It's a cool, rainy weekend here - what's it like where you are? This has us in the mood for bistro food and pizza - something hot. But we're still determined to make it to the farmer's market tomorrow morning for fresh spring vegetables and a bunch of flowers for the table. Here are a few more good projects from the site this week; what are you eating and cooking this weekend?
• Small Cool 2008 winners are announced - what do you think of their kitchens?• Strawberry pie, soups and "bacon and eggs" are looking good right now.
• If it warms up a little we're drinking Pimm's Cup this weekend.
• Are you doing any gardening this spring?
• Are you throwing a party to celebrate the end of the Cure? Check out these timing tips.
That strata looks better and better every time I see it.
I didn't officially participate in the Kitchn Cure this time around, but I have been continuing to work on my condo (still, even after the AT Cure has ended), and I am hosting a Sunday lunch party to share my latest batch of changes with some friends.
As temperatures are predicted to hit 100 this weekend, a chilled rosé, also a favorite of mine, sounds better and better.
As for gardening, the basil's coming up and looking happy! I'll have to be attentive to how the sun's interacting with my sunken patio to keep the plants happy, though!
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Nothing is cooking this weekend, as it's currently 95 degrees and won't get much cooler until Monday. This is a weekend for salad, cheese plates, iced coffee, and, agreed, a chilled rosé.
I haven't seen good-looking strawberries yet—the spring here has been so cool that the only produce at the farmers market has been things like green garlic and leeks, with no fruit yet.
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It's downright cold windy and rainy here and I was never happier to heat up leftover French Onion Soup from my freezer and pop it under the broiler with cheese. It certainly doesn't feel like May. I'm baking pumpkin muffins, and I think I'll throw together a minestrone in the Crockpot. Fall food.
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It was cool and windy here all week, so I made a big pot of red and white bean soup. Tonight I added some extra veggies and boiled down the leftovers into a tasty vegetarian ragu to go over pasta. Very good comfort food.
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Our weather's finally heating up here in Vancouver, just in time for the long weekend. Tonight, we had sweet onion quiche, salad, and hard cider while sitting on the porch and watching all the foot traffic.
Last weekend, inspired by recipes here on AT, we made pizza and ice cream. This weekend, we're upping our game by making the same dishes with new variations and inviting friends over to share them.
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I have friends coming over for a birthday dinner tonight. I'm making this for the birthday cake. In fact, I should get started on that. And cleaning the house. I should get started on that, too. ;)
I also got some artichokes from the CSA this week. I've never cooked artichokes before! Any suggestions for good artichoke dishes? (I have three that are pretty small.)
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Despite the insane unseasonable heat here, I baked white chocolate cupcakes with candied kumquats. Totally worth the hot kitchen.
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I went to our farmer's market today and was quite delighted to find fresh asparagus, one of my favorite things about spring. I came right home and made risotto with asparagus for lunch. It was great! I was inspired by the new bon appetit site's risotto recipe.
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I made Mark Bittman's North African Chicken with Green Olives over couscous, most of which I bought at the Saturday market. Poulet de Bresse, the best green olives I have ever tasted in my life, along with some sweet potato and zucchini thrown in for good measure.
Oh! And the strawberry pie for dessert.
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