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No-Cook Summer Tomato Pasta Recipe

By Lorraine Thompson4 Comments. Leave another...

You wait all year long for them: locally grown tomatoes—fat, red and bursting with sweet-acidic flavor. If you’re like me, in August you gorge on these summer-only delicacies, tirelessly eating them for lunch, dinner and snack day after day. The less you fuss with perfect ... [Read More] [4 Comments. Please leave another.]

Filed Under: Marinades, Pastas, Quick Recipes, Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: No-cook pasta sauce recipe, No-Cook Summer Tomato Pasta Recipe, quick summer pasta recipe, raw tomato pasta sauce recipe, summer pasta recipe

Cream Scones with New York State Champagne Grapes

By Lorraine Thompson4 Comments. Leave another...

If you visited Copywriters’ Kitchen last week, you know I cadged a quart of heirloom New York State Champagne grapes—also known as Corinth grapes—at my local farm stand. Advised to use them as fresh currants, I tossed a cupful into a sweet and crunchy Waldorf Salad. A few more ... [Read More] [4 Comments. Please leave another.]

Filed Under: Breads, Cakes, Desserts, Fruit, Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: Champagne grapes recipe, Corinth grapes recipes, cream scones recipe, Cream Scones with New York State Champagne Grapes recipe, heirloom grape recipe, how to make scones, New York State local produce

Gingery Curried Chickpea and Roasted Pepper Salad Recipe

By Lorraine Thompson1 Comments. Leave another...

You know a scorching day lies ahead when the air in your kitchen feels thick and close—at 6:00 AM. Ironically, by that hour on a hot summer morning, I'm already thinking about dinner: I like to get a head start on preparation to assure I'm not stuck in a broiling kitchen later ... [Read More] [1 Comment. Please leave another.]

Filed Under: Legumes, Quick Recipes, Recipes, Salads, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: Gingery Curried Chickpea and Roasted Pepper Salad Recipe

How to Make Easy Oven-Roasted Peppers

By Lorraine Thompson16 Comments. Leave another...

Twenty years ago I tried making roasted peppers at home. I spent 30 minutes hovering over my kitchen burner rotating a fork-skewered pepper and another 10 minutes cleaning up the stove-top mess. The process yielded a single roasted pepper. It was slightly raw in patches and ... [Read More] [16 Comments. Please leave another.]

Filed Under: Recipes, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: How to Make Easy Oven-Roasted Peppers, roasted pepper directions, roasted pepper recipe

Waldorf Salad with Champagne Grapes

By Lorraine Thompson4 Comments. Leave another...

Ever buy strange and wonderful local produce, haul it home—and then feel at a complete loss as to what to do with it? That’s how I felt about the Champagne grapes I bought last week. At Westchester Greenhouse, my local farm stand, the tiny frosted purple grapes called to ... [Read More] [4 Comments. Please leave another.]

Filed Under: Fruit, Recipes, Salads, Vegetarian Tagged With: Champagne grapes, composed fruit salad, Corinth grapes, fruit salad, heirloom grape recipe, heirloom recipe, Waldorf Salad with Champagne Grapes

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