Lemon & Buttermilk Pie Bars

If you have a weird amount of leftover buttermilk sitting in your fridge because you needed it for some recipe, make these things! or let this be the recipe leaving you with the leftover curdled carton of milk, whatever! ingredients: for shortbread crust: 2 cups/240 grams all-purpose flour (if so inclined you can sub 20ish Grams …

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Almond Butter Cup Cookies

you know when you eat a cookie and you want to eat 12 more to feel fully satisfied? okay yeah these are not that type of cookie. eat one and feel all your worries melt away as the borderline illicit swirl of dark chocolate and almond butter intoxicates your senses. they're enough to make you wax poetic, too

Orange Daiquiri

hemingway popularized the addition of grapefruit to the classic summer cocktail, but i stand by the lime & orange variation here. something about drinking a daiquiri on a hot summer day really transports you to Florida circa 1950. add or subtract sugar based on personal preference!

Antipasto Bruschette

not to be all "italian" but bruschetta (brew-SKET-ta) actually refers to the char of the bread, which then gets smothered in olive oil and topped with any number of salty bits. here are a few options for how to properly serve this classic appetizer

Potato & Cauliflower Tacos

these are like a regular taco's super cool vegan cousin. double the carbs and heavy on peppers, the roasted veggies make up for what you miss out on in meat. well, kind of. it's spicy potatoes in tortillas, how bad can that be?

Vegan Apricot Oat Muffins

as much as i love a muffin that's actually a cupcake, this recipe is something you can eat for breakfast without feeling like a human piece of garbage for the rest of the day. use any fruit you wish but it's summer and the apricots are hitting

Flank Steak with Chimichurri

you can honestly use any fresh herbs you like here but i highly recommend the combo below. serve the fresh sauce over warm steak, add some salad, vegetables, potatoes, rice--this can be eaten as a stand alone meal or with pretty much any side that suits your fancy

Grilled Fish Tacos

flaky white fish slightly blackened because brown food tastes good, and it's fun to grill things. pile your tacos with crunchy slaw, grilled summer corn, and everything else that will render this dish wildly inauthentic but incredibly tasty

On the Chopping Block

Ok so here's the thing: I hate the show Chopped. Have I seen dozens of episodes over the years? Sure! But I watch with a seething rage wishing they would just use normal fucking ingredients to make food that actually tastes good, on purpose. That being said, the idea of taking a random set of …

Summer Fruit Torte

i can't imagine this recipe would be any less delicious using apricots or plums-- hell, try it with cherries or pears and let me know how it goes. completely basic cake is transformed by in-season fruit and a splash of both vanilla and almond extracts to make a very special breakfast or dessert that will make your mom say "it's okay," which is passive-aggressive for outstanding