Fresh strawberries and kumquats with crisp prosciutto, cucumber ribbons, honey balsamic almonds, and strawberry vinaigrette. It seems like strawberries are everywhere right now. What better use for these spring berries than a sweet-tart salad? Unfortunately, kumquats are a little bit harder to come by than strawberries. When I do see them, I snatch them up. […]
Pumpernickel bread layered with cured salmon, egg salad, and marinated cucumbers, frosted with goat cheese icing, and garnished with fresh herbs and vegetables. Smorgastarta is a Swedish layered sandwich dressed up like a cake. This recipe uses a mixture of goat and cream cheese for the icing, cured salmon, egg salad, and marinated cucumbers as […]
Sautéed shrimp, cucumber-carrot kimchi, teriyaki glaze, and fluffy steamed bao buns. Bao or baozi is a type of Chinese yeast-leavened bun. The dough for these buns can be baked or steamed, wrapped around a filling, or rolled and folded over like this recipe. Filling for bao buns varies greatly. In China, char sui pork, sweet […]
Dirty martini in pickle form. Yes, please! These cucumber pickles are brined with lemon, gin, and a little bit of green olive. The secret to these pickles is the olives. Well, maybe the gin too. But definitely the olives. I mean, what’s a dirty martini without olives? I really wanted to get that olive flavor […]
Cucumber kimchi a traditional Korean side dish that is quick to make. With well-balanced flavors of sweet, salty, spicy, and just a little bit funky. Cucumbers, Cucumbers, what to do with all of these cucumbers? I planted cucumbers in my garden this year to make pickles and juice. But I think I overestimated the amount […]
It’s Sunday Funday! What could be better on a hot summer Sunday than a herbaceous peach gin and tonic? Now cucumber and gin are a pretty classic flavor combination. And to be honest, cucumber, basil and gin make an awesome cocktail on their own. But the pickled peach sends this drink over the top. Muddling […]
