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Sweet, Cool, Watermelon Gazpacho

We’ve been eating good melon all summer, including tons of sweet, silky cantaloupe. But now, there are watermelons up the wazzoo. I worked a shift at the Park Slope Food Coop this morning and I watched a whole lot of … Continue reading…

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Aug 24, 2011
Filed Under: FruitSoupSummer
Ingredients:WatermelonMintTomatoCucumberFennelJalepeno
Tagged: Cold Food for Hot DaysGazpacho

My First Taste of Tunisia and a Carrot Salad

When I was 23 years old, I moved to Santa Fe by myself. One of my many early jobs in this town was to collect payments from advertisers for the local alt-weekly, The Santa Fe Reporter. Some other time I’ll … Continue reading…

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Aug 12, 2011
Filed Under: RamblingsSaladSides
Ingredients:CarrotsMint

Picnic Perfect: Sundried Tomato and Feta Orzo

What makes this orzo so picnic perfect? Well, besides the fact that it’s easy as hell to assemble and yields a lot of servings (especially if those servings are a scoop on a plate with lots of other BBQ goodness), … Continue reading…

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Jul 01, 2011
Filed Under: Pasta, Risotto and GrainsSides
Ingredients:Sun dried tomatoesHerbsMint

Oh Snap, That’s Healthy! Make Quinoa with Sugar Snap Peas and Mint

Last July I agreed to cater our friends’ film shoot in the Catskills. I would feed 18 people 3 meals a day for 4 days. I know, crazy. It was a ton of work, the meal and ingredient planning alone … Continue reading…

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Jun 21, 2011
Filed Under: Pasta, Risotto and GrainsSidesSummer
Ingredients:BeansSugar snap peasPeasQuinoaMint
Tagged: Catering

Sweet Mint Iced Tea

It’s been an unusually hot summer and I cannot get enough of this tea. Make it and pour some over a glass of ice any time you need to cool off and enjoy the little things: 1/4 cup of your … Continue reading…

Aug 08, 2010
Filed Under: DrinksSummer
Ingredients:HerbsMintHoney

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