The Recipe: A refreshing summer salad, just cantaloupe balls with lime juice, fish sauce (yeah, I know, but you have to try it to believe it) , fresh basil and a touch of jalapeño heat. The Conversation: What's the word for August's food bounty? The last page of the Atlantic is my first read. It's a funny little column called "Word Fugitives" that conjures clever terms for conditions failed by the current lexicon. Example: If a husband is a packrat, what might we call his opposite? Readers suggested "wouldchuck" and "hurl squirrel" and the winning entry, "heave-homemaker". Ha! Me, my missing word would describe the food bounty that August's gardens and farmers markets deliver. It would suggest the satisfied moan that follows the first bite of fresh and simple food that just tastes so – not delicious, someplace past delicious. It conveys that there's simply no bad food right now, that everything that's fresh ...

The Olympics only come around every four years but luckily, we can all take the gold any night of the week with an authentic Chinese chicken dish, just tender pieces of chicken breast stir-fried in a mahogany-colored sauce made with ingredients easily found in an everyday kitchen plus Sichuan peppercorns. Approachable Homestyle Chinese, Better Than Takeout. Mere Minutes to the Table in One Skillet. An Easy, Healthy Meal. Another Quick Supper , a Kitchen Parade Specialty. Year-Round Kitchen Staple. Budget Friendly. Weeknight Easy, Weekend Special. Perfect When Cooking for One or Two . Easy DIY. Low Carb. High Protein. Weight Watchers Friendly. Naturally Gluten Free. So Good!!

Easy homemade crispy cracker bread recipe with fresh herbs and sweet salt. TESTIMONIALS "Yum yum! This is basically all I had for dinner tonight. :)" ~ Gretchen Here's a fact: When it comes to bread, there are two camps. Camp One: No meal is complete without bread, even a small slice. "Is there bread, dear?" my mother would ask, KNOWING there was no bread but making the point, anyway. At supper one night, our family friend Olga asked for bread, "just a small cracker," then sat silent in disbelief when there was none. For those in this camp, a meal, it's gotta have bread. Camp Two: Bread is a special occasion. When bread is hot out of the oven, it might just be the meal, all by itself, perhaps with a small bowl of soup on the side. We love baking and eating bread! But every meal? No way. (Okay, there's a third camp, those that don't eat bread at all. But they're not reading anyway. So let's take a moment to p...