The Summer Fest theme this week is tomatoes and I can’t think of a better thing to talk about than slow-roasted tomatoes. I made these for the first time last September and they were absolutely amazing. Although I made them a few more times throughout the year with grocery store cherry tomatoes, I’ve been waiting for some good summer tomatoes to roast. Continue reading →
I love grilled beef. I especially love grilled flank steak. Today I’m introducing you to one of my favorite food bloggers, Terry from Blue Kitchen, and his recipe for Spice-Rubbed Flank Steak. The meat is slow-marinated in a mixture of coriander, cumin, cinnamon, fresh ginger, and garlic before it meets the grill. Yes, it smells and tastes just as fantastic as it sounds. Continue reading →
Are you interested in what’s going in the world of food? If so, I’d like to recommend a great site I’ve been following called Food News Journal. It’s a gathering of some of the best in food current events including articles, essays, and even food blog posts. All of the headlines are listed on one easy-to-navigate page. It’s simple, distraction free, and I love it. The content is updated each weekday from a huge variety of sources and I find several interesting things each time I visit. Check it out and let me know what you think!
When my friend Ruby called me the other day and told me her mom’s apricot tree was overflowing and that we each had a bag of fresh-picked fruit waiting for us, my first thought was apricot cobbler. But then I remembered the tart pan I purchased last year that still hadn’t been used and decided an apricot tart was in order.
At first I was planning on making this simple apricot tart at Orangette. I’m sure I’ll still make that one someday, but my original plan changed after a friend on Facebook shared a link to Tartelette’s Apricot Almond Tart. Not only was the tart beautiful, it was a perfect excuse to bake with some of the local honey I had just picked up at The Vineyard Farmer’s Market. Plus, I knew the almond cream filling would be perfect with the tart-sweet apricots. Continue reading →
Welcome to Food Blog Friday! I’ve decided to start a series dedicated to sharing recipes that I’ve tried from other food blogs. I plan on tempting you with a fantastic recipe from a different food blog each week. This is how it will work: I’ll try out the recipe myself, show you a photo of my results, then send you over to the featured blog for the recipe. It will be a great way for all of us to learn more about what’s happening in the food blogosphere.
This week I reached way back into the past and dug up Alpineberry’s recipe for Luscious Lemon Bars. Alpineberry is a wonderful baking blog that I’ve been following for a few years now. In addition to tempting us with her own creations, Mary has been an active member of The Daring Bakers since early 2007. That’s a lot of daring baking! Continue reading →
Last summer I made my first batch of homemade jam – peach jam, to be exact. While not difficult, the process was a bit labor-intensive: I sterilized jars, peeled and chopped fruit, boiled down the fruit and sugar, and even processed the filled jars in a water bath. It was well worth the effort and I was quite proud of myself for successfully preserving that small bit of the summer’s bounty. And with that first batch of jam under my belt, I had been making plans to can all kinds of jam this summer. Continue reading →
