Northeastern summers come as a shock to Americans cradled in the West. As children growing up in California, nothing filled my siblings and me with more joy than soaring temperatures—“Now it's a hundred and two!" By late morning my grandmother would call us in from play under ... [Read More] [2 Comments. Please leave another.]
Archives for July 2009
10×10 Grilled Chicken: 10 Quick and Easy Marinades for Grill-Ready Grassfed Chicken in 10 Minutes
In an ideal kitchen, the cuisinière maintains a flawlessly organized pantry. She plans all meals ahead. And she always remembers to soak chicken in marinade a day before grilling. But I work in Copywriters' Kitchen where a home office, writing projects and tight deadlines ... [Read More] [29 Comments. Please leave another.]
Copywriters’ Kitchen Weekly Menu July 26, 2009
Need dinner ideas? Here’s what we’re cooking this week at Copywriters’ Kitchen: Monday Lemony White Bean and Zucchini Salad, assorted cheeses, baguette, mesclun salad Tuesday From-Scratch Sloppy Joes, Crispy Oven-Fried Yams, mixed green salad Wednesday Bucatini ... [Read More] [Leave a comment]
FAST Whole Wheat White Pizza with Walnut Pesto
This luscious white pizza starts with a layer of milky, grainy ricotta over a whole wheat crust. Smeared with garlicky pesto, the pie is generously topped with grated mozzarella. After a quick bake in an extra-hot oven, the pizza dough puffs up to surround bubbling cheeses that ... [Read More] [3 Comments. Please leave another.]
Upstate New York Fingerling Salt Potatoes
Years ago while on summer holiday in New York’s Thousand Islands we were introduced to salt potatoes, a regional specialty often served at barbecues. The culinary roots of this dish lie in Syracuse, New York, where commercial salt springs once flourished along Lake Onandaga. ... [Read More] [6 Comments. Please leave another.]