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Weekly Roundup: Best Baked Breads

Pull-Apart Bread

This week’s roundup takes a look at a few unconventional and traditional bread recipes that will have your home filled with the sweet aroma of a bakery.  From Cinnamon Browned Butter Pull-Apart Loaves to Japanese-Style Milk Buns, each moist, airy creation will turn you into a homemade bread enthusiast.

  • Easily mistaken as dessert, the Cinnamon-Raisin Pull-Apart Bread by But Can She Bake? is light, flaky, and oh so sweet (pictured above).
  • Sprouted Kitchen tops her homemade Whole Grain Pizza Crust with tahini spread, eggplant, and Za’atar for a Middle Eastern take on a classic pizza pie.
  • Seven Spoons’ Chocolate Olive Oil Zucchini Bread is not only delicious, it gives you a place to deposit your abundant stock of summer squash.
  • Like a Strawberry Milk fills her pillowy Japanese-Style Milk Buns with vanilla pastry cream and bacon and emmental for a slice of bread that is irresistible.
  • Pâte à choux, a light pastry dough commonly used to make sweet baked goods like éclairs, works perfectly in A Sweet Spoonful’s recipe for savory Rosemary Dijon Gougères.
  • After making a loaf of A Cake Bakes in Brooklyn’s homemade White Bread, you’ll think twice before you ever buy bread at a grocery store again.
  • Smitten Kitchen’s Flatbread with honey, thyme, and sea salt is the perfect combination of sweet and savory and light and crunchy.
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Weekly Roundup: Fab Finger Food

Whole Wheat Pretzels

Even though the start of August means fall isn’t that far away, there is still over a month left of warm weather and sunshine to take advantage of before the leaves start dropping.  This week’s roundup features a few fun finger food recipes that are perfect for summertime, outdoor entertaining. From Brown Butter Vanilla Bean Rice Krispie Treats to Zucchini Ricotta Fritters, these recipes will have you calling your friends, heading outdoors, and using your hands to devour every last bite!

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Weekly Roundup: Breakfast Bites

Slow-Roasted Tomatoes

Eating breakfast every morning not only jump starts your metabolism, but it also decreases your chances of overeating throughout the day. This week’s roundup shares a few brilliant breakfast recipes that will appease any appetite, while simultaneously starting your day off on the right foot.
  • A Sweet Spoonful’s Slow-Roasted Rosemary Tomatoes pair well with eggs and toast for a simple and satisfying start to your day (pictured above).
  • Don’t feel guilty about eating Prevention RD’s Orange Glazed Blueberry Doughnuts. At 98 calories each, you can eat two or three…or four.
  • Tastes Better With Friend’s updates the classic Bloody Mary by substituting bacon for the traditional celery stick stirrer in his Bacon Swizzle Stick Bloody Mary.
  • The Edible Perspective’s Quinoa Breakfast Parfait, made with Greek yogurt and peanut butter, will get you energized and keep you satisfied for the long day ahead.
  • Put the “fast” in “breakfast” with Live Love Pasta’s Breakfast Burritos that are perfect for snacking on-the-go.
  • Breakfast doesn’t always mean dairy has to be apart of the equation. Big Girls Small Kitchen use almond milk to increase the nutty flavor in their Sweet Almond Pancakes with Fresh Raspberries .
  • Get your caffeine fix with Kiss My Spatula’s Vietnamese Iced Coffee. Made with sweetened condensed milk, this morning pick-me-up is a cool burst of flavor.
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Weekly Roundup: Summertime Tomatoes

Beer Crust Pizza

Ripe tomatoes are one of the wonderful perks of summer that make the heat and humidity a little more bearable. They are great on sandwiches, tasty in pasta sauces, and delicious on their own with a little salt and pepper. This week’s roundup takes a look at a few recipes that include this farmer’s market favorite.

  • Girl Versus Dough keeps things simple by topping her Beer Pizza Crust with cheese and tasty tomatoes (pictured above).
  • Last Night’s Dinner makes the BLT a little easier on the eyes by substituting heirlooms for regular tomatoes.
  • The Wednesday Chef’s quick-fix recipe for Pamela Sherrid’s Summer Pasta will be your new go to when it’s too warm outside to slave over a hot stove.
  • Simply Recipes’ Shrimp Po Boy Sandwich served with tomatoes and Cajun remoulade is succulent simplicity at its best.
  • Give your kabobs an added kick with Steamy Kitchen’s Asian Steak Kabobs made with cherry tomatoes, portobellos, squash, and sirloin marinated in ginger, sesame oil, and soy sauce.
  • Get a mouthful of fresh tomato flavor with Love and Olive Oil’s Heirloom Tomato Caprese Sandwiches.
  • Matkonation’s Farmers Market Summer Meal combines all the best things about the hottest of seasons: sweet corn, fresh basil, local lettuces, and ripe tomatoes.
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Weekly Roundup: Fried Chicken

Fried chicken is comfort food at its finest, combining that unbeatable duo of a crispy crust with a moist and tender interior. And whether you’re a plain fried chicken purist or a connoisseur of condiments, we bet you’ll find a taste or two below that will have you hooked.

  • We think it’d be hard to beat Melissa Clark‘s perfect marriage of tangy buttermilk and rich duck fat in her Duck Fat-Fried Chicken (pictured above).
  • While they may not be totally fried, Dinner A Love Story’s Chicken Cutlets have a perfect, fried outer layer that will wean your kids off the frozen stuff.
  • A Good Appetite whips up a creative combo in the form of Dill Pickle Faux-Fried Chicken that’s baked, not fried.
  • Homesick Texan’s Red Chile Hot Wings, smothered in homemade red chili salsa and served with chipotle blue cheese dressing, are chicken wing perfection.
  • Fried chicken gets an Asian twist with Foodjimoto’s Michiko Fried Chicken, made with soy sauce, garlic, sake, ginger, and mochiko, a sweet rice flour found at most Asian grocery stores.
  • Sassy Radish reveals a few tips for making the perfect fried chicken with her recipe for Classic Fried Chicken.
  • And we couldn’t forget all of our vegetarian friends! Fry up big flavor with The Culinary Enthusiast’s Beer Battered Asparagus that’s served with lemon dipping sauce.
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    Weekly Roundup: Cool, Crisp Summer Dips

    Like salt and pepper or peanut butter and jelly, chips and dip are another one of those epic combos that are timeless in their reciprocity. In this week’s roundup, we take a look at one part of this delicious duo to bring you a few dip recipes that are perfect for summer entertaining. From classic roasted salsa to garlic scape hummus, each recipe will bring rave reviews at your next backyard barbecue or summer bash.
    • As long as you’ve got the grill fired up, throw on some tomatoes, onion, jalapeño, and garlic to make Sassy Radish’s Roasted Salsa with fresh lime juice and cilantro (pictured above).
    • Sprouted Kitchen pairs her creamy Cucumber Dip with crispy, curry spiced pomme frites, but it’s so versatile we think it could go with just about anything.
    • Bring a new dimension to your everyday hummus with The Spiced Plate’s recipe for Garlic Scape Hummus made with those scrumptious tendrils of the garlic plant that only emerge during the summer.
    • The ultimate summertime fruit finds a home in Spicie Foodie’s Watermelon Feta Salsa with Fresh Horseradish.
    • Cook Like a Champion’s Caramelized Onion Dip with its sweet, juicy onions and tart sour cream makes you question why you ever used the packaged stuff.
    • Simply Gluten Free’s Cowboy Salsa is the ultimate, hearty, protein-packed dip.
    • Chasing Delicious serves up guacamole not one, but two ways with his Classic Guacamole and Spicy Roasted Jalapeno and Onion Guacamole.
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    Weekly Roundup: Summer Pastas

    Heat wave or winter chill, we’re always up for a bowl of pasta, especially when it’s loaded with the season’s freshest flavors. This week’s roundup features our favorite summer pasta dishes that are versatile enough to become year-round staples in your home. From authentic Singapore Chicken Laksa to creamy Stuffed Shells, celebrate classic takes and creative riffs on noodles in every form.

    • Ribbon and Circus substitutes spaghetti for laksa noodles in Singapore Chicken Laksa that’s packed with tangy citrus, crunchy bean-sprouts, lemon grass, and prawns (pictured above).
    • No other dish screams summer quite like pasta and pesto. Foodess uses fresh basil from her garden to make traditional Basil Pesto and pasta.
    • Add a salty seafood touch to your spread with Last Night’s Dinner Linguine with Sardines, Fennel, and Tomato, made with fresh, home-grown tomatoes.
    • Jane Deere’s Shrimp Pasta Salad is a low-cal take on a summer seafood favorite.
    • Give the classic carbonara a seasonal spin with Orange and Thyme’s Spaghetti Con Prosciutto served with farm stand favorites like asparagus, basil, and portabellini mushrooms.
    • The Cilantropist’s Zuchinni Noodles with Chicken and Tangy Peanut Sauce are a welcome gluten-free alternative to carb-heavy pasta.
    • 101 Cookbook’s shows us that cheesy, creamy pasta is good year-round, especially in the form of Stuffed Shells.
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    Weekly Roundup: Jams, Jellies & Preserves

    Get out your mason jars and let the preserving begin! This week’s roundup takes a look at a few jam, jelly, and fruit preserve recipes that will add a fresh fruit kick to any dish.

    • Take advantage of your farm stand favorites with Love and Olive Oil’s Cherry Strawberry Jam with lemon juice (pictured above).
    • Sunday Suppers spices up a classic spread with their Grape and Rosemay Jam.
    • Sweet and salty, Canal House’s Preserved Lemons will become a frontrunner in your culinary arsenal.
    • food52 is serving up a montage of Rhubarb Preserves that are loaded with fresh ideas for how to use this earthy perennial.
    • Food in Jars shows us that bread makers aren’t only for baking bread with her recipe for Strawberry Jam made in a Zojirushi bread maker.
    • Vanilla Garlic takes advantage of one of summer’s best fresh fruit pairs with Blueberry-Apricot Jam.
    • The watermelon rind finds a purpose with Fat Free Vegan Kitchen’s syrupy Watermelon Rind Preserves made with ginger.
    • David Lebovitz brightens your morning table by transforming hand-picked berries into sweet and tangy Red Currant Jam.
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    Weekly Roundup: Seaside Sensations

    Transport yourself to your favorite ocean getaway with this week’s roundup of succulent, seaside sensations. From classic bouillabaisse to lobster ice cream, each bite will bring you one step closer to coastal bliss.

    • Kiss My Spatula makes our mouths water with her pictures and description of Tomales Bay Oysters (pictured above).
    • Bring the beach to your kitchen with Steamy Kitchen’s recipe for Bouillabaisse prepared with a cornucopia of seaside delights.
    • Served on a hot dog bun and smeared with tartar sauce, Dinner a Love Story’s Fried Shrimp Roles are the epitome of no-frills seafood.
    • Try this unique spin on a classic dish with Dog’s Breakfast’s recipe for sweet and succulent Lobster Bisque with Lobster Ice Cream.
    • Simple, savory, and spectacular, Yummy Supper’s Pip’s Gili Island Squid served with garlic, honey, chili, and ginger sauce is a fresh yet scrumptious island delight.
    • Epi-Log’s tips for cooking classic Cajun crawfish show that whether you call them crawfish, crayfish, crawdads, or mudbugs, these fresh water crustaceans are always yummy.
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    Weekly Roundup: Sandwich’d Sweets

    This week’s roundup transforms the sandwich into an indulgent, sweet and satisfying treat that will have you lingering around the dessert table all night long. Swap out the bread for cakes and cookies, and slather on the frosting to make these delectably sweet sammies.

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    Weekly Roundup: Celebration Snacks

    This week’s roundup includes recipes to jazz up any graduation party, whether it be a light reception or a full-out backyard barbecue. Toast to the Class of 2011 with recipes for Roasted Cherry Tomato Tart, Sparkling Wine with Lemon Thyme Sorbet and more.
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    Weekly Roundup: Mexican Fare

    Get in the Cinco de Mayo spirit with a roundup of recipes that are big on flavor while being light on your wallet. From Creamy Chicken Taquitos to Guacamole Salad with Lime Vinaigrette, get your celebratory spread ready for an all-out fiesta.
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    Weekly Roundup: Ballgame Bites

    You don’t need a ticket to the grandstands to enjoy the crunchy, salty, fried comfort of your favorite stadium snacks. Match those flavors and make your own as you munch your way through the baseball season with these do-it-yourself, utensil-free snacks.
    • Baked Falafel with Lemon Tahini Sauce by Can You Stay For Dinner? is an easy wrap loaded with bright, Mediterranean flavors and fresh veggies (pictured above).
    • Oven-Fried Onion Rings from Pink Parsley are dipped in a buttermilk batter and covered in a crispy mix of saltines and kettle-cooked chips.
    • A hint of saltiness balances rich vanilla-scented caramel in Sea Salt and Caramel Popcorn from A Meandering Mango. Add a handful of peanuts for your own version of Cracker Jacks.
    • Put out a bowl of Soft Pretzel Bites from What’s Gaby Cooking — these bite-sized pillows with a golden-brown crust and chewy center will be out by the fifth inning.
    • Sweet Potato Fries with Cinnamon Yogurt Dip from Food Doodles are jazzed up with a dash of pumpkin spice and served alongside a creamy sweet dipping sauce.
    • Swig down Beer Battered Fish Tacos from Domesticated Diva with an icy cold beer while you kick back in front of your big-screen.
    • Savor thick hickory smoked bacon with French ice cream and maple syrup in Maple Bacon Sundae recipe from Dunkin Cooking the Semi-Homemade Way.
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    Weekly Roundup: A Burst of Citrus

    As we near the end of the prime citrus season, don’t let those oranges in your fruit bowl go to waste. From a sprinkling of zest to a squeeze of fresh juice, these recipes show just how versatile the orange can be toward brightening up any dish with a refreshing pop of citrus flavor.
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    Weekly Roundup: Sweet and Salty Combinations

    This week’s recipes show how to elevate a dish to new heights by incorporating both sweet and savory elements. Whether it’s chocolate-covered pretzels or squash-filled tortellini, we guarantee that these flavor profiles will hit your palate in a unique and memorable way.
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    Weekly Roundup: The Best of Beef

    This week, we’re satisfying your meat craving with a roundup of recipes featuring beef in all its forms and flavors. From salt-cured to beef tenderloin, ground into meatballs or served up in slices, these recipes showcase the best that beef has to offer.

    • Indulge in Greedy Gourmet’s Beef Fillet with Garlic & Mustard Butter that features coins of peppercorn and garlic-infused butter atop thick, juicy pieces of steak (pictured above).
    • Meatballs are dressed in a tomato and pesto sauce in Mini Meatball Sliders with Basil Pesto from Annie’s Eats and assembled in bite-sized burgers for a hearty hors d’oeuvre.
    • Len cooked up classic Beef Bourguignon starring tenderized, braised beef straight off the bone. Cooked carrots and potatoes complete the flavorful stew.
    • A kick of Guinness dresses up Corned Beef with Sweet Guinness Glaze from The Yuca Diaries. The pairing of sweet with salty cured beef is a tempting duo.
    • Oma’s One-Hour Homemade Spaghetti Sauce from Making Life Delicious features ground beef mixed with onions, garlic, tomatoes, and a blend of Italian seasonings.
    • For a Mexican twist, try this Carne Asada recipe from Bit T’s Big Green Egg Recipe Blog. Flank steak is marinated with tequila, garlic, onion, and Tabasco for a fiery burrito filling.
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    Weekly Roundup: Olive Oil-Inspired Eats

    Head into the mountains of the Mediterranean Basin for a healthy dose of oleic acid with a roundup of olive oil-inspired eats. From Extra Virgin to pure and refined, indulge in Olive Oil & Chocolate Chip Cookies, Red Grape and Olive Oil Loaf Cake, Carrots and Lentils in Olive Oil and more.
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    Weekly Roundup: Valentine’s Day Aphrodisiacs

    This Valentine’s Day, let food and romance intertwine as you show your loved one just how much you care by whipping up a special meal at home. This week’s roundup includes dishes with natural aphrodisiacs that are both sensual and satisfying, guaranteed to ignite the fuse to an unforgettable night.
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    Weekly Roundup: Dim Sum

    Celebrate the start to the Chinese New Year with a roundup of our favorite dim sum recipes from across the Web. From traditional shrimp dumplings with chili sauce to creative egg tarts, mix and match your favorite flavors for a truly celebratory spread.
    • Kevin of Closet Cooking stuffed homemade dumpling wrappers with garlic, ginger and shrimp to create traditional Chinese Dumplings that he dipped in a quick-fix chili sauce.
    • Scallion Pancakes are a staple of ringing in the New Year and Kirbie’s Cravings breaks down the recipe to reveal the secret to achieving the unbeatable duo of a crispy yet doughy texture.
    • My Cooking Hut transforms a hearty mixture of pork and prawns into traditional steamed Shumai.
    • Whip up sweet Mini Egg Tarts from Off The Spork for a creamy treat guaranteed to balance out the heat.
    • Almond Cookies from Use Real Butter are a mandatory sweet finish to any dim sum spread.
    • Pineapple Tarts from A Spoonful of Sugah showcase a sweet and tart homemade pineapple jam atop a buttery crust.
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    Weekly Roundup: Stews and Cassoulets

    This week’s roundup features the best in warming, comforting and filling stews. From curried potato stew to a vegetarian take on cassoulet, prepare for a weekend full of hearty one-pot meals guaranteed to beat the winter blues.
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