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- Louisiana crunch cake
Not too light, not too dense, this bundt cake has just the right fluffy texture. Top it with your favorite glaze or frosting and sprinkle with sweetened coconut.
- Bacon spoon bread and tomato-bacon jam
Spoon bread is an old Southern recipe. Adding bacon to the bread and topping with tomato-bacon jam makes this dish more than just a simple side.
- Summer market tabbouleh
To pep up your tabbouleh, first soak the bulgar wheat in lemon juice. Then add a variety of fresh, summer market vegetables and seasoning for flavor-packed salad.
- Watermelon tomato salad
The subtle acidity of the tomatoes plays nicely against the sweetness of the watermelon, both bursting with bold flavorful juice with every bit. The saltiness of the feta cheese, crisp radishes, and cool cucumbers balance the sweetness.
- Simple, steamed fish
Fresh fish is best prepared in the simplest of ways to preserve taste and flavor. Fish steamed in a bamboo steamer and seasoned with salt and pepper, fresh herbs, and seasoning will be ready to eat in minutes.
- Pistachio apricot cake with mascarpone filling and whipped cream frosting
For your next celebration consider this pistachio-flavored cake layered with mascarpone filling and fresh apricots, and topped with whipped cream frosting.
- The muffin mix-off contest winner: Apple cinnamon muffins
We narrowed it down to four finalists, tested the recipes, and the newsroom voted. An apple cinnamon muffin recipe won the staff over with a swirl topping, moist texture, and complex flavors.
- Hatch chile and corn frittata
Summer isn't quite over yet! Roast some chiles and throw them in with eggs, onions, corn, zucchini, and cheese for a lovely weekend frittata.
- 22 recipes using kale Kale can be used in salads, side dishes, as a garnish, and even in smoothies. Here is a list of recipes from our Stir It Up! bloggers.
- The birthday cake search, and last year's espresso chiffon cake with fudge frosting
When you love to bake, making your own birthday cake and having someone else clean up the kitchen is like a present to yourself. The hard part is choosing which cake to make.
- Giveaway: Calling all novice canners
Whipped, The Blog is giving away tools for making your own fresh preserves. Read on for details about how to join in the online fun.
- Pacific cod with zucchini and tomatoes 'en papillote' and a meal plan for two
This quick cod recipe is baked in parchment paper packets and topped with a fast and easy compound parsley butter. Serve as dinner for two, or prepare the packets ahead for a big group.
- Tomato butter
Once you taste tomato butter, you may never go back to ketchup. Preserve the sweet and tart taste of a good tomato to use throughout winter.
- Cream cheese cookies
These cream cheese cookies make a lovely tea cookie or light dessert.
- Paula Deen: No racial discrimination case, says judge
Paula Deen used the 'N' word, but a Georgia judge ruled that there was no basis for a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by a former white employee. Paula Deen was dropped by the Food Network and other sponsors after she acknowledged using racial slurs.
- Butter braised lady peas and buttermilk hoe cakes
For a light summer supper, serve up a dish of lady peas and tuck a few buttermilk hoe cakes alongside.
- 5 tips for tasty vegetables and an umami-laden green bean recipe
Green beans combined with the salty sweet taste of preserved radish will have even your children asking for seconds.
- Pure chocolate chunk cookies
These cookies really are pure chocolate, the recipe calls for semisweet, unsweetened, and bittersweet chocolate. Roll them in confectioners sugar for a final sweet touch.
- Cauliflower 'couscous' salad with plums and prosciutto
Graining cauliflower is a great alternative to rice, quinoa, or couscous. Pairing plums and proscuitto makes for a playful sweet, tart, and salty combination in this salad.
- Matambre: Argentine stuffed roast beef
Matambre, an Argentine-style stuffed beef roast, brings back memories of university mates, vacations abroad, and the tantalizing prospect of uncovering family mysteries. Serve with a simple chimichurri sauce.