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Archive for the ‘Summer’ Category

July 3rd, 2008

Kids Cook: Sweet Sparklers for Your 4th of July

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I have been finding projects for my boys to do in the kitchen, so Nana bought us a Look’n’Cook recipe book.  This is actually a book set-up for teachers of pre-school and Kindergarten, but it has some great, easy projects for the little ones in your house.  There are a bunch of different recipes […]

By Tracey Thompson -- 1 comment

July 3rd, 2008

Last Minute 4th of July with Food and Wine

If you are suddenly deciding that you want to have people over to celebrate the 4th of July, or if you are having people over and have yet to figure out what your food plans will be Food and Wine has a lot of help.  From fast desserts, to easy menus, quick-grilling recipes and easy party […]

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May 17th, 2008

Food and Wine’s Ultimate Grilling Guide

As you get ready for grilling season check-out Food and Wine’s Ultimate Grilling Guide. They have recipes for burgers, no-fuss dishes, seafood, sides, make-ahead salads and most importantly, Summer wines and cocktails.
Food and Wine’s Nick Fauchald shares 5 Great Techniques for the Lazy Griller:
1.  Try Big Cuts for Big Parties
Large cuts of meat feed a […]

By Tracey Thompson -- 1 comment

August 1st, 2007

Cooking with Farm Fresh Ingredients

As I cruise through the produce section at my local market I often think, “Wow, those strawberries look great, but is there anything beyond shortcake to make?”
Summer brings us some delicious varieties of fruits and vegetables, but what can you make with nature’s bounty?
Epicurious has a recipe section with ideas for all those farm fresh ingredients […]

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July 2nd, 2007

Great Burgers

 Chef Jeffrey Starr from the Sutter Home Winery was recently on the Today Show sharing a couple of great, award winning burger recipes.
Sutter Home Winery has an annual Build A Better Burger Contest.  Shown above is the 2004 winner by Clint Stephenson:
Grilled California Avocado BLT Burger with Caramelized Chipotle Onions
6 burgers
INGREDIENTS
Caramelized Chipotle Onions
• 1 large […]

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June 8th, 2007

Summer Wines from Food & Wine

I recently posted about Summer Wines and Tammy from Celebrate Wine found some further information on great Summer Wines.
If any one is like me, I am horrible with all that “nutty, fruity, citrusy…” talk when it comes to wine.  I am a simple person.  I like strong, dry flavor…oh, and yes….I am cheap.
Food & Wine […]

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June 2nd, 2007

Drinking Wine in the Summer

I think most of us amateur wine drinkers don’t really think too much about wine seasonally.  We drink what we drink when we drink it…or something like that.
Anthony Giglio from Epicurious brings up some good points though:
If thinking about wines seasonally seems beside the point — the point being to drink wine often, and without […]

By Tracey Thompson -- 1 comment

May 29th, 2007

Frozen Wine for Your Hot Summer

Me and my husband keep talking about getting a snow cone machine.  We live in Florida and it gets more than just a little hot during the Summer.  We have been lucky so far, the weather has been unseasonably cool for Florida this time of year, but our luck is getting ready to run out.
Since […]

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