Peach Pops
Really ripe peaches. So sweet you won't even think about adding sugar. A deeply sweet and wonderfully refreshing Way to end a meal on a hot day. Or to start a hot Summer day. Lick your breakfast.
The Walk That Ate Chicago
The 12.5-mile Loop. Five or six hours. You set the Walking pace. Either Way, you'll burn about 2,000 calories. So the big question is where to eat. I point out some favorites along the Way that are great values.
Eggplant Caponata. Really big flavor.
I thought this would be a great Summer vegetable dish to have with grilled chicken or tuna. Or hot dogs. And it is. But it's so flavorful you can build a meal around it. Have it with a simple salad. Toss it with pasta. Spread it on grilled bread.
Looks too good to eat. For two seconds.
Summer squash and tomatoes on a big, crisp pizza crust. Looks beautiful. Tastes even Better. Maybe the best good lookin' pizza ever. For $2. Required kitchen skills: stirring, slicing.
Dance Party! You’re inviting.
The Dance That Ate. And Ate. And danced it all off with this 90-minute playlist. From soup to pizza to BLTs, dessert and sangria - for less than $9 per dancin' fool. Get to work on your guest list.
Slower Sunday: Inhale
Intoxicating. Makes you want more. Press Play and take a very deep breath. All the Way in. All the Way out. Good practice. Lots of things blooming out there right now that are worth a sniff.
Watermelon Gazpacho. Before or after.
Could be your first course. Or your dessert. It's a cool, refreshing, flavorful way to start or finish a Summer meal. Preparation's a 10-minute job, start to finish. $1 serves 4.
A vegan walks into a sushi bar.
Quick and simple to make. Less than $2 per person. Every bite's a little party in your mouth. Light, fun, interesting, beautiful. Almost fat-free. Want to come back as grilled vegetable sushi in your next life?
Baba Ghanoush. Or ghannouj. Or ganush.
This stuff is addictive. And Cheap. Rich and luscious. Deep eggplant and sesame flavors. A little brightness and tang from the lemon and garlic. With pita bread or a warm, soft fresh corn tortilla. Or straight from a spoon.
Radicchio Gremolata Pizza
A big salad posing as a pizza. A huge mound of exceptionally fresh, dark red, flash-baked radicchio on a hot, fresh pizza crust. Delicious. Another example of pizza crust as the perfect platform for almost everything fresh and tasty. Dinner for two for $2.