2 (6 to 8-ounce) jars imported tuna packed in olive oil, drained
½ cup (Ÿ-inch) diced hearts of celery
½ cup minced scallions, white and light green parts (3 scallions)
3 tablespoons minced fresh dill
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
ž cup good mayonnaise, such as Hellmannâs
1 teaspoon anchovy paste (optional)
4 large slices bread, such as Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Hearty White
4 ounces Swiss cheese, such as Emmentaler, grated
1 ounce microgreens
DIRECTIONS
In a medium bowl, flake the tuna finely with a fork. Add the celery, scallions, and dill, and continue mixing and fluffing with the fork until combined. Add the lemon juice, 1½ teaspoons salt, and ž teaspoon pepper. Combine the mayonnaise and anchovy paste, if using, and mix into the tuna.
Preheat the broiler. Toast the bread in a toaster and place the slices in a single layer on a sheet pan. Spread a quarter of the tuna mixture thickly and evenly on each piece of bread, covering the entire slice. Sprinkle the cheese evenly on the 4 sandwiches, covering the tuna completely. Broil for 1 to 2 minutes, just until the cheese melts and starts to brown. (Watch it carefully!) Sprinkle with the microgreens and serve hot.
đ¨Full no-recipe recipe alertđ¨ Speedy Fish Chowder: nyti.ms/2BGcxlP
Dice a strip or two of bacon if youâre a meat eater, or grab some butter if you are not (or use both if you are reckless). Add it to a Dutch oven set over medium-high heat and sautĂŠ with a few handfuls of diced onions, carrots and potatoes until the onions have gone translucent. Hit the mixture with some salt and pepper and a flash of smoked paprika if you have it. If you can find good corn on the cob, that would be a fine addition. So would a cup of frozen corn.
Do you have any fish stock? No? White wine? Surely you have water. Add enough liquid (of any combination of the above) so that the potatoes are almost swimming, then add a bay leaf and reduce the heat to a simmer.
Allow the chowder to bubble along until the liquid has reduced by a third and the potatoes are tender. Add a splash or two of milk or cream and allow it to heat and thicken slightly. Now cut the fillets into chunks and stir them in gently. Five minutes later: chowder. Serve with crusty bread.
I highly recommend THE PEACH TRUCK cookbook. Every recipe Iâve tried has been a keeper đ.
INGREDIENTS
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup chopped fresh peaches
3 large eggs
ž cup whole milk
ž cup all-purpose flour
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
To Serve:
3 tablespoons powdered sugar
2 cups sliced fresh peaches
DESCRIPTION
The authorâs favorite recipe from The Peach Truck cookbook
DIRECTIONS
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chopped peaches and 1 tablespoon of the granulated sugar and cook, stirring often, until the peaches begin to brown, about 3 minutes. Remove the peaches from skillet and wipe the skillet clean. Place the skillet in the hot oven for 10 minutes.
Blend the eggs, milk, flour, remaining 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, and the salt in a blender until smooth. Add the remaining 4 tablespoons butter to the skillet and swirl the skillet until the butter has melted. Pour the batter over the melted butter in the hot skillet without mixing it in. Spoon the caramelized peaches on top of the batter. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until puffed and golden.
Serve immediately, topped with a dusting of powdered sugar and additional sliced fresh peaches if desired.
Ready to pop back into the oven to bakeBaked and ready for the sliced fresh peaches and powdered sugar
I source my peaches from Dickey Farms as they are the only shipper that hasnât disappointed me. Others have arrived bruised and mealy, but not if they are shipped from Dickey Farms.
Now THIS French Dip recipe for a pressure cooker is a KEEPER! It rivaled the taste and texture of a brisket recipe I make every year at Christmas (?!?!!)
Two caveats on the time. Meat must be room temp for 15 min before starting AND thereâs 25 minutes to add to cook time in the natural release (steam).
I also chilled the dipping broth so the fat rose to the top for removal. I donât find it palatable without that step.
The meat is tender as buttah and the flavor?? To-DIE-for. Never making a chuck roast another way.
Instant Pot French Dip Sandwich â â â â â INSTAPOT/Pressure Cooking, Kid-Friendly, Main Dish, Meats, Sandwich Prep 15 mins â Cook 1 hr 40 mins â Makes Servings: 6 sandwiches â Source Number-2-pencil.com INGREDIENTS
2.5 pound chuck roast 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil 2 teaspoons of kosher salt freshly ground pepper to taste 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder 1 onion sliced 1/2 cup of red wine 1 14 oz can of low-sodium beef broth 1 dried bay leaf 6 soft rolls 3 tablespoons of butter melted 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder pinch of kosher salt 6 slices of provolone cheese DIRECTIONS
For best results, let chuck roast rest at room temperature for at least 15 minutes before searing.
Add vegetable oil to the Instant Pot and hit the sautĂŠ button.
Season chuck roast with 2 teaspoon of kosher salt, freshly ground pepper to taste and 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder on all side.
Using a pair on long heat-proof kitchen tongs, sear roast on all sides in Instant Pot.
Remove seared roast from Instant Pot and set aside.
Add onions to pot and sautĂŠ just until they start to soften.
Add red wine to pot and let simmer until reduced by half.
Use a wooden spoon to scrape up seared bits from the bottom of the pot as it simmers.
Once wine has reduced, add low-sodium beef broth and bay leaf.
Return roast to Instant Pot, close lid and make pressure release valve is set to sealing.
Hit Meat/Stew function and increase time to 100 minutes.
Let Instant Pot natural release for 25 minutes, then turn valve to venting to release any excess pressure.
Remove lid and transfer roast to a serving plate and shred.
Strain liquid through a fine mesh strainer and serve warm for dipping sandwiches.
Set oven to broil and place sandwich rolls on a baking sheet.
Combine melted butter, 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder and pinch of kosher salt in a small bowl.
Brush over rolls and toast 2-3 minutes, just until gold brown.
Pile meat onto rolls and top with cheese. Return to broiler and heat just until cheese has started to melt.
Top sandwiches with freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley and serve with warm au jus for dipping.
f youâre one of those people who saw the word âpickledâ in the title and said âUgh, no, sorry, not for me,â do know, I was the same not too long ago and encourage you to fight the good fight for as long as you can, because once your tastes cross over to the vinegar side, thereâs little going back.
4 to 5 cups mixed slivered or julienned* firm, raw vegetables (see above for vegetable suggestions, below for slicing tips)
Optional: Few slivers of jalapeno
DIRECTIONS
Heat vinegar, sugar, salt and mustard seeds to a simmer in a small, non-reactive pot over moderate heat, stirring only until sugar and salt dissolve. Stir in water, which should bring the mixtureâs temperature down significantly. Let cool to lukewarm.
Divide vegetables between jars. (I used two 3/4 liter jars.) Pour vinegar mixture over vegetables and refrigerate until needed. Youâll find the vegetables to be lightly pickled within an hour, and deliciously pickled within a day. They will get slightly more pickled as they sit, but the change shouldnât be too dramatic from the 24 hour level.
Eat with/on sandwiches, aside grilled food and pack it along for picnics â it goes with almost anything. Then make more, because this stuff is habit-forming.
Do ahead: Mine have kept in the fridge for a month without any change in taste or appearance. Updated to add (thanks, Erika!) that youâll want to make sure that your vegetables are submerged in the brine for them to keep this long.
* I used a mix of a sharp knife, a simple mandoline (that includes julienne blades) and a julienne peeler (the Kuhn one), which I was embarrassed to admit I bought last year until I realized how much easier it makes getting juliennes from long, thin vegetables (carrots, cucumbers, parsnips and zucchini). Donât fret if you donât have a fancy peeler or mandoline; you can cut thin strips with your knife, then slice them into skinny matchsticks quite easily.
Nothing says summertime to me like a garden full of basil. Hereâs my favorite recipe for a classic Pesto (although I do substitute walnuts for pine nuts if I happen to have them on hand).
Quick work in a food processor
I love it straight up on pasta and even freeze some in ice cube trays, to pop into sauces come winter.
Let me know in comments your favorite way to enjoy homemade pesto.
Pesto
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Servings: 2 cups
INGREDIENTS
2 cups fresh basil leaves
4 medium-sized cloves garlic, chopped
1 cup walnut meats (or pine nuts)
1 cup best-quality olive oil
1 cup freshly grated imported Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup freshly grated imported Romano Cheese
salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
DIRECTIONS
Process the basil, garlic, and walnuts in a food processor fitted with a steel blade – or in 2 batches in a blender – until finely chopped.
With machine running, pour in the oil in a thin, steady stream.
Add the cheeses, a big pinch of salt, and a liberal grinding of pepper. Process briefly to combine. Remove to a bowl and cover until ready to use.
Yield: 2 cups, enough to sauce 2 pounds of pasta
Freezes beautifully
After making the fresh basil pesto recipe pour it into an ice cube tray- in 1 ½ tablespoon portions. Top each cube with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
Put the ice cube tray in the freezer.
After a couple hours the pesto cubes will be frozen, pop them out and store them in a freezer safe bag.
You can keep the cubes in the freezer for up to 6 months.
Pull out the delicious homemade pesto 1, 2, or 8 cubes at a time to add to your recipes.
We live in corn country! Whenever I buy a dozen at the farmstand, I prep it for the microwave (as shown, cut and outer husks removed) and store in the fridge.
4 minutes in your microwave
To cook: Place in microwave for 4 minutes (mine has a fresh hard vegetable setting). Husks and silks remove in one fell swoop! Enjoy! đ˝
I ran across a link to this article on a cooking forum. It describes in great detail everything youâll need to know about serving hosta shoots as a side dish. Even if youâre not interested in cooking hosta shoots yourself, itâs a good read.
But first, the recipe:
Pan Seared Hosta Shoots with Ramp Butter
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TO TRY
Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 3 mins Servings: Serves 4 as an appetizer or side Source: foragerchef.com
INGREDIENTS
8 ounces fresh hosta shoots as young and tightly coiled as possible, cleaned, rinsed and dried if needed
cooking oil, 1 tablespoon
Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
3 Tbsp Ramp butter *see note
1/4 cup dry white wine chicken or vegetable stock can be substituted
Dash of fresh lemon juice for finishing
DIRECTIONS
Heat the oil in a saute pan or cast iron skillet until lightly smoking.
Add the shoots and cook quickly, allowing them to brown lightly, keeping the heat at medium-high. Brown them on both sides.
When the shoots are browned deglaze the pan with the wine, add the ramp butter and melt.
Remove the pan from the heat and swirl it, turning the hostas over in the sauce that forms.
Taste the sauce and season with a pinch of salt and pepper if you think it needs it. Add the dash of lemon juice.
Transfer the hostas to a plate, mounding them up into a pyramid to hold heat if you can. Spoon the sauce over the mound of hosta shoots and serve.
When itâs half gone and not yet frosted, Iâd say thatâs a ringing endorsement đ
It reminds me of a blueberry muffin recipe I make in the way itâs assembled, but the glaze is much like, if not exactly like, my favorite Lemon Bundt Cake.
Lemon Blueberry Pound Cake
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Baked goods, Cakes
Servings: Servings: one 9×5-inch loaf cake Source: Onceuponachef.com
INGREDIENTS
FOR THE CAKE:
1/2 cup milk
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest, packed (see note)
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 cups + 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour, spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off with a knife
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup blueberries (if using frozen blueberries, do not defrost)
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1-1/4 cups granulated sugar
2 large eggs
FOR THE GLAZE:
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/4 teaspoon lemon zest, packed
1-1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
DIRECTIONS
Begin by zesting the lemons.
In a small bowl, whisk together the milk, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Let sit for at least 10 minutes while you proceed with the recipe. (It will curdle; thatâs okay.)
In a medium bowl, whisk together the 2 cups flour, baking soda, and salt.
In a small bowl, toss the blueberries with the remaining teaspoon of flour. Set both aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or beaters), combine the butter and sugar.
Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.
Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then beat in the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
With the mixer on low speed, beat in a third of the flour mixture.
Next, beat in half of the milk mixture.
Beat in another third of the flour mixture, then the remaining milk mixture, followed by the remaining flour mixture. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and mix briefly to make sure the batter is evenly combined.
Add the flour-dusted blueberries to the batter and, using a spatula, fold until evenly combined.
Transfer the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, until the cake is golden brown and a tester comes out clean.
Let the cake cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.
When the cake is cool, transfer it to a serving platter and make the glaze. In a small bowl, combine the confectionersâ sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
Add more confectionersâ sugar or lemon juice as necessary to make a thick but pourable glaze (it should be a little thicker than youâd think, about the consistency of molasses or honey).
Spoon the glaze over the top of the cake, letting it drip down the sides.
Let the glaze set for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. Slice with a serrated knife. The cake will keep on the countertop for up to 3 days; store in a covered container or wrap in plastic wrap.
Wrap it securely with aluminum foil or plastic freezer wrap, or place it in heavy-duty freezer bag. Thaw overnight on the countertop before serving. (Add the glaze after the cake is thawed.)
NOTES
Note: You’ll need 2 large lemons for the entire recipe. Be sure to zest them before you juice them.
Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Servings: Yield: 5 servingsSource: skinnytaste.com
INGREDIENTS
1 1/4 cups uncooked orzo pasta, wheat or gluten-free
1 cup chopped cherry tomatoes
1 clove minced garlic
extra virgin olive oil spray
1 small red onion, quartered
1 red bell pepper, seeded and sliced into 4 pieces
1 yellow bell pepper, seeded and sliced into 4 pieces
1 large, 10 ounce zucchini, sliced into 1/4 inch thick rounds
kosher salt
black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup chopped basil
DIRECTIONS
Cook orzo in salted water according to package directions; drain and rinse under cold water, transfer to a large bowl and combine with tomatoes and 1 tablespoon of the oil and garlic.
Meanwhile spray the onions, bell peppers and zucchini with olive oil; season with 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper, to taste.
Grill vegetables on a grill basket over oiled grates, covered, (or broil 4 inches from flame) 10-12 minutes or until lightly charred and tender, turning halfway.
Set aside on a cutting board to cool slightly, then dice into 1/2-inch pieces.
Toss with the remaining olive oil and vinegar and top with chopped basil.
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