One of my new favorite summer suppers. For the dressing, put all of these ingredients in a jar and shake well: 1/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons tamarind paste or purée 2 tablespoons lime juice 2 tablespoons white vinegar 2 tablespoons roasted peanut oil 1 tablespoon paprika (That’s enough for probably 4-6 [...]
from Heidi Swanson at 101 Cookbooks, “Homemade Celery Salt Recipe” (I so want to try this.) from Jo Pollitt and Lilly Blue at Made by Joel, “The Joy of Creative Collaboration Between Adults and Their Children” Diving in to a shared process-based experience with children is different to making or setting up projects for children. There is something exhilarating about saying yes [...]
four things we like: French onion soup (Smitten Kitchen channelling Julia Child) milk punch (Lottie + Doof) tomato sauce with onion and butter (Smitten Kitchen) shakshuka (Smitten Kitchen) three things I’d like to try soon: sea salt baked potatoes (101 Cookbooks) garlic butter roasted mushrooms (Smitten Kitchen) asparagus with butter and soy (Lottie + Doof) [...]
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sun butter
It’s sort of magical to make usually-come-in-a-jar-or-bottle things from scratch with a child. Also, we all like sunflower seed butter way better than peanut butter and other nut butters (despite being allergy-free), and making it this way is so much cheaper than buying it, even if you’re using organic seeds. Buy a cup or two [...]