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Down Home: Cold summer soups a tasty way to cool off

To beat the heat during the dog days of summer, turn to cooking methods that don’t heat up the kitchen and dine on lighter foods that cool us down as we eat them. I can’t think of anything better or as refreshing as spooning i [...]

Posted On : Aug, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Yotam Ottolenghi's summer soup recipes

You'll hardly ever catch me ordering soup in a restaurant – there is bound to be something more exciting on the menu, I tell myself, a bit like a stubborn child who decides he or she doesn't like something without ever tryin [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Chilled Summer Soups

Think soups are just for winter? Try a chilled cucumber honeydew puree with a shot of sake, and you might reconsider. Summer soups quench with a vibrant burst of flavor and the welcome cool of an icy drink. Cousin to the cocktail, they [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Chill Out and Give These Summer Soups a Try

In the spirit of full disclosure, I have never been a fan of the cold soup. For whatever reason, it rubbed me the wrong way, so to speak. Soups are supposed to be hot and served in cold weather. Just the notion of a cold soup made me bris [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Summer recipes for salads and cold soups

When you get home after a long day, after the summer sun has sapped all your energy, the last thing you want to do is cook or eat a full-blown, hot, Indian meal. But meals don't have to be that elaborate, and nor do they have to be h [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Recipes - Sample summer's fantastic fruit

SUMMER in Scotland brings with it a celebration of fantastic berries, which are coming into season this month and can be enjoyed right through until September. Hot on the heels of strawberries will come raspberries, appearing next month. [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Recipes - Indian summer

I thought it was rather ironic that I received Gordon Ramsay's latest cookbook – Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape – on the hottest day of the summer. Why? Because it features 100 of his favourite Indian recipes. Howev [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2010 | Comments : 0

Delicious, easy desserts from summer fruit

The other Sunday I was standing in the middle of a swarm of shoppers at my local Long Beach farmers market, trying to decide between getting more of John Tenerelli's terrific Fantasia nectarines or yet another box of Garcia Family Farms' [...]

Posted On : Aug, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Recipe: Indian summer salad

INGREDIENTS 200g (7oz) basmati rice 100g (3½oz) sultanas 1tbsp medium curry paste 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed 2cm piece of root ginger, peeled and grated 1tbsp black mustard seeds 1tbsp natural yoghurt Juice of 1 lemon [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

What I'm Cooking: Recipes that look delicious in the Summer ...

The Summer Entertaining issue of America’s Test Kitchen, on newsstands now, has some great-looking recipes to try. It's got a slice of Raspberry Chiffon Pie on the cover. Here are the recipes I have my eye on: &nb [...]

Posted On : Jun, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Two favorite summer recipes

Everyone is always looking for great versions of favorite dishes. That's why when you stumble on a recipe for macaroni salad, you don't dismiss it as just another macaroni salad. You may have found the definitive recipe. When chef Peter Ir [...]

Posted On : May, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Chill out with cool summer soups

On the hottest days, people seek out the coldest foods, but what is one to do to quell a craving for soup: Chill it!About 1917, that's exactly what Louis Diat, chef of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in New York, did when he turned a popular hot sou [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Heat-free recipes provide summer meals with little fuss

The least appealing part of a steamy New York day is time spent in a hot kitchen. When temperatures soar, even standing over a barbecue can inspire comparisons to Dante's "Inferno." So how do you beat the heat when looking for som [...]

Posted On : Aug, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Summer Entertaining Tips

Summer is here and it's the season for fun in the sun. This is the time for casual entertaining with a cocktail party, BBQ, or a light outdoor buffet. Organization is the key to successful entertaining. Decide what kind of party works for [...]