Weekends in the Kitchen and Beyond
If you’ve got Polish roots and have even the smallest plot of land, you are likely to be growing cucumbers in the summertime. And lots of dill. This summer, once our plot of cucumber vines started producing fruit, nearly each dinner at our house has included a Polish cucumber salad, called “mizeria.” Oddly enough, the […]
What’s a summer picnic without potato salad? As summer draws to a close, I think back to this wonderful potato salad that we had a few weeks ago. Yes, it’s got a mayonnaise-based dressing, but the dressing also includes whole grain mustard, grated horseradish, yogurt, some fresh herbs, and lots of celery. While diet advice […]
My mom’s fruit salad that rounded out my parents’ backyard picnics during the hot days of summer has got to be one of my fondest memories from my youth. I remember that my mom got the initial recipe from a pack of recipe cards that were sent to her as a preview for a subscription […]
It’s summer tomato season! This is the time, and honestly the only time, when we can truly enjoy eating fresh, juicy tomatoes. Our lunchtime sandwiches, with a thick tomato slice inside, go from blah to delicious. For dinner, our ritual is to set out a big plate of tomato slices. I like them plain, but […]
Growing up, I had potatoes in some form or another about 4 to 5 times a week with dinner. Dinner without potatoes wasn’t a real dinner. As a kid, I actually wasn’t too fond of this starchy root vegetable. If it weren’t mixed with something else, I had a hard time eating it. In the […]