Ugh, we hate to say the words “back to school.” Especially when it seems there are infinite days of summer left. Alas, the apples are ripening, teachers are beginning to tidy their rooms at the nearby neighborhood school, and, well, it’s nearly August! Ack!
July 27, 2011
Frittatas are a serious go-to dish for us here at The Lab. They’re great for gatherings; great for potlucks; great for simple breakfasts with friends. We like that they can be served hot out of the oven or after they’ve cooled to room temperature (or anywhere in between, really!). We like them with sausage alongside or lightly dressed, mixed greens equally. Hot sauce works well, and we love that we can just toss one together in our well-loved and well-seasoned cast iron skillet.
July 25, 2011
We like things that do double-duty: kitchen tools that have multiple purposes (consider a wire cooling rack that can also cook bacon in the oven), easy-to-prepare dishes that can go alongside myriad mains or can be combined with another dish to create something entirely new. Consider this celery cucumber salad. It can be whipped up in a matter of moments, and it’s equally at home alongside chicken or sausages straight from the grill OR on top of oven-roasted potato coins as a little pre-dinner gnash or as a more substantial sidedish.
July 18, 2011
Come summertime, we like having a go-to drink we can make at home, regardless of whether it’s for a thoughtful respite on the patio or a bumping backyard party with close friends. It’s gotta be an easy sipper; cool and refreshing to boot; easy to make a single serving or by the pitcher. Even better is if it incoporates ingredients we can harvest from our own gardens. Behold! The official summer drink of 2011. The Eastside Fizz.
July 14, 2011
Hop on over to The Kitchn to see a fascinating interview, brimming with photos, with Bob of Bob’s Red Mill. After reading this, we’re a tiny bit tempted to swoon “our hero!” in true damsel-in-distress fashion. Except that we’d be gluten-free damsels in distress!
July 12, 2011
Tender young corn is one of the finest indulgences come summertime (and we’re all about savoring every last bit of summer). If you happen to grow corn, you know that it grows best in large plots, which means you have a. lot. of. corn. You might even say you’ve got corn coming out your ears (nyuk!). So if you are a grower of corn, or if you just like to buy it at the store where you can purchase as little or as much as you like, we hope you’ll give this chowder a go.
July 8, 2011
Summertime. When it feels like all you ought to be doing is hanging around barefoot munching on fresh stonefruit, lazing on picnic blankets, drinking from tall glasses of sweet tea, napping in gently swinging hammocks, and eating fresh popsicles.
July 7, 2011
With a name like Jovial, we couldn’t resist picking up a box of these cookies over the weekend. What a perfect way to round out a homestyle celebration of the 4th of July (or 3rd of July, in our case)!
July 5, 2011
Everyone in Sonoma County is ready to get down for the 4th of July. So much so that each town has to claim its own night for fireworks. Healdsburg and Santa Rosa get the 4th, but the smaller, outlying towns like Sebastopol and Windsor are relinquished to doing their own Big Bang on the 3rd of July. Oh, good ol’ 3rd of July, the e’er underestimated companion of patriotic & stately 4th of July. The underdog of patriotism.
July 1, 2011
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