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4.9.21

Salad Season is Open!

Happy Friday! Because we are solidly in spring, it feels like the moment to make the switch from Soup of the Week to Salad of the Week. And so, dear friends, here is the salad that sounds delicious this April moment . . .

Salad of the Week: Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Lemon and Parmesan

It’s kind of a shoulder-season salad, for when maybe we’re not quite there with English peas yet, but you want that springtime pod vibe. Its flavor is fresh and optimistic.

Priya Krishna’s Light and Crave-able Ginger-Garlic Chicken

The only chicken recipe Priya Krishna considered worthy of including in her 2019 cookbook Indian-(ish), this Garlic-Ginger Chicken with Cilantro and Mint is simple enough for a busy weeknight (just take five minutes to put the marinade on the chicken before the workday starts), yet snazzy enough for entertaining friends. Have you tried it? It seemed kind of viral when the book came out.

What Would You Say to a Nice Little Cucumber Raita?

Here’s a raita recipe that’s pretty delightful as is, but that’s infinitely riffable and customizable. It’s great with the Priya Krishna chicken, and so many other things too.

Josef Centeno’s Carne Guisada

I’m in such a taco mood lately (OK, for the last 25 years!), and this long-braised beef number from L.A. star chef Josef Centeno is insanely delicious wrapped in a hand-made flour tortilla. Or a hand-made corn tortilla (have you bought heirloom corn masa harina from Masienda yet? Handy links in our Cookshop). If you’ll be eating this anytime soon, I’m jealous.

Treat Yourself to a Strawberry Tart!
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What better way to celebrate strawberry season that making an easy tart using all-butter frozen puff pastry? The only real work involved is making a pastry cream, and that’s easier to pull together than you might think. And the result is, well, 🍓🍓🍓

Find the recipe as a variation at the bottom of the Easy Berry Tart recipe page.

Have a magnificent weekend!

Lots of love, Leslie

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