some leftover smoked mozzarella from a recipe and decided to stuff my favorite little peppers with it.
As if these little peppers couldn’t get better. Wow!
Mozzarella Stuffed Sweet Mini Peppers
Have you seen those bags of sweet mini peppers showing up in the markets recently? They’ve become my new favorite snack. I down them raw like popcorn. Crunchy vegetable popcorn, with stems for handles.
When the grill is out I just toss the peppers with olive oil and plop them on the grill. Sprinkle with salt and you have the easiest pepper side ever for grilled meat.
The other day I had some leftover smoked mozzarella from a recipe and decided to stuff my favorite little peppers with it.
As if these little peppers couldn’t get better. Wow!
How To Make the Best Pulled Pork in the Slow Cooker — Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn
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This is tender, juicy, delicious, and versatile pulled pork prepared in a slow cooker — not barbecue. If you compare this to hickory-smoked, pit-cooked, whole-hog barbecue, you might be disappointed. But if you harness the ingenious method of braising pork in a slow cooker and add one extra step to ensure comparable flavor, you can come home to pounds of delicious pulled pork that you can sauce (or not) and then pile onto buns, drape over nachos, roll into burritos, spoon over rice, stir into recipes, or simply eat straight-up. You will be overjoyed.
12 Snacks to Enjoy When It’s Too Hot Out to Do Anything — Snacks with a Purpose
There’s just something about midday heat on a sticky summer afternoon that makes you want to snack. But not just any ol’ snack is going to cut it — when it’s too hot to even think, you need a snack that’s going to cool you down fast. Here are 12 that fit the bill.
10 Things to Do with Roasted Marshmallows When You Kinda Don’t Like S’mores — Around the Fire
Roasted marshmallows — with their crisp, toasty outside and soft, gooey inside — are one of summer’s sweetest indulgences. S’mores are usually our reason for preparing them, but perhaps you’re not jumping to grab the graham crackers and chocolate from the pantry. Don’t worry — even if s’mores aren’t your thing, there are plenty sweet ways to eat your fill of roasted marshmallows this summer.
Oh So Corny! 5 Glorious Corn Recipes — Oh So Corny!
Bacon-wrapped sweet corn with basil. Creamy corn mac and cheese. Smoky shrimp and corn fritters. Come on, you guys — this is what you’ve been waiting for all summer long. The sweet corn is here, and it’s time to glam it up in all its corny glory. Are you ready? Really, really ready?
Then come on in because we have the five most important corn recipes you need to make this summer.