Today is the last day of summer, but there is still time to get tomatoes and make gazpacho. It was 88 degrees in New York City today, so one more cool soup is in order before we get cozy!
Last Gasp Gazpacho
Tag: easy
Tomatoes!
Somehow in the midst of all the late summer activity I have failed to talk about tomatoes. I have been eating them. And cooking them. In fact, let me back up and say that the main reason I haven’t talked about tomatoes here is because I have been busy hunting them down, like defenseless prey.
Simmer Down: Cool Corn Soup
Do you believe in spontaneous combustion? Because I may burst into flames as I’m writing this. If I trail off you will know what happened.
Sometimes (like right now) it is too damn hot to cook.
But don’t resort to delivery yet!
The Sweet and the Savory
Ripe cantaloupe, fresh herbs and a drizzle of white wine vinegar and olive oil over lettuce make a cooling combo on a hot summer night.
Vegetable Redemption
In a fit of vegetable enthusiasm I recently bought my first cucumber of the season. It was a near-perfect specimen, with hardly a blemish upon its glossy green skin.
