The angle: Take advantage of summer — and its produce — while the sun is high and the days are long.
Recipes for right now: Ricotta Pancakes with Plums, Tomato & Thyme Tart, Grilled Corn Salad, Halloumi with Lemons and Apricots, Lemon & Chili Marinated Salmon, Blueberry Pancake Cake, Raspberry & Almond Cake
Who would enjoy this book? Cooks with CSAs, anyone currently wearing flip flops.
From Apartment Therapy → Strawberry Crafts & DIY Projects for the Summer
If you have a party to plan for August, or just want an easy and leisurely activity this summer, take a look at these ten great strawberry ideas and projects.
Ever chopped up too much of something for a recipe, only needed part of a can of beans or tomatoes, or threw half a cucumber into the back of the fridge and completely forgot about it?
Dealing with leftover ingredients so that they stay as fresh as possible but don’t get lost in the recesses of your fridge is a skill everyone should master. Save yourself the guilt from having to throw out spoiled food you forgot you had or improperly put away! Here are five tips to help you store leftover ingredients properly so they won’t be forgotten.
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I’ve been waiting patiently (ok, maybe not so patiently) for this moment all summer. I’m talking about the arrival of sweet summer corn!
Whether it’s boiled, grilled or even microwaved, there’s no doubt about it, corn on the cob is a total summer staple. To help you get the most out of this summer’s fresh corn haul, we’ve got 15 corn-filled recipes you’e got to try.
Theoretically, we are supposed to move this Saturday, but evidence is mounting — in the form of a kitchen without countertops or appliances, a toilet in the middle of the living room, and a peeling, black bathtub that looks like the kind place you’d find a horror movie victim — that it might not happen. Did I mention the great plume of drywall dust from the doorway they’re sawing out of a wall today? Nothing that 48 hours can’t sort out, right?
It’s a good thing, in Opposite Land, that we are not the kind of people who plan every element of a big event like a move up to a month out, with each detail, from sending the kid to his grandparents for a couple nights so he doesn’t have to watch all shh, most of his toys get boxed up, or ordering furniture to be delivered that morning, furniture we have exactly no space for in our current overfilled apartment. I realize that I sound like we’re at Stress Level: Hip Flask this week, but it’s not so bad, mostly because I’ve chosen instead to focus my energies this month on blueberry crumb cake studies.
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Know a new mom? Or are you a new mom yourself? One-handed snacks in the first few weeks can really save the day. When nursing around the clock, new moms expend the calories of a bricklayer. Treat a new mom you know (or treat yourself) with any of these simple-to-eat snacks.
