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Gazpacho

Cold soups – such as gazpacho- embody summer—inexpensive fresh ingredients to conjure up a quick, easy, light, but filling dish. Buoyed by a wonderful trip to Madrid – I am having a Spanish moment. Where better place to start than the gazpacho recipe, a traditional Andalusian dish popular throughout Spain. In Madrid, we were treated to cold glasses of this gorgeous soup with nearly every meal. Preparing Gazpacho It only takes a few minutes to prepare, a big bonus during peak summer, but you must leave it in the fridge for a few hours to completely chill. Use fresh, preferably vine-ripened heirloom tomatoes; the more ripe, the better. Peak summer varieties shouldn’t have the white core – but if they do, remove it. Chop everything in advance – you don’t have to peel the tomatoes, but you must peel the cucumber, or the soup will be muddy brown and bitter!

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wild epicurean

I love sharing and cooking food but feel there should be no set rules. Everyone can cook, everyone can produce a delicious meal. Good food does take time but should never be a chore.

It is often a time and a place; hot sausage and mustard cooked on a windy beach; Sunday lunch with family and friends; grilled fish by the sea or simple garlic and sage pasta on a Monday night. I try to use ingredients accessible to all.