Plum Sorbet
18 Jul 2008 6:35am GMT Please welcome guest author Garrett McCord who turned a few of our ripe plums into a "wow-that's-good" sorbet. ~Elise I developed this recipe out of necessity rather than noble ingenuity. Every summer Elise's mother loads me up with so many plums I can't eat them all in time, and many begin to get a bit over ripe, their skins bursting at the slightest touch sending their juice down my arms and onto my clothes and floor. Taking these plums and churning them into a magenta hued sorbet just...
Wild Rice Salad
17 Jul 2008 4:42am GMT Looking for a great summer picnic salad to take to your next potluck? I recently enjoyed this rice salad while visiting my friend Chigiy who was hosting a summer BBQ. "Enjoyed" is the polite way of saying I ate a lot of it, and pretty much all of the leftovers the next day. The recipe is from Chigiy's friend Wendy (thank you Wendy!) who has generously passed it on to us. Made it here for my folks, and I still want to eat it all. Don't know about you, but I love rice salads. If you have a...
Grilled Tomatoes
15 Jul 2008 1:33am GMT Mid July is about the time of year when tomatoes start coming full steam into season. I have 5 tomato plants in my garden that are now producing more tomatoes than we can think up ways of using them. (Gazpacho anyone?) One quick and easy recipe that I played around with this week is to simply grill the tomatoes, cut side down, and season with olive oil, salt, pepper, and sliced basil. When you are working with garden fresh tomatoes, sometimes doing less is more, because the produce is so...
Easy Tip for Getting Corn Off the Cob
14 Jul 2008 10:06pm GMT Lots of recipes (creamed corn, corn chowder, corn salad) require stripping the corn kernels away from the cob. In practice, it's a bit tricky as the corn cob can slip from its position, and the kernels can go flying all over the place. I don't know where I first heard of this trick of using a bundt pan, but it's great for helping to steady the corn cob and to catch the kernels as they come off the cob. Continue reading "Easy Tip for Getting Corn Off the Cob" »
Snickerdoodles
10 Jul 2008 9:04pm GMT Please welcome guest author and pastry chef Shuna Fish Lydon of Eggbeater, who shares with us her secrets for making snickerdoodles. ~Elise While people argue about where the name Snickerdoodle comes from, few people who love them waste time with words. Here is a cookie with a following! Tender and crisp, plain and aromatic, sweet with a dash of salt, the Snickerdoodle has made quite a place for itself in the canon of cookies. But as loyal as its fans are, it’s not the easiest cookie to...