We opened our calendar this morning and realized something incredible: we have no plans this weekend. No weddings. No barbecues. No road trips. Just one entire free summer weekend!
We plan to take full advantage of this (and the cool weather predicted for Boston) to spend some quality time in our kitchen. What about you?!
Long weekends with no plans are great for trying something new and playing around without worrying about needing to be somewhere or have dinner on the table by a certain time.
Between the heat and our busy schedule, we haven't had a chance to make more recipes out of Daniel Leader's book, Local Breads. We're thinking a multi-day, slow-rising sourdough is just the ticket.
We also had such a great time with the paneer palak this week that we're thinking of having a go at a more complex, slow-simmering curry, like our recipe for Spicy Lamb Curry.
And we can't seem to get those caipirinhas off our mind, so we'll probably need to take a break and try those at some point!
Any fun weekend cooking projects in your future?
Related: Weekend Meditation: The Comfort Zone
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Ceviche and fish tacos! I've been making heavy stuff the last few weekends, so I'm really looking to cook light but delicious :)
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I borrowed my friend's incredibly intimidating R A W cookbook (Charlie Trotter) and am going to attempt the shitake pave (it was almost literally the only recipe that I was familiar with more than 50% of the incredients). Wish me luck.
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Bread Pudding and grilled vegetables to bring to the beach.
I hope they hold up in the heat.
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Off topic, but the photo accompanying this post knocked me sideways for some reason.
Just looks like such an amazing, relaxing place where I think I'd like to be spending time.
Can anyone shed some light on this for me?
thanks
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we have a free weekend too and we are making mark bittman's grilled chicken adobo, stir fried bok choy and rice. tomorrow, it's shakespeare in the park with a picnic.
happy weekend!
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I started my own food blog! I always wanted to.... :) Now I actually want to cook and try new things. Come check it out:
www.cocoaandcheese.blogspot.com
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