I came across this recipe from Ethan Stowells Instagram. It’s now a favorite and staple dish on the summer dining menu. It’s rather simple, fresh asparagus – I found these beautiful purple stalks in the Pike Place Market, fresh morel mushrooms, spring onion, and fresh peas. Ingredients 1 bunch fresh asparagus peeled 1 spring onion…
Tag: summer
Peach, Heirloom Tomato, Basil, Burrata Salad 🥗
This salad is one of my favorites as it combines peaches and heirloom tomatoes, two foods that speak summer to me. Its a blend of savory and sweet, mellowed by the burrata and finished of aromatic basil, balsamic glaze and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Ingredients 2 – 4 Heirloom tomatoes 2 –…
Grilled Corn Greek Salad 🌽
This super simple salad has become one of my favorites of this 2022 summer. It’s easy to make, packs some complex flavors together, and I think the charred corn with the reserve sherry vinegar add just enough “Je ne sais quoi” to really make this salad pop! Ingredients 6 ears of corn 2 English cucumbers…
Chicken Souvlaki Skewers with Tzatziki 🐓
I have been making this dish all summer in an attempt to reduce my steak consumption. It is super easy to make, tastes fantastic with the tzatziki, and is relatively healthy. I like to pair it with my Grilled Corn Greek Salad – channeling my inner Zorba the Greek. My family and friends love it,…
Gazpacho 🍅
I love to cook seasonal foods, especially fresh produce from the Pike Place Market. This summer, I decided to make gazpacho. It has been about ten years since I last made this dish, and was excited to make it again and find a recipe I liked. I reviewed several recipes from NY Times Cooking, Cooks…
HadBurger V 🍔
It’s summertime and grilling season (well for me it’s all year long) and we have company in town. Rhone’s friend Andrzej is up from California and I invited my good friend Glenn over for #hadburgers. Heirloom tomatoes are in season and they are by far one of my favorite foods. For HadBurgerV I used a…
HadBurger IV 🍔
I had my good friend Chris Massot over for dinner who provided some lovely bottles of Continuum over in exchange for letting him store his wine with me. Lucky me! This is the formal version of HadBurgerIV.
Grilled Chicken Thighs and Peaches 🍗🍑🥑
Grilled chicken thighs are a great dish for summer. The thighs grill very well and remain very moist and tender unlike other chicken cuts. I like to make a marinade with olive oil and Dijon mustard and liberally coat the thighs prior to grilling. In addition, nothing has the taste of summer like a ripe…
Dry Rub Ribs 🍖
Ribs are an American original, and few things speak the essence of summer, BBQs, gatherings, and friendship like a great rack of ribs. This preparation is for a dry rub style, technically not BBQ as there is no sauce, and these ribs are grilled. Ingredients All purpose dry rub – tend to make the rub…
Grilled Caesar Salad 🥬
I first had a grilled Caesar salad about 15 years ago. I found the concept quite novel, but was amazed by the crunch, flavor, texture of the romaine lettuce halves. This dish really opened my eyes on new takes and preparations on traditional dishes, especially the use of a grill to make salad. Since that…