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Corn Gazpacho with Garlic Croutons
Simple and delicious straight out of the garden, abundant corn on the cob is one of the great things about being alive every summer. You boil it up, spread on a little butter, dig in, and thank your lucky stars. But even perfection gets boring after awhile. This cold…
Fresh Corn Spoonbread
Start to finish: 1 hour 10 minutes (45 active) Servings: 6 2 cups fresh corn kernels 2 cups buttermilk 2/3 cup fine yellow cornmeal 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, optional 4 ounces extra sharp Cheddar cheese, coarsely grated one 4.5 ounce can chopped green…
Crispy Fish BLT
The Husband tends to scorn the BLT as an “air sandwich.” Of course, it’s delicious—how can it not be as long as bacon is involved—but it’s hardly what you’d call filling. That’s why I’ve bulked up the traditional BLT with some “fried” fish. I’ve also tricked up the standard-issue mayo…
Featherbed Inn in Vermont
Last weekend I attended my niece’s wedding in Waitsfield, Vermont. The fam and I stayed at the Featherbed Inn, a beautiful local spot. Every morning the hosts, Mick and Karen, cooked up an extravagant — and healthy — breakfast: three courses, starting with a scone, followed by a fruit dish, leading up to an entrée, all very tasty. This particular morning the…
The Gilda Pintxo
When I was visiting Bilbao, Spain back in May, the two members of a local gastronomy club who were teaching me to how to make Poulet Basque started my mouth watering with a serving of some Gilda pintxo, the Basque country’s most famous appetizer. This iconic San Sebastián bar snack,…
Bordeaux at Sunset
I was so lucky to spend two days in Bordeaux while shooting my show in Europe in May. We were on an Oceania cruise (full disclosure Oceania is a sponsor of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals”) and able to dock right in the downtown area. We all fell in love with the…
Puzzle Therapy
In the middle of these rough times, I’ve found that puzzling is one of the most distracting, calming things I can do. It gives me a sense of control at a time when I feel confounded by the global chaos. I stick to 500-piece puzzles because the 1000-plus versions are…
Come Join Me!
Come join me next June for a 14-day London-to-London cruise on Marina, one of Oceania’s beautiful ships: https://tinyurl.com/y3ekaddd. Our stops will include Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, Talinn (Estonia), Riga (Latvia) and Berlin. I’ll be planning a few of the evenings’ menus, joining guests on several shore excursions, doing a demo, hosting a…
My Window Boxes
For years I’ve been planting bright red geraniums in the 3 large window boxes in my NYC apartment and they were lovely; the bright red popped. But this year I decided to try something different – pollinating plants. Here I have Lantana, Calibrochoa, Petchoa and Cuphea. I haven’t seen a…
Look What Else I Discovered at the Fancy Food Show!
I found Indian spice mixes formulated by Barkha Cardoz, the widow of the very talented chef, Floyd Cardoz at the Burlap & Barrel booth. She gave me a little taste of her Chat Masala, a lovely, citrusy, lightly- salted mix and it inspired me to go home and order 4…