EVERYTHING CROTON'S ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN & TABLE #26, ASSORTED SUMMER "STUFF"---AND FUN WITH BASIL...AND EGGPLANT TOO...VINTAGE RECIPES, DOUBLE DOCS DESIGN AND MUCH MORE

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Announcing ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN & TABLE --THIS IS #26.....a popular series here at the blog for all you cooking enthusiasts out there---recipes, tips, local shopping, interesting links....we'll keep it light and joyful (when possible!)...AND NOW.....in no particular order....

EVERYTHING CROTON'S ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN & TABLE #26, ASSORTED SUMMER "STUFF---AND FUN WITH BASIL...AND EGGPLANT TOO... VINTAGE RECIPES AND MUCH MORE

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SOME ROGUE BASIL PLANTS THAT DECIDED TO POP UP UNDERNEATH THE ROSES have provided your editor (and the neighbors) with quite a bit of excellent fresh basil this summer season.....Check out these recipes:

• PESTO PASTA SALAD FROM LOVE & LEMONS; CLICK HERE
• LEMON BASIL YOGURT CAKE sooooooooooo gooooood; recipes FROM THE WOKSOFLIFE HERE.
  
• TOMATO BASIL SOUP! Also from Love & Lemons; CLICK HERE 
• VEGAN PESTO RECIPE; more from SCHOOL NIGHT VEGAN HERE
• AND IN CASE YOU EVER NEED TO KNOW: Fresh Basil to Dried Basil Leaves – The Conversion Ratio; see more from https://www.healwithfood.org/substitute/dried-basil-convert-fresh-leaves.php

YES WE LOVE EGGPLANT.  In tough times, it can feed an army and your editor's EGGPLANT PARMESAN has done just that.....(recipe will appear next time)....throw in a simple salad and some crusty bread---and everyone goes home happy......

EGGPLANT is also very versatile ---check out these 12 EASY EGGPLANT RECIPES from LOVE AND LEMONS:

Of all the vegetable recipes I post, eggplant recipes are the most divisive. Early on, this surprised me, because eggplant recipes have always been some of my favorite foods to eat. As a kid, I never wanted to stop playing at dinnertime, except when my mom was making eggplant Parmesan. And when I started to explore vegetarian cooking on my own, grilled eggplant was one of the first dishes I mastered. MUCH MORE FROM LOVE & LEMONS HERE.

WE LOVE OLD COOKBOOKS...and vintage recipes....

But not all old recipes work in today's world.....and so......

MID CENTURY MENU to the rescue---Testing vintage recipes one at a time!  So you don't have to! The failures! The successes! GO TO https://www.midcenturymenu.com/recipes/

Speaking of vintage recipes, not all of us have been lucky enough to inherit family recipes carefully preserved....fortunately there are generous folks willing to share  Check out the basic, no-nonsense blog called GRANDMA'S VINTAGE RECIPES here.

Yes....we admit it....we like pretty napkins when entertaining----check out these fab napkin folding ideas  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHxLMEE6nWU

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EVERYTHING CROTON'S ALL THINGS COOKERY, KITCHEN & TABLE #25, YES INFLATION CONTINUES, MORE ECONOMICAL MEALS AND SOME ASSORTED SUMMER "STUFF" AT https://everythingcroton.blogspot.com/2021/07/everything-crotons-all-things-cookery_27.html

 

p.s. LOOKING FOR INSPIRED SIGNAGE FOR YOUR KITCHEN? Check out DOUBLE DOCS DESIGN  https://www.facebook.com/doubledocsdesign

 

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