Classic Guacamole – How to Make Guacamole Like a Guacamaster

Classic Guacamole – How to Make Guacamole Like a Guacamaster

Appetizer Dips Mexican Food Vegetables

It’s National Guacamole Day, or at least for a few more hours it is. Having said that, there is no bad day to make guacamole. There are few things as easy, healthy, and delicious as this ubiquitous dip. However, unless you’re grinding your aromatic vegetation in a molcajete, or against [...]

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“Naked” Cherry Tomato Salad – Sans Skin for the Win

“Naked” Cherry Tomato Salad – Sans Skin for the Win

Appetizer Tips and Techniques Vegetables

I’ve wanted to show this “naked” cherry tomato technique for a while now, and after having something very similar at a Japanese restaurant recently, I decided the time was right. The tomatoes this time of year in Northern California are spectacularly sweet, and there is literally [...]

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Eggplant Escabeche – The Second Best Way to Eat Eggplant

Eggplant Escabeche – The Second Best Way to Eat Eggplant

Appetizer Dips Side Dish Spanish Cuisine Spicy Vegetables

The best way to eat eggplant is fried, which I’ll hopefully prove to you one day with a video recipe. In the meantime, you’ll have to settle for the second best way, which is this eggplant escabeche. It’s cold, refreshing, vibrantly-flavored, and I’m guessing, very healthy. This [...]

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Just Corn Soup – Finally, Less is More!

Just Corn Soup – Finally, Less is More!

Soups Vegetables

This is one of my all-time favorite ways to enjoy fresh, summer corn, and a great lesson in just how little help these sweet ears need. If you’re using perfect, peak season ears, a little butter, salt and pepper is really all you need. And no, water never counts. In case you’re wondering [...]

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Bacon & Asparagus Dutch Baby, Baby!

Bacon & Asparagus Dutch Baby, Baby!

Appetizer Breakfast Eggs Pork Vegetables

I’ve been seeing savory, non-breakfast versions of Dutch Babies pop up on menus lately, and while I’m not sure that means it’s a hot new trend, I figured I would get in on the ground floor with this amazing bacon and asparagus version, just in case. Above and beyond the ingredients, [...]

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