Labor Day is right around the corner, which means we’re running out of time to try our favorite summer recipes. We have variations on a classic appetizer, two sweet side dishes and a dessert starring fresh berries. Say farewell to the season the right way by sharing these dishes...
This summer, we have been all about mezze, a Greek appetizer platter that can also be the life of the party. We shared the supplies and ingredients to make this dish at home. But if you're hoping to skip the prep time and support a small business, we know...
Everyone in Salt Lake City except for me is tending a patch of tomatoes right now. We’re a city of home gardeners. In Utah, tomato harvest season is here, and many Utahns are looking for ways to use the fruits of their labors.
Despite Fred and Ginger’s famous dancing argument,...
The only thing worse than it being over 100 degrees outside and having even your hair follicles sweat? When you try to cool down from the Utah heat with some ice cream and get a brain freeze. Unfortunately, our bodies aren’t able to handle a rapid temperature change, so...
If you need a sweet ending to a Pioneer Day party—or just want a sugary snack without leaving the house—these classic seasonal delights are easy to make yourself.
Ice Cream Cereal
What it is:
A legacy of the cereal-crazed '80s, when every young adult comedy (think Seinfeld) had characters standing around eating...
With exotic flavors, fresh ingredients and easy recipes that have thrived for centuries, meze dishes aren’t simply appetizers meant to whet appetites for main courses (although they are often served that way). Instead, a meze platter can be the party. Gather friends and family and offer your favorite mezethes...
The Blended Table, a boutique caterer in SLC, knows how to prepare and plate spectacular fare. This meze, pictured above, proves it. Created for casual, communal grazing, the offerings are irresistible. “It gives guests the chance to try things that they might not try on a big plate,” says...
Do you need a last minute dish that will wow everyone at a pool party? You can’t go wrong with recipes featuring watermelon, everyone’s favorite summer fruit. This eye-catching twist on a charcuterie board is delicious and easy to make—plus its color palette is a patriotic red, white and blue.
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Freezer, fork, fun! In just three easy steps, make granita, summer’s coolest dessert. Or snack. Or intermezzo. Or anything, really.
Cool and crunchy, the easy-to-make granita is a semi-frozen summer treat. We’re going with watermelon, but when it comes to choosing a granita flavor, the sky is the limit. What ever...
For ages, we were told not to wash our mushrooms because they would absorb the water. So we laboriously used a damp cloth to wipe down each mushroom. A mushroom brush was presented as a dubious time-saving solution in the '70s, but you still had to brush each mushroom....