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Summer on a Plate: More than 120 delicious, no-fuss recipes for memorable meals from Loaves and Fishes
By Anna Pump, Gen Leroy, Alan Richardson
Simon & Schuster - 2008
Carrot, Mango and Apple Slaw : page 79
I wanted to like this more than I did. Somehow the flavors never really came together in a harmonious way for me. As with almost every recipe in this book, it comes together very quickly.
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Chicken Stock : page 28
I had planned to make chicken stock today using my usual Alice Waters recipe but ran across this recipe when I pulled out this cookbook to look something up after it was mentioned on another foodie website.
It is a straightforward recipe similar to many others -- although this is the first stock recipe I have seen that called for ground pepper rather than whole peppercorns.
Pump suggests an interesting variation which I decided to try-- adding a few chunks of ginger while the stock simmers and a couple of teaspoons of soy sauce at the end of the cooking process. I think this might be very nice to use for an Asian chicken soup.
Simmering away now -- will update on flavor later.
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Creamed Carrot Soup with Ginger and Lime : page 36
This is a really nice light soup with well-balanced flavor -- hints of ginger and lime rather than strong notes of either. More of an appetizer soup than a main-dish.
Recipe makes enough for about 8 one-cup servings.
May be served hot or cold. The warm version is very nice; will update on cold once I try it tonight.
Recipe calls for chopped curly parsley which did not sound good to me, I added a dollop of lime-cilantro sour cream which went very nicely. Will try chopped flat-leaf parsley in the chilled version tonight.
The prep takes a little time since you are peeling and chopping two pounds of carrots but it's great for a knife skills work-out.
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Sweet Corn and Tomato Salad : page 77
A great summer side dish and easy as pie to make. Recipe calls for cilantro but cilantro-haters could easily substitute basil. Lovely colors from a presentation point of view.
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Thai Noodles : page 84
This was delicious and easy to pull together. An easy do-ahead dish as it improves if left at room temperature for an hour or two before serving. Recipe calls for a full teaspoon of red pepper flakes but I found a half teaspoon to be plenty of heat.
Served with a baked salmon dish (coriander-cumin rub; topped with a lime sour cream and chopped cilantro) from Food and Wine magazine. Also a small serving of Ina Garten's sugar snap peas dressed with a small amount of toasted sesame oil and black sesame seeds (also easy to do ahead).
May be a good dinner party menu -- goes well with either Sapporo beer or sake.
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All the elements of this dish, the fish, the tartar sauce, and the bread come together perfectly. It really is the taste of summer on a plate.
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