Tag: july

• Cornmeal Shortcakes with Roasted Apricots & Whipped Ricotta

  This recipe comes with a story. It’s slightly embarrassing. The usual. You know. I started by roasting the apricots. They were overripe, losing their resistance at the seams. I rubbed them with vanilla sugar and thyme and stuffed them into the oven. Soon, their blissful scent permeated the kitchen. As they roasted, I pulled out…

  Chaya

  July 28, 2017

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  almond meal, apricots, biscuits, butter, cornmeal, cream, dairy, dessert, flour, july, photography, ricotta, seasonal, shortcakes, thyme, vanilla bean, writing

• Roasted Potato Salad with Lentils & Asparagus

  Happy 4th, everyone! I hope you are all barbecuing meat, grilling corn and drinking lots of beachside rosè. If you are, please have me in mind. I just started my new job as a pastry cook in Brooklyn (!!!) and our opening date is July 10th, so I’ve pretty much been working nonstop. No vacation…

  Chaya

  July 4, 2017

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• Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler

  Did I tell you guys I started working in a restaurant? I touched on it very briefly in this post, and it’s just for July, which is almost over(!), but I feel like sharing a bit more about it and finally have a little time and head space to elaborate some more. I’m the new…

  Chaya

  July 20, 2016

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  american, butter, buttermilk, cobbler, delicious, dessert, food, july, peach, photography, recipe, rhubarb, seasonal, southern, strawberry, summer, writing

• Small Batch Apricot Vanilla Bean Jam

  Here is how to make apricot jam when distracted: first, buy apricots from the store, loose ones rolling around the bin, almost overripe with blush-y skins and soft middles. Perfect fruit for jamming with. At home, wash and weigh them. Pause to think of how everything is heavy, but not everything can be weighed or…

  Chaya

  July 12, 2016

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  apricots, food, jam, july, natural light, photography, preserves, recipes, seasonal, summer, vanilla bean, writing

• Triple Berry Crumble

  Happy first day of Summer, everyone! I love summer for lots of reasons, but I have to admit that berries might be the first and foremost. They’re the perfect snack, I love them with yogurt and granola and when baked, they become, if possible, even tastier. I’ve used berries in almost every form: in pie, on…

  Chaya

  June 20, 2016

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• #SummerGoals

  Goals. We all have them. Maybe you want to climb Mt. Everest. (I did, at one point.) Maybe you want to write a best-selling novel. Maybe you have goals as simple as “learn how to make a pie crust” or “wake up on time for the bus”. Whatever your goals are, make sure you have…

  Chaya

  July 6, 2015

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  july, photography, summer, writing

• Bourbon BBQ Beef Ribs with Cucumber Vinegar Slaw

  It’s almost the 4th of July- AKA, barbecue season! Do we agree that barbecues are the perfect meal, the only way to celebrate summer? Yes? Good! Let’s begin. What do your barbecues look like? Are they a carnivorous feast? Do you dole out fat slices of watermelon as guests arrive? We usually begin with lots of…

  Chaya

  July 2, 2015

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• Blueberry Scones

  July is national blueberry month, so I’m celebrating accordingly, with this incredible scone recipe. Blueberries are one fruit that I almost always prefer to eat fresh. I love their bright, juicy tartness, and somehow, they don’t always seem to retain that fresh flavor when baked. But this scone is different. Rather than being lost in…

  Chaya

  July 7, 2014

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  blueberries, blueberry scones, breakfast, brunch, delicious, food, fruit, july, photography, recipes, scones, summer, writing