Q: I live in a small-ish city apartment with no central air conditioning and a gas stove that makes my entire living space feel like it’s located on the surface of the sun.
Do you have any suggestions for no-cook or oven-less summer meals?
The angle: The founders of LA-based Pressed Juicery share the delicious secrets behind their favorite juices.
Recipes for right now: Watermelon Orange Pineapple, Grapefruit Guava Kiwi, Chocolate Almond Milk, Good Morning Greens, Berry Basil Bliss, Melon and Herbs, Blackberry Sage Water, Cucumber Basil Water
Who would enjoy this book? Serious juicers, curious juicers, and those curious about being serious juicers.
We’re smack dab in the middle of cherry season and I hope you’re enjoying it as much as I am. While these sweet fruits are absolutely perfect eaten as is, they have the power to transform your plate of pancakes, summer cocktail or dessert into something truly magical.
Cherry-almond poke cake? Roasted cherry Dutch baby? Homemade cherry vinegar? Come get your cherry fix.
The problem, if there could be one, is that if a 30-something with a kid out of diapers ever says to a group of people, “I have news!” certain presumptions are made. So, to quell any wild ideas before they take off, no, this is not that kind of news. I’m sorry; we’re bummed too.
But I have other news, which means we are so overdue for a catch-up/tell-all/gossip session, so pull up a chair. I’ll go first:
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“Onigiri are Japanese rice balls. They’re fun to make and are a staple of Japanese lunchboxes (bento).”
Who cooks and eats here: Zack Paul
Where: Santa Barbara, CA
Yesterday we learned all about Zack’s Argentine grill technique, so today we’re going to dive into how to best cook the veggies and meats once they hit that grate!
On hot, sticky summer nights I like to stay home, AC blasting, popcorn in hand, watching something on Netflix Instant. It can be hard (or at least annoying) to traverse the world of what’s currently available to stream, so we made it a little bit easier for you. If you’re in the mood for something delicious to watch tonight, skip the movie theater and curl up on your couch with one of these 10 food-centric films instead.
Years ago, I visited a good friend, an American expat who had been living in France for over 15 years, and stayed at her idyllic old house in a small town in Provence. While we drove around the countryside and wine tasted the days away, the best moments happened when everyone pitched in to cook the local foods and then leisurely ate the meals al fresco.
When it came time to put together the salad one night, I watched my friend demonstrate a surprising dressing technique that I still remember and often do today.
