We're excited about this week's Cure assignment - finishing stocking up the pantry and plan a menu with all those delicious vegetables quietly showing up in the markets! So many of these vegetables need little more than a quick stir-fry; snow peas, asparagus, tender greens - just sauté, season, and serve. Delicious!
We're tempted to go vegetarian this time of year and through the summer, but the craving for meat still hits, and we're wondering if it's warm enough yet to pull out the grill. What do you think?
If you're ready to break out the grill, check out this menu for some inspiration.
Summer-Come-Quick Menu: Grilled Pork and Fresh Slaw with Pie
• Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Herbed Cornmeal Rub
• Kohlrabi Slaw
• Meyer Lemon Shaker Pie
Also, don't forget about the grilled pizza Sara Kate wrote about in last week's email.
If you're not quite up to grilling yet, here's an indoor dish with plenty of fresh flavors, and a few good recipes to go along.
Spring Flavor: Chicken, Shallots, and Over-Wintered Apples and Broccoli
• Chicken with Shallot-Apricot Sauce
• Broccoli and Feta Pasta Salad
• Rustic Pear and Apple Galette
Any more ideas on a good spring menu? Go discuss them in the Cure assignment thread!
I've been grilling all year....and I live in CT!
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We grilled burgers last night for dinner, and chicken...but forgot to bring out the marinaded tofu to grill as well.
Great eats from charcoal!
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i long to be able to grill. alas, we are urban dwellers without a balcony, patio, or even outdoor windowsill.
i guess i'll just have to live vicariously through all of you...
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Every day is a day to grill.
I have grilled in manhattan with snow falling.
This teaches you to:
leave the cover closed
turn the food once
clean your grill after each use so it is ready at a moments notice
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I can't wait to be able to have a grill. Alas, my apartment has no outdoor area at all.
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In sunny CA we grill year round, although for some reason it just feels more right in Spring and Summer. Last night I made some semolin baguettes and grilled a tri-tip and some onions and peppers and we had wonderful crusty sandwiches with some arugula harvested from out garden, grainy mustard, and a horseradish cream sauce.
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I made the pork tenderloin with cornmeal rub recipe and almost all of the cornmeal rub came off on the grill, and what did stay on burned. It looked nothing like the photo. Any idea what I did wrong?
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We're still having snow here in MN. It's been such a depressing winter that it's hard to summon enthusiasm for doing anything outdoors. It's nearly May 1 and we're still using the fireplace in our family room. The current temp right now at 1 pm is 37. Sigh.
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