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New Cookbooks, A Vanilla-Making Kit, Really Lovely Red Wine Vinegar & A Few Other Mother's Day Gift Ideas
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Friends, hello. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday weekend. We are back from Vermont, and I am missing sitting on my cousin's screened-in porch admiring the view. This week I worked on a rosemary-olive sourdough recipe (using this recipe as a base), and while it was a little heavy, it was very tasty. More on this soon: I also put together a little Mother's Day gift guide. A few things I’m excited about include the season’s latest cookbooks as well as this bright blue tortilla press (so cheerful!), this vanilla-making kit (just add Bourbon!), and this really lovely red wine vinegar (my Greek salad dressing has never tasted better). As always, I hope the ideas serve as inspiration, and, as always, I love hearing your ideas, too, so please share in the comments.
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Baked Feta with Cherry Tomatoes "I could not believe how delicious and easy this meal was–yes, with the fettuccine it was our entire dinner (with a salad). We did not miss meat and we decided we would have this twice a week!" — Lynne Caldwell In Case You Missed It:Soft and Pliable 3-Ingredient Corn Tortillas Miraculously Delicious Turkey Burgers
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Hi. I'm Ali.
Bread enthusiast. Vegetable lover. Omnivore. If the kitchen is your happy place, you're in good company. Let's hang.
Friends, good morning. Last night, I pulled an undated bag of frost-coated currant scones from the freezer. Given their very past-prime appearance, my expectations were low, and I questioned whether I should bother reheating them, but I pushed on this morning, crossed my fingers, and threw them in the oven. Friends, they are so good! I love a scone, and I love this one so very much: punctuated with tiny currants, it's perfectly sweet and lightly lemony. What's more, it doesn't taste at all...
... build a sourdough starter from scratch! Friends, if you've ever wanted to build a sourdough starter from scratch or if you've tried in the past and failed, it's time to try again! We've had a glorious few days of sunny skies and warm weather here in Upstate New York, and my starter hasn't been happier in months. I'm not feeding it any differently; it's thriving simply because the temperature outside has risen. This got me thinking: if the weather here is finally looking bright (despite...
Friends, hello from Vermont, where green mountains and dogs abound! We arrived at my cousin's house yesterday evening with dinner in tow for 20 people: four baked pastas (assembled but not baked), large-batch Caesar dressing with many bags of Romaine, focaccia, and two almond tortes, which my sister, who does not like to cook or bake, whipped up yesterday morning. We baked the pastas upon arrival, assembled the salad while the pasta baked, and warmed the focaccia while the pasta rested. It...