5 Summer Breakfasts to Beat the Heat

When it's hot out, the last thing you want to do is turn on the oven and let it sit at 300 or so degrees in the middle of your kitchen. So to keep yourself cool, check out these "5 Summer Breakfasts to Beat the Heat" below! I live in Seattle, so "beat the heat" breakfasts aren't something we often have to deal with. But my partner Sam and I are headed to my mom's cabin in upstate New York in about a week where it's generally quite hot, humid and downright sticky. Even in the mornings. It's right on the lake — which you'd think would help — but that's generally not the case, so cool, easy breakfasts that don't require oven time are the order...

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Easy Pickle Recipe: Cucumber Kimchi Bites

Does this look delicious to you? If so, this recipe is right up your alley. This one serves 5, but you can reduce the ingredient amounts as need, so check out "Easy Pickle Recipe: Cucumber Kimchi Bites" below! Recently, I shared a recipe for making easy cabbage kimchi, which is a staple at my house. The first kimchi I ever fell in love with, though, was oi sobaegi kimchi, or stuffed cucumber kimchi. I think of this as "gateway kimchi" — it's lightly fermented (or not at all), so it isn't as pungent as many other kimchis, and it has crisp texture that any pickle lover should appreciate.  Oi kimchi is for summer,...

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5 Beautiful Flowers You Probably Didn't Know You Could Eat

Summer flowers are in bloom, and boy do they smell good! You might enjoy more than just the smell, as some of them are literally good enough to eat! Check out "5 Beautiful Flowers You Probably Didn't Know You Could Eat" below and add some petals to your plate! Candied rose petals on cakes and stuffed squash blossoms are yesterday's news! Here are five edible flowers that will make you look at your flower bed in a new and delicious light. I have been slightly obsessed with edible flowers ever since picking up a copy of Cooking with Flowers by Miche Bacher. The pages of this book are full of ideas that bring bright colors and new...

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Welcome to Sangria Season! 5 Favorite Sangrias to Make Right now

Summer of Sangria! If that sounds like a season you'd take part in, then get started now! Check out "Welcome to Sangria Season! 5 Favorite Sangrias to Make Right now" below! What's better on a steamy summer evening (afternoon? morning?) than a chilled glass of sangria, punctuated with booze-soaked fruit? 'Tis the season for sangria — but why stop at the basics? Read on for five recipes to try one at a time...or perhaps all over the course of this weekend! The fantastic thing about sangrias are their versatility. Whatever fruit happens to be in season, well, there's your sangria! Use these recipes as a starting point — they're our five...

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