Quite possibly the best summer gazpacho.
I’m sort of a junkie for gazpacho — that most refreshing (and no cook!) of summer soups. This Quick Blender Gazpacho recipe is my go-to for the season: bright, flavorful, perfect for lunch on a hot day.
Tag: basic recipes
Quick breaded chicken tenders with corn salad.
You’ll want to bookmark this recipe, not just because it’s the thing to fix for dinner tonight (what with summer sweet corn being totally awesome right now), but because these Quick Breaded Chicken Tenders is a basic, all-year, even-for-picky-eaters kind of lifesaver recipe. Get the recipe on writes4food.com!
Quick fresh tomato soup.
Who doesn’t love grilled cheese and tomato soup? It’s, like, the best lunch ever. And it makes a great easy supper. But—blech!—canned tomato soup. Nope, you need this Quick Tomato Soup recipe: really great, good for you and almost (almost!) as easy as opening up that can. Get the recipe on writes4food.com.
Quick, summery tabbouleh salad.
Traveling in Italy recently, we saw a whole range of prepared salads on antipasta bars and at little food shops. Salads made with couscous and roasted vegetables, or white rice and chopped veggies, or farro with cheese and seasonal vegetables (my personal favorite). I’m sharing on writes4food.com a recipe for tabbouleh salad, a Middle Eastern composition of grain, herbs and chopped vegetables that’s in the same vein. No-cook, refreshing, the perfect centerpiece of an easy summer supper. Get the recipe on writes4food.com!
Loving Italian food and culture.
Rob and I are just back from 10 glorious, all-to-brief days in Italy. Already, the trip has made a lasting impression on how we eat and live day to day. Here are a few journal notes … and some mouthwatering photos!
Easy skillet pita bread.
One of my favorite things to make for dinner on a warm evening is practically no-cook: some homemade hummus or tabbouleh, a fresh tomato salad, some meats and cheeses, and a few homemade pita breads. Pita’s a great starter bread — easy to make and quick to cook on the grill or in a cast-iron skillet. Get my homemade pita bread recipe on writes4food.com.
Easy individual strawberry trifles.
Strawberries are just a jumping-off point for these Easy Individual Trifles; you’ll be making them all summer long, I promise, with all kinds of fruit. Get the recipe on writes4food.com — along with my secret to the perfect dessert (it’s an amazing hack for your whipped cream).
Buttermilk biscuit muffins.
Can we coin the term ‘buffin’? These Buttermilk Biscuit Muffins fall somewhere on the quick bread spectrum, with a bit softer texture than a flaky biscuit and a bit more heft than a muffin. Yep, buffins. Get the recipe on writes4food.com!
Dorothy’s homemade noodles.
My beloved grandmother, Dorothy, taught me how to cook many things; No. 1 on the list is homemade noodles. In her memory, I’ll be making a batch of these soon. They’re easy and fun to make, and don’t require a pasta machine — you can use these noodles as you would pasta, with a light sauce as they’re fairly delicate. Or, you know, in chicken soup. Here’s the recipe on writes4food.com.
