GreatGrub - summer

Lemon mint iced tea

Andrew — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:17:22 +0000

This is an ideal drink for a warm summer afternoon. If possible try and consume from a plastic glass while casually floating in a gently heated swimming pool.

Go-Board Cookies

Charlotte — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:27:07 +0000

If you’re looking for something to bake for Father’s Day this Sunday…these cookies present really well. Happy Father’s Day, everbody. “Go” is a traditional board game played in a lot of …

Sparkling lemonade recipe

Andrew — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:53:53 +0000

Some like it bubbly, some like it not. By making a simple syrup with the lemon rind you are guaranteed to capture an intense lemon flavor that will take the edge of a hot summer afternoon.

Snyder’s crabcakes

Andrew — Wed, 02 Aug 2006 05:32:51 +0000

Years ago I asked my sister’s fiancé if he had a good recipe for crabcakes. Not only had he grown up in and around Baltimore, which is arguably the home of the crabcake, but also he had trained as …

Summer heirloom tomato pizza

Andrew — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:29:07 +0000

In our household pizza making used to be solely a wintertime operation. The high heat from the oven made the kitchen too hot to bother on days we would rather be outside sucking down watermelon and …

Guacamole

Andrew — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 23:39:43 +0000

This dish is as simple as it is delicious. It’s so damn good that a friend whose in-laws are avocado farmers asked for the recipe. That’s no small deal as her in-laws are very proud of their …

Mai tai

Jason — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 23:21:44 +0000

Pointing out that tiki-type drinks have the potential to be more dangerous than other kinds of drinks doesn’t really add anything new to the world’s collective knowledge, but I …

The David Lawrence

Jason — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:55:12 +0000

This is a variation on any number of lemon and ginger beer-based summer drinks, but it’s become my absolute favorite warm-weather cocktail. For this I blame my friend David. He first made it …