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EatingWell: Flank steak and shishitos were made for summertime

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This flank steak recipe comes together easily on a baking sheet, but if you’re itching to take it outside, fire up the grill instead. Just be sure to use a grill basket for the peppers so you don’t end up chasing them around the grates, or worse, losing them to the fire.

Sweet & Peppery Flank Steak with Shishitos

Serves 4

Active Time: 20 ...Read more

It’s no wonder that we love cucumbers! (Dreamstime/TCA)

Environmental Nutrition: Cukes are Cool!

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True to their reputation, cucumbers are pretty cool.

The folklore

A favorite in summer gardens, cucumbers are made up of mostly water, which makes them literally “cool”-ing and hydrating in hot temperatures. They’re also “cool” in the popular sense. Cultivated around the world for more than 3,000 years, cucumbers ...Read more

Enjoy a refreshing treat. (Noel Barnhurst/TCA)

Seriously Simple: Summer fruit crisp with mascarpone custard is the season’s best dessert

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Recently I had a crowd over for a barbecue that included kids and adults. For dessert I did a reinterpretation of my favorite summer dessert: fruit crisp. Usually, a crisp is made with a layer of cut-up fruit and a streusel topping. This time I wanted to put a custard layer in the center for a subtle yet decidedly creamy surprise.

It was not ...Read more

The soup is served elote-style, with Mexican street corn garnishes. (JeanMarie Brownson/TCA)

You’ll be crazy for corn after you try this summer soup

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All summer long, we indulge in local corn every which way: on the cob with butter and salt, sauteed kernels with herbs and diced tomato, or grilled to goldenness. We stand in line at state fairs for cobs dripping in butter. Street festivals find us getting sloppy with Mexican-inspired cobs covered in sour cream, cheese and red chile.

We love it...Read more

The crispiest French toast you'll ever make. (Alex Lepe/TCA)

The Kitchn: This breakfast pastry makes the best French toast (so crispy!)

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I love all kinds of French toast, from the classic version with slices soaked in custard to the fun pull-apart type. If you dip bread in custard and cook it ...Read more

The combination of banana, strawberry and pineapple is so refreshing and delightfully sweet. (Alex Lepe/TCA)

This lava flow cocktail feels like sitting at the beach on a warm summer day

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Every summer I look for a refreshing cocktail that’s easy enough to whip up at the last minute. The lava flow cocktail, a combination of bananas, strawberries, pineapple juice, and rum, blew me away with its beauty and undeniably delicious flavor. Since this cocktail is newer to me, I reached out to some friends (one lives in Hawaii, and the ...Read more

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'Sprinkles' v 'jimmies'? An ice-cream related debate has Philadelphians melting down

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PHILADELPHIA -- At The Franklin Fountain ice cream parlor in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood, a bust of Benjamin Franklin gazes benevolently down on two antique stainless steel bowls: one holds tiny, rod-shaped rainbow ice cream toppings, while the other holds chocolate ones.

For hundreds of years, or at least since 2004 when the shop ...Read more

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Gretchen's table: Singapore shrimp burgers offer a sweet and spicy take on a summer classic

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I miss my husband when he's out of town for work (of course), but come dinner time, I can't help but appreciate being able to cook whatever I want for dinner without worrying about whether he'll walk away from the table happy.

Translation: Though I usually steer clear because he's highly allergic to shellfish, finally, I can fill up on ...Read more

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Snap, shell or snow, peas are a summertime staple

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Peas have a special place in French culture and cuisine. One of the earliest cultivated food crops, they achieved a special status at Versailles in Louis XIV’s court, where peas were considered “potager du roi,” or royal fruit. King Louis liked to eat his peas raw.

Peas should be finger food, especially those delightfully plump sugar snap...Read more

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This budget dinner for 4 is brimming with German character

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Hot dogs and creamy, mayo-heavy picnic sides like potato and macaroni salad are quintessential warm weather eats because they're both cheap and easy to pull together on short notice.

But no one can blame you if you want to stretch beyond the basics with dishes that are a little bolder — but still within the general framework of what we ...Read more

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Butter's global price surge hits croissants and kitchens alike

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At the Mamiche bakeries in the 9th and 10th arrondissements of Paris, their famous pains au chocolat and croissants depend on an essential but increasingly scarce ingredient — butter.

The bakery’s regular supplier can no longer provide a steady flow of French beurre de tourage, a type of flat butter used to make the pastries. Mamiche has ...Read more

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Why there isn't a best chef in the world

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In victory, top chefs are much like the classiest of professional tennis players: self-deprecatory, admiring of their rivals, grateful to their teachers. A few weeks ago, just after his restaurant Maido was proclaimed No. 1 among the 50 Best Restaurants in the World at a ceremony in Turin, Italy, Mitsuharu Tsumura told me, “There is ...Read more

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7-Eleven celebrates 98th birthday with free Slurpees, tongue tattoos

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Free Slurpees are back at 7-Eleven as the 24-hour convenience store chain celebrates its 98th birthday this Friday.

On July 11, 7-Eleven offers its patrons a free small Slurpee drink at participating 7-Eleven, Speedway and Stripes locations nationwide while the Mountain Dew Infinite Swirl flavor makes its return for a limited time.

Fans of the...Read more

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Making a mark in culture and craft beer, Chicago-based Moor's Brewing wins Samuel Adams competition

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CHICAGO -- “I think it was important for us to be Black,” said Jamhal Johnson, co-founder of Chicago’s local Moor’s Brewing Co. “We put a Black man on the beer can.”

For Johnson and longtime friends Damon Patton and Anthony Bell, that’s been one part of a well-considered growth and branding strategy for Moor’s Brewery Co., the ...Read more

Eating Well: Nothing says summer like grilled veggie kebabs

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Tender vegetables soak up this tangy marinade and turn delicately smoky and tender on a hot grill. These kebabs make a wonderful side dish with grilled meats or fish. You can substitute the zucchini with yellow summer squash or use both if you wish.

Marinated Grilled Vegetable Kebabs

Serves 4

Active Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour, 20 ...Read more

You can find ample options if looking for a cereal with fiber, protein, whole grains and more. (Dreamstime/TCA)

Environmental Nutrition: Need help choosing a cereal that fits your needs? Read on

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Cold cereals can be anything from a quick and easy breakfast to a comforting midnight snack and many things in between. Cereal was first developed in a sanitarium to aid with digestion. Over the years it transformed into something that was more sugar and less nutrition. Fortunately, the pendulum has swung back a bit. While there are plenty of ...Read more

Nothing says summer like a grilled sausage. (Chris Shorten/TCA)

Seriously Simple: Grilled sausages with caramelized onion compote, my Seriously Simple summer staple

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This is the dish I often serve in the summer. I make up a double, sometimes triple batch of the onion compote and have it ready for simple barbecues. You can purchase sausages that are uncooked or precooked, which will vary the cooking time. It is important to make sure the sausages are cooked through, and you can check this by cutting into them...Read more

The key to any main dish salad is to do the prep work in advance. (JeanMarie Brownson/TCA)

Summer heat demands cool eating, and this steak salad does the trick

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Now’s the time to enjoy crisp lettuce salads brimming with crunchy vegetables, fresh herbs and a refreshing dressing. Add a crispy-edged grilled protein, such as steak, chicken or fish, and that gorgeous garden salad transforms into summer’s ultimate meal.

When it’s grilled steak piled over those greens, the salad deserves the crown. The ...Read more

Make this easy potluck side dish with smashed red potatoes, crunchy celery, and creamy mayo. (Alex Lepe/TCA)

The Kitchn: Everyone demands the recipe for my Southern smashed potato salad

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Everyone’s mother has a signature potato salad recipe, at least in the South it seems. I’ve got about four versions that I rotate between, including an Ina Garten recipe that uses whole-grain mustard and my mother-in-law’...Read more

You won’t believe how easy this recipe is to make. (Alex Lepe/TCA)

The Kitchn: Skip the box and try these homemade ‘shake and bake’ pork chops

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When I was growing up, it wasn’t unusual for me to plop down at the dinner table in my Rainbow Brite T-shirt and stirrup pants to a plate of Shake ‘N Bake pork chops. Introduced in 1965 to mimic fried chicken, Shake ‘N Bake is a store-bought seasoned breading mix that came with a bag that you could shake the seasoning and meat together in....Read more

 

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