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BEEF BRISKET SANDWICH with RASPBERRY BARBECUE SAUCE & CREAMY COLESLAW
This was pretty good for a come together quick meal on a steamy hot summer night. We used leftover beef brisket for this recipe and most of the sandwich ingredients I had prepared ahead. There's a lot going on in the recipe, so if you want to take some short-cuts,...
SUMMER SWEET CORN & ZUCCHINI FRITTERS with CHIPOTLE LIME CREMA
These fritters are truly the best when you use fresh picked, sweet corn and in the Northwest, we have some of the best in the months of August and September. They make for a great appetizer or buffet hors d'oeuvre served with crema on the side. They're great as a side...
SUMMER VEGETABLE CURRY with BASMATI & BLACK RICE
There's no stopping me this summer! I promise you will not get a load of zucchini on your porch from our household. I plan on eating all these babies! Here's an incredible vegetable dish that anyone would enjoy. The rich curry broth is a simmer of coconut milk, fresh...
MEDITERRANEAN INSPIRED SUMMER QUICHE
Another recipe for your summer squash! We thought this was even better chilled. I've mentioned this before ~ I don't bake! But I do like making quiche. I've definitely made my own crust in the past, but I don't think I have mastered the crust element quite yet. So...
GRILLED NECTARINE SALAD with BURRATA, FRESH HERBS & BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE
I found this recipe a couple of years ago and have since modified it with a few more elements of flavor. Adding fresh basil and thyme, roasted almonds and this balsamic vinaigrette made it particularly good on a hot summer day. Makes 4-5 portions INGREDIENTS FOR THE...
MUFFALETTA SANDWICH
The muffaletta sandwich has Sicilian roots and is said to have been created in 1906 in New Orleans by a deli/grocery store owner named Salvatore Lupo. I had my first muffuletta when I was working with Bon Appetit in California. The company standard for this sandwich...
JASMINE & WILD RICE SALAD with GRILLED CHICKEN and PICKLED CHILI GINGER SESAME VINAIGRETTE
We made this salad last year during a triple digit heat wave. It was the perfect meal to combat heat. It's a recipe that requires a little planning ahead only because you want to prep foods early in the day before it gets too hot. We made enough for a dinner and a...
HEIRLOOM TOMATO & GREEN OLIVE BRUSCHETTA
Everyone is craving this bruschetta dish in our household, so I'm reposting the recipe. There are tomatoes on the vine, it's hot and I don't want to cook. This is a perfect dinner. Just this. From our 2020 post: At some point you have to stop eating BLT's and utilize...
COCONUT ZUCCHINI BREAD WITH HAZELNUTS
Two years ago today I published this recipe. I think we should be arming ourselves with recipes for zucchini ~ it's that time of year when they take over our gardens!! So I'm reposting (per a few reader's requests for more zucchini recipes) and hope you'll give this...
SUMMERTIME RASPBERRY BASIL SHRUB
I haven't made a shrub in about six months, so I'm excited to have this one ready so we can enjoy it this weekend in one of Mac's many cocktail recipes. For those of you who have not seen earlier posts on our shrub recipes and are not familiar with what a shrub is,...