I am not the greatest recipe pre-reader. Today I was all set to make Grilled Chicken with Cucumber, Radish, and Cherry Tomato Relish (from the bounty of summer-y recipes in August’s Martha Stewart Living) and reread “grilled.” Realistically, grilling was not happening. How to quickly cook the boneless skinless to make it moist and yummy? How To Cook Like Your Grandmother’s Pan Fried Chicken in Butter was a revelation: pound the chicken thin, lightly flour it, and pan fry it in butter.
The result was perfect. Moist and chicken-y all the way through paired perfectly with the fresh summer-y flavors and crunch of the cucumber, radish, cherry tomato “relish” (Martha-Stewart-ese for a salad on top of your chicken). If you crave a summer salad atop chicken, this is what you are looking for.
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After an exhausting trip to Boston (a pre-moving there whirlwind), I just want to relax and eat big summer salads and baked fruit desserts. Here’s what I’m thinking…
(Also – most recipes below have amazing food photography through the link.)
Big summer salads
Baked fruit desserts (aka, fruit desserts which go well with vanilla ice cream)
Recipes in August’s Martha Stewart Living were a big factor in creating these cravings as well but they aren’t online yet. (Do not read the issue on an empty stomach – you will find yourself starving and cranky in the produce department or farmer’s market.)
Greek Panzanella Salad
My mom and I made this tasty bread salad from House Beautiful’s Ask the Barefoot Contessa column last night. (The recipe itself is not on House Beautiful’s website yet.)
Review = Yum. I love bread salad, specifically, all the different textures and how the flavors soak into the bread. This Greek version had a nice balance of crunch (cucumbers and bread), sweet (tomatoes, bell peppers), salty (olives), and tangy (onions, dressing). Also it assuaged my guilt for not finishing really good Ciabatta from Bread and Cie.
Even with the simplest of recipes I often mess something up and this was no exception. Read the rest of this entry »
