Dinner Sisters

Beach Week Hopefully you're out enjoying the last weeks of summer- we are, too! We're running a favorite episode chock full of recipes perfect for the last beach days of summer. Episode 23 was full of goodies, from easy chili steak with sleeper hit rice, to cool sesame noodles, to a grilled chicken and corn salad perfect for that potluck. Food made for a week at the beach. 

Summer Picnic Weather’s warm, the sun is out, and it’s time for summer picnics! Gather your best blanket, big tote, and a jar of lemonade and one of these recipes and you’ll be all set. Cold fried chicken was a decadently delicious lunch for a crowd. Bring the Green Goddess Pasta salad as a unique vegetarian option. If you’ve got a crowd, focaccia sandwiches use our favorite no-knead bread for any toppings your heart desires. Now get out there and enjoy the weather while it lasts.

This week on pro tips we have Laura, a listener, call in with a simple but great tip for keeping producer fresh and ready to use all week long.

Grilled Quesadillas by Gimme Delicious,  Extra Juicy Turkey Burgers by Bon Appetit, and Chicken Thigh Kebabs by NYTimes Cooking and Mark Bittman Summer is in full swing and we’re all trying to beat the heat. Do your best to avoid the kitchen and grill up something beyond burgers or hot dogs. How about a grilled quesadilla, smokey and cheesy? Or try a turkey burger that is anything but dry or tasteless. We really fell in love with the chicken thigh kebabs’ spices and browned onions.

Summer Entertaining Celebrate summer with a fruit panzanella, chicken cobb salad, and Thai larb. Invite your friends and family over and have a feast that's everything we love about warmer weather. Or maybe make a special dinner just for yourself. 

We are excited to share expert tips from Sue Flatau from Flatau Farms. Sue's family orchard is in South East Washington, growing 80 varieties of fruit on 1,000 trees. She shares tips for keeping farmer's market fruit fresh and ideas for getting to know your grower. Find Sue on Instagram @flataufarms or if you're in the area, find her at the farmer's market in Richland, Pasco and Walla Walla.  Have a tip, trick, or advice? Email us: dinnersisterspodcast@gmail.com or send a DM on Facebook or Instagram.

Grilled Pizza Dough, Watermelon and Cucumber Salad, and Blueberry Icebox Cake Another ten episodes and we’re ready for a dinner party! Celebrating Episode 70, we’ve a grilled pizza recipe, a watermelon salad, and an icebox cake for the whole family. The best part- this is a menu to get everyone involved. Little kids can help with the icebox cake while your grilling buddies get the pizzas going. The best part? You are here to celebrate another ten episodes with us.

Summer Desserts Put all those seasonal berries and stone fruits to good use with some summer baking. If you haven’t made Betsy’s favorite Strawberry Birthday Cake from Episode Five now’s the time. Or make a big batch of streusel and be ready for any pick-your-own situation. Still, our perennial favorite is the Peach Cobbler with Hot Sugar Crust. Get your summer baking on! Have a tip, trick, or advice? Email us at: dinnersisterspodcast@gmail.com or send us a message on Facebook or Instagram.

David Tanis’ Persian Jeweled Rice, Indian Spiced Salmon with Cucumber Raita, and Cilbir- Inspired Poached Eggs Spices from all over the world flavor our recipes this week, thanks to our partnership with Burlap and Barrel. We wanted to share Burlap and Barrel with you because of their startling flavor and equitable business practices. The result are super fresh spices that you can feel good using.

Pro Tip: Batch Summer Cocktails

Cookbook Review: Bread Toast Crumbs by Alexandra Stafford A fresh loaf of bread, especially out of your very own oven, is such a treat. But yeasted dough can feel intimidating. Fear no more! Our latest cookbook review for Bread Toast Crumb by Alexandra Stafford gives us recipes that work for even the shyest of bakers. We decided Bread Toast Crumb is a book for all bakers, experienced to the newbie, with plenty of recipes to enjoy your loaf to the last crumb.  

Andrea's Rice We interviewed Andrea Nguyen about her cookbook Vietnamese Any Day. She couldn't have been more generous with her tips, including this foolproof (we tried it) tip for making Vietnamese-style rice. Perfectly cooked every time. Thanks, Andrea!

Pork Egg Roll Noodle Bowl, Spring Vegetable Pasta Alfredo, and Chickpea Pot Pie Scrolling around Instagram can be an hour gone before you know it. (That’s half the fun and half the risk!) All those accounts with beautiful food and recipes that are carefully bookmarked for another day. We finally dug into our list of “make soon” recipes and found three that stood above the crowd. A pork noodle bowl, chickpea pot pie, and vegetable pasta alfredo all made the cut of more than a few forgotten recipes.

Salt and Spice The Dinner Sisters share tips on buying fancy (but totally worth it) salt and how to keep spices fresh in your pantry. We found better salt made roasted vegetables, steak, and even our daily egg that much more delicious. Keeping spices fresh means less waste and tastier meals. Win-win.

Vietnamese Citrus and Noodle Salad with Fresh Herbs and Fried Yuba, Fresh Herb Risotto, and Basic Lemon and Herb Fish en Papillote Farmer’s markets are in full swing, full of fruits, vegetables, and bunches of herbs. Fragrant and fresh, we’re always so tempted to bring home as much as we can fit into our tote. The problem...what to do when we get home? Not to worry, we have three great recipes to use those herbs with fish, in Vietnamese noodle salad, and in a creamy risotto.