Food the Wong Way

Tag: Summer

  • “Heat Wave!”
    Frozen Coconut Limeade

    Here in the Northwest, this week has a “heat wave” forecasted, by which I mean highs in the low 80s and somewhat sunny. Possibly laughable in the rest of the U.S., yes, but still a great excuse to try Smitten Kitchen’s Frozen Coconut Limeade. Did I mention I’ve been in a coconut obsessed phase? Anything…

  • Goat Cheese Stuffed Squash Blossoms

    Goat Cheese Stuffed Squash Blossoms

    Had some freshly-fallen zucchini squash blossoms in the garden I’ve been busying myself with.. So I cribbed a recipe for goat cheese stuffed squash blossoms from Gena Knox for a trial run, baking at 350 for 15-20 minutes. 2018 post-script note: since the source URL appears to have morphed and eliminated the recipe, here it is,…

  • Jicama, 2 Ways
    Salad vs. Summer Roll

    First up, the recipe that uses more jicama: (1) Citrus-Spiked Jicama and Carrot Slaw Originally from Cooking Light, (David Bonom July 2007) via Yummly search via myrecipes.com. The original recipe calls for much larger amounts, I scaled it down and did some relatively arbitrary proportions for convenience to make one lunch-salad size and one tiny…

  • Cucumber Salad (Sunomono)

    Bonus entry! I had leftover cucumber from that tzatziki (and leftover tzatziki too, but that’s a different puzzle), so I figured I’d make some delicious but simple cucumber salad, Japanese style. The recipe I’ve been using since 2007 was from one B. Cohen who previously hosted a series of cucumber recipes on their personal site…