August, 2009

brought to you by epicurious.com and NutritionData.com Calories 489; Total Fat 33g; Carbohydrates 22g Make the most of seasonal produce with this sweet and savory main course salad. Ripe juicy plums, available fresh from the farmers’ market through mid-October in much of the U.S., add sweetness and vitamin C with each bite. Fennel, also ripe and ready this time of year, adds a crunchy and pungent, licorice-like zest

Roasted squash lends a delicate sweetness to this creamy soup. Onions, chicken stock, and roasted squash are processed to a fine consistency, then combined with heavy cream, creating a heavenly smooth soup.

This simple Vietnamese salad is great for a hot summer night. The tart flavors of the onion, lemon, and salt are offset by the cabbage and chicken.

This salmon steak is grilled with a sweet, simple peach sauce. It can also be baked.

Saffron-scented rice cooked with butter and sauteed onion.

A colorful and crunchy salad that you can make up in advance and eat over several days — great for singles on the run and colorful and unusual at dinner parties.

Pearl onions are caramelized, then quickly sauteed with green beans. The combination of flavors is what makes this dish a hit!

This sweet, ketchup-based barbecue sauce is seasoned with allspice and mustard powder.

Vinegar is the secret to this recipe that has surely withstood the test of countless pie-makings. The ingredients stir up easily, the dough rolls out perfectly, and the crust bakes beautifully.

Eggplant, zucchini, red bell pepper, tomatoes and rice are simmered with Marsala wine and fresh herbs.