If a piece of furniture could have a passport, ours would be a frequent flyer. Our table has moved with us to five countries and weathered numerous house moves. If it were a child, it might need therapy. Ironically, it’s provided my family with all sorts of necessary therapy to ease our globetrotting life. It’s…
Summer Foods Conjure Memories of Growing up in the South
By Debra-Lynn B. Hook From Tribune News Service I bite into a plump, juicy blackberry in my Ohio kitchen and suddenly it is a blistering summer afternoon in the South and I am 8. I am with my three sisters and our pails, in the middle of the brambly bushes in the woods behind my…
This Sweet Treat Is Perfect for Kids and Adults Alike
Lightly sweetened Greek yogurt gets studded with fresh strawberries and chocolate chips then frozen so you can break it into chunks just like chocolate bark (but healthier!). Use full-fat yogurt to ensure the creamiest bark possible. Strawberry & Chocolate Frozen Yogurt Bark Makes 32 pieces Active Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 3 hours, 10 minutes…
Grilled Chicken Breasts Take on a Greek Flavor
If you’re like me, you probably have a couple of barbecued chicken “keepers” that you rotate repeatedly. For me it’s my lemon mustard chicken, pesto chicken and grilled chicken with classic barbecue sauce. I had a hankering for a new taste. That’s how this juicy, herbed chicken came to be. Marinating poultry in yogurt will…
The ‘Green-Thumb Chef’: Niven Patel Takes ‘Farm-to-Table’ Into His Own Hands
A cook sliced into an heirloom tomato and threw half of it in the trash. It was a thoughtless act committed routinely in kitchens around the country—but chef Niven Patel saw it as an opportunity to teach his team about the effort required to grow and harvest ingredients. “Do you know how long it took…
Zucchini Soup in an Instant Pot
If you’re looking to put all of the summer vegetables in your garden to use, this zucchini soup is the perfect way to do so. You can learn how to cook zucchini in under 10 minutes. Bursting with nutrients, zucchini soup is a way to get the essence of summer in one comforting dish. Quick summer soups are…
How to Pit Cherries Easily
If you’ve ever tried to make a cherry pie or simply enjoy the fruit as is, you know how much of a pain it can be to pit cherries. There are so many different methods and tools you can buy that it can be difficult to know which one works best. But, believe it or not, all…
How to Host the Best Picnic Ever
Dining alfresco sounds so much more impressive than “picnic,” but whatever you call it, eating under the open sky can be a delightful way to entertain friends and family. But before you grab the basket, there are a few interim steps to take in order to host the perfect picnic. Start by deciding why you…
How to Make Mango Lassi, the Ultimate Cooling Summer Drink
On a sweltering summer day, a pitcher of lemonade or iced tea is the quintessential American pick-me-up. But if you’re Indian, you likely pass on both of those drinks for a tall glass of ice-cold mango lassi. Pronounced “LUH-see,” the drink has many variations from sweet, salty, minty and even spicy. In fact, on the…
Peach Cake
Baking a dessert using some of summer’s ripest fruits is one thing you need to cross off your bucket list before the season ends. Blueberry muffins, cherry pie and lemon loaf are all great options, but now that July is in full swing there’s one fruit that’s popping up everywhere: peaches. If you’re from the…
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