Putting together a summer buffet can be a snap with a little forward planning and a theme to build on. It doesn’t need to be elaborate or expensive, but it should be colorful and fun! Here are a few basics to consider: 1) Choose foods that taste as good at room temperature as they do when they’re hot, so you don’t need to worry about keeping food hot. 2) Stay away from foods that are easily affected by the heat: […]
This is a “where have you been all my life?” recipe. I’d never thought of putting two acidic fruits, such as tomatoes and strawberries together (yes, tomatoes are technically a fruit,) and my first reaction was “Eww.” It sounded like one of those recipes that we food bloggers do when we’re trying to create something original, and it doesn’t quite work. Well, this works. When you add raspberry vinaigrette mixed with sugar as the dressing, and some fresh mint to […]
Adapted from House and Garden UK Serves: 4 Prep time: 25 minutes
We threw a midsummer buffet supper last week, and – much to my surprise – the weather cooperated. The sun came out; it didn’t rain for an entire day, and the thermometer hovered at a civilized 80 degrees. Very un-Washington-like, and so perfect! It’s my favorite time of year to have a party, because I can go into the garden and pick all kinds of flowers and put them into one-of-a-kind arrangements, which gives me such pleasure. It’s very spontaneous, […]
If you’re hard at work in the sticky-hot city with no vacation plans in sight, doesn’t a day at the beach sound like heaven? A few hours to frolic, to think, and to do absolutely nothing: that could change your whole perspective on life. With that in mind, here are some items to help make your day at the shore as memorable as possible. They are all available online, so no effort required; just put those fingers to the keyboard, […]
