Summer – Page 21 – Fennel*Twist

July 11, 2006

BBQ Chicken & the Secret to the Best Potato Salad

The quintessential Summer meal, for me, is grilled chicken and potato salad. Oh, wait, not just potato salad -- The. Best. Potato. Salad. Ever. There are a few secrets, which I will divulge below. I also made the Barefoot Contessa's Barbecue Sauce which is fun and kind of secret-like to make, in that you buy …

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July 5, 2006

Summer Snack Attack: Honey-Chicken-Mango Salad

This was a wonderful and light but still filling salad. Besides the little bit of oven time for the chicken, it's a great summer recipe. If it's super, super hot, you could always omit the chicken or grill the chicken outside (without the walnut crust) and just add walnuts to the salad. This meal is …

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July 4, 2006

Refreshing Cantaloupe Smoothie Concoction

Now this is a great, refreshing dinner for when you want something light. It also makes a wonderful breakfast. I saw this in the new July/August Everyday Food and couldn't wait to try it. Half a cantaloupe will give you two good-sized smoothies. Eat the other half of the cantaloupe the next day or hell, …

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June 30, 2006

Why, it's Pork & Sweet Potato Quesadillas to the Rescue!

Here we are at the last post of June. What better way to end the month but with a wonderful cilantro and jalapeno rubbed pork tenderloin, sweet potato and goat cheese quesadilla? You see, we were in a pork rut. Pork loin, pork chops, pork tenderloin -- I wanted something different to do with pork. …

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June 15, 2006

My New Favorite Tuna Recipe

First off, let me say that the piece of tuna I got the other day at Zupan's was so beautiful I almost wept. It was this big, perfect, ruby block of fresh fish that made everything seem right in the world, if only for a brief, shining moment. *sigh* Okay. Typically, I use a combination …

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