Salads are best during the summer. Full stop. If you’re a lazy cook, there’s nothing better than being able to throw a bunch of delicious vegetables or fruits in a bowl with some cheese (or not) and some vinaigrette (maybe). The fifth commandment of summer cooking celebrates the easiest meal to make. Strict followers will be rewarded.
Berry season is finally here, and with it comes an abundance of baked goods. From cakes and cobblers to brownies and pies, summer is the perfect time to showcase fresh berries in all of your sweet treats. Not sure where to start? I turned to 10 of my favorite bloggers for their berry best recipes. Happy baking!
It’s that time of year again. Farmers markets are busy, gardens are overflowing with produce, and CSA boxes with colorful fresh vegetables are being delivered. It’s prime time for veggie-filled dishes, and the slow cooker is every bit as helpful now as it is in winter. The ease and convenience of slow-cooking lends itself well to busy summer days, so you get to eat more wholesome meals without any extra fuss. Here are 10 ways it can help you load up on veggies all summer long.
I love people who have strong opinions about slightly random, not-so-important subjects — especially when it relates to food. Earlier this year when we interviewed Chef Dale Talde about his favorite bodega finds, he expressed passion for the very best bacon, egg, and cheese and late-night gatorade. I had to know if he had the same fervor when it came to ice cream.
Here’s what Chef Talde has to say about his favorite ice cream. Like you’d expect from a chef with four restaurants under his belt and an incredible new cookbook, his pint pick is perfectly balanced yet still intense.
You know when you walk into a room and it just feels good? You instantly get a sense that the person who lives there is happy and relaxed — and some of those good vibes rub off on you, too. It may seem a little out there, but there are correlations between a person’s mood and the space they inhabit. Here are a few ways to tip the balance in your kitchen towards positivity, gratitude, and gracefulness.
Did you know drinking buttermilk is a thing? I wasn’t aware until a few years ago when I took a baking class and remarked to the teacher that buttermilk is pretty amazing in baked goods for something that smells so rancid and he told me that his mother drinks a glass of it warm every afternoon. Like, by choice. I may have said something polite but as I didn’t get the nickname Deb No Poker Face Perelman for nothing, I doubt anyone missed how revolted I actually was. I have little doubt that I acted equally maturely in high school everyday when I friend of mine would get not a normal drink, like ice tea or lemonade with lunch, but strawberry milk. You know, the bright pink stuff that smelled like a melted Jolly Rancher. Why on earth would you drink strawberry milk if you could have chocolate milk? And yet, inevitably, here we are.
It turns out strawberry milk when homemade under the bossy guidance of Gabrielle Hamilton is unbelievably good, like a milkshake but one (if you mom is as awesome as I am, obviously) you can pass off as breakfast. Hamilton’s method has you macerate strawberries in sugar until all of their liquid is drawn out and they’re very syrupy. She insists that you use the best strawberries (i.e. the kind that are in season now) and says “don’t compensate with [rhymes with bitty] berries with more sugar, please.” Then, you take this glassy red bowl that smells like cotton candy, sunshine and joy itself, blend it until smooth, mix it with a combination of milk and buttermilk and let it steep overnight. In the morning, any of that remnant yogurt flavor of buttermilk is gone, leaving you with an ice-cold pitcher of slightly thick, creamy, lightly sweetened deep pink happiness.
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Hanger is a word used to describe the feeling you get when your rumbling tummy leads to a cranky mood. It’s worse than the pout you might make when you’re just hungry, though. This is a full-on, hulk-level need for food.
While we generally plan for our afternoon post-lunch slump, hanger can strike at any time if you’re unprepared. Here are 15 delicious snacks to keep you full between meals and defend against hanger.
