As a rule, summer is the time for simple foods, cool foods—crisp salads, raw vegetables dipped into creamy cold things, icy glasses that leave condensation marks on your table. Watermelon everything. But there are exceptions: juicy burgers, fluffy baked potatoes, pretty much anything cooked on an open flame outdoors.
There is also the great fruit pie exception. Who doesn’t want a slice of jammy pie at the cookout?! But pie can be intimidating. And I get it. There are rules. It takes time and attention and we don’t want to be disappointed. Enter the crostata. You can fill it with any fruit, but today we’re going to make a juicy blueberry crostata.
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This recipe for triple citrus dressing was a happy accident borne of a day when I had half a lemon and a lime sitting around as well as a few oranges. I wanted to make a lemon vinaigrette but figured it couldn’t hurt to add all of them. It was pretty good so I ended up making it a few times when I had friends over. I didn’t think it was that revolutionary, but whenever I serve this, without fail someone will say “what IS this dressing?”
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Rather than the usual recipe plus explanation of why you should try it, this week I thought I’d give you a week’s worth of lunch plans. It’s the summer. Did you guys notice? It’s hot. Here’s what happens for me when it’s like this. My appetite goes down during the day and I basically just want to eat watermelon. Then the sun goes down and I’m ravenous and cranky. Not the best or smartest way to live. I think we can all agree.
Enter cold noodle salads. I can always make room for some cold noodles for lunch! And they are so fast. The slowest part is waiting for the water to boil for the noodles. So let’s get efficient and commit to noodle lunches all week and cook them all in one big batch. Then all you have to do is grab your cooked noodles and toss them with whatever you have in the fridge. And did I mention this is pretty darn inexpensive?
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Say that 5 times fast! Okay, don’t, but do give this triple P meal a try.
A bag of frozen peas might seem a little uninspiring. But with just a few basic ingredients you can have a delicious and different pasta dish on the table in no time. Since it’s spring and pea season is roaring you could use fresh peas. Just be sure not to cook them for too long, because you don’t want to lose that beautiful bright green color and sweet pea flavor! Keep reading
