Posts for June 21st 2012

grilling

What's Your Favorite Kind of Barbecue?

On the days when I'm especially homesick for the Texas heat I was raised in, I crave a fully loaded plate of beef brisket, baked beans, and Texas toast.

On the days when I'm especially homesick for the Texas heat I was raised in, I crave a fully loaded plate of beef brisket, baked beans, and Texas toast. The idea leaves my heart fluttering, especially on a day like today, when it's overcast and gloomy in San Francisco.

Good thing I'm packing my bags today to go to Austin for the weekend! I only have T-minus 12 hours before I'll sink my teeth into the juicy, slow-smoked brisket that makes Texas famous. When you're craving barbecue big-time, what type of meat do you typically go for? Are you more of a pulled-pork gal, or do you crave hot links? Do you love Kansas City ribs, or are you all about the brisket too?

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recipes

Summer Calls For No-Bake Desserts

Let's face it: some days, it's too hot to even consider turning the oven on.

Let's face it: some days, it's too hot to even consider turning the oven on. However, the heat shouldn't hold you back from making delicious desserts. With puddings, panna cotta, cheesecake, and lots and lots of fruity options, there's no reason to turn on the oven when you have the choice of these 12 no-bake desserts.

recipes

Caramelize Nectarines on the Grill

There's something so quintessentially Summer about biting into a soft, ripe nectarine, slurping up the sweet, syrupy juice before it seeps down your arm.

There's something so quintessentially Summer about biting into a soft, ripe nectarine, slurping up the sweet, syrupy juice before it seeps down your arm. You know how sugar is good, but caramel is better? Well, the same goes for grilling nectarines. Due to their high sugar content, nectarines caramelize beautifully on a grill. This heavenly dessert only needs two ingredients: nectarines and fluffy honey frozen yogurt.

Learn how to grill nectarines.

Cooking Basics

An American Food Atlas, Part II: The South

After checking out the seafood and fast food bounty made famous by the Northeast, we're traveling due south to investigate the culinary traditions that make Southern food what it is today.

After checking out the seafood and fast food bounty made famous by the Northeast, we're traveling due south to investigate the culinary traditions that make Southern food what it is today. From Virginia down to Florida and clear west to Louisiana and Arkansas, this is a region with a rich history. Southern cooking draws upon American Indian, French, Spanish, African, Caribbean, and English influences (to name but a few). And between forming their own self-declared country for several years and feeling culturally independent from the rest of the US in ensuing ones, Southerners have developed a unique and disarmingly delicious cuisine that's distinctly their own. Care to join us on our tour? Just keep reading for more on Southern cuisine.

cooking tips

9 Kitchen Tips Gleaned From Aspen's Greatest Chefs

At the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, cooking demonstrations and wine seminars take place all the way from Friday morning to Sunday afternoon, and one might sit down to learn about any cooking topic, from knife skills 101 to a primer on the Northern whites of Italy.

At the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, cooking demonstrations and wine seminars take place all the way from Friday morning to Sunday afternoon, and one might sit down to learn about any cooking topic, from knife skills 101 to a primer on the Northern whites of Italy. This year, I sat in on each of these seminars — led by Andrew Zimmern, Bobby Flay, and Michael Symon, respectively — where I learned at least a few great tips from each star chef, regardless of the discussion at hand.

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Behold: the three best tips I learned from three of this weekend's biggest celebrity chefs.

community

Savory Sight: Peach and Almond Galette

Now that we've finally hit peach season, follow in ericairis's footsteps and make an almond galette with fresh peaches.

Now that we've finally hit peach season, follow in ericairis's footsteps and make an almond galette with fresh peaches.

This Peach and Almond Galette makes for the perfect summer dessert especially when topped with a healthy scoop of French vanilla bean ice cream. 

For the full recipe, visit her blog, and then be sure to share your Summer delights with us in our Savory Sights community group.