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Slow-Roasted Cherry Tomatoes: A Simple Summer Appetizer

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Summer entertaining lends itself so well to simplicity: fresh produce abounds, needing little to no adornment, and the most a host should need to do is wash the produce well and serve. Since everything is so fresh and tasty so why complicate things? One of my favorite summer snacking foods are cherry tomatoes. Fresh from [...]

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Three 3-Minute Chilled Soups

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I fell in love on my honeymoon. With a cold soup. Yes, I was already head over heels with a tall engineering student, but a chilled Hungarian sour cherry soup, enjoyed on a shady Budapest courtyard with the aforementioned tall student, also captured my heart. That memorable lunch left an impression on me – on [...]

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A Campfire Breakfast: Tools & Ideas for Your Next Outing

by Cheri10 comments
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Written by Cheri of Kitchen Simplicity. Eating breakfast around a campfire is one of my favorite ways to start a summer day. Nothing tastes quite as good as food cooked over an open flame. Any of your favorite breakfast meals can be made over a campfire; all you need is the right tools and a [...]

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14 Ways to Enjoy Ripe Tomatoes

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Tomatoes have arrived. Tomatoes that actually have flavor, that taste sun kissed, and have ripened naturally. I herald the arrival of the fresh summer tomatoes just as enthusiastically as flip-flops and sundresses. Like most produce, they are best enjoyed simply adorned. Marinated Tomatoes Here’s what I’m suggesting you do right now. Yep, before you’ve had [...]

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Frozen Bites Part 2: More Easy Summer Treats

by Shaina19 comments
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Written by Shaina of Food for My Family. This summer marks the fourth year in a house without air conditioning. We survive the 90- and sometimes even 100-degree heat year after year by living in tank tops and flip-flops. I also open the windows and blow hot air around, trying to create a breeze. Finally, [...]

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