A year ago this week we were talking a lot about grilling, summer desserts, and good tips for summer cooking. Here's a quick look back at some of those posts, including how to reheat pizza and peel a tomato, all about sea beans, the famous perfect chocolate chip cookies, one-bowl pastas, and lots more from this time last year.
Posts pictured above are in bold below.
• Sea beans - really delicious, with an unusual delicate flavor.
• A better way to unstick a bag of ice.
• Chilled buttermilk soup for hot days.
• How to reheat pizza, make perfect S'Mores.
• One of our all-time favorite crackers.
• Grilled peaches with boozy whipped cream and more grilled desserts.
• This time last year we were talking a lot about grilling, like this full menu of steak and blue cheese from Martha Stewart and tomato skewers you can make indoors.
• Easy summer dessert: fruit and pudding cups.
• Make garlic paste at home.
• More grilling tips: flip your meat frequently; how to clean a grill.
• Two fabulous cocktails: plum caipirinha and another drink with cachaca: the Maça Martini.
• A colorful set of bowls and tools for the kitchen.
• Red orach -- a gorgeous salad green.
• So -- it's a year on. What do you think now of the perfect chocolate chip cookie?
• Beautiful kitchen islands...
• One-bowl pastas, plus Spinach Pesto Pasta with Fresh Peas and Mushrooms.
Previous Year Ago Lookback: Duralex Picardie Glasses, Mystery Fruit, the Best Shrimp Boil, Mango Colada, and How To Pair Wine and Cheese
I finally made the "perfect" chocolate chip cookie this week. They're okay; they have that mall-cookie taste, instead of the homemade-cookie taste. They're just as easy as any chocolate chip cookie I've ever made, but I'll probably stick with my memorized recipe.
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