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Putting up Tomatoes: The Easy Way

Here’s a no-recipe recipe for folks with little time and large palates. Tomato sauces are great to have hanging out in the fridge for impromptu meals. With their high acidic content, they have a lengthy refrigerated shelf-life, at the ready for spooning over, or incorporating into, grain dishes and proteins. The best bottled, freshest tasting … Full recipe post »

Easy Southwest Corn Sheaths

My favorite way of eating corn is when I insert my knife deeply into the cooked cob, then slide the blade down, so that the corn is removed from the cob in a long sheaths, instead of individual kernels. Sometimes the cob obliges (esp. at this time of the year, when corn is juicy and … Full recipe post »

Super-Fast Caprese Canapes

Beach fires dwindle, the days grow shorter, and we understand the end of summer is upon us. Oh no — say it ain’t so! This summer saw more than its share of rainy days and temperatures below average, our consolation being the lakes and farmers are loving it. But beautiful days are here at last. … Full recipe post »

Sandwich Platter Flow Chart

Ann Arbor — the academic community we call home — is lauded for its superior secondary education and the world-renowned University of Michigan. Our town, for good reason, is therefore choked with adrenaline come May and June, when throngs of graduating high school and college seniors are given their moment to pause, reflect on a … Full recipe post »

Pan-Fried Red Snapper with Fried Ginger

I purchased two beautiful snapper fillets with intentions to use them in an Asian-inspired dinner that could be made in a snap. A knob of fresh ginger worked double-duty in the following recipe; I peeled the ginger, julienned it (see picture), then macerated the ginger in rice wine vinegar. After a couple of hours, the vinegar began … Full recipe post »