I’m Holding Onto Summer Through Food

These last days of summer feel important to me — I want to etch them into memory as spiritual fuel for whatever’s coming next. 

I’m thinking of feasts composed of summer’s freshest bounty, surrounded by my closest, under the light of a lingering sun. Big, bright, colorful meals that bring on storytelling and laughter. Moments to savor. 

Spreads that feature dishes like Pasta with Creamy Zucchini Hot Smoked Sockeye Sauce, a happy accident of a recipe that ensued one summer night when we realized we were out of frozen peas.

Or a tangy Spot Prawn Ceviche with Prawn-Infused Leche de Tigre, the kind of dish that not only has a very fun name to say, but brings every sensor on the tastebuds to sharp attention.

Or wild-caught seafood combined any which way with one of summer’s greatest produce stars — corn! — as seen in this roundup of 7 Corn and Seafood Recipes You’ll Absolutely Love, with ideas like Corn Flan with Cold-Smoked Salmon Garnish and One-Pot Spiced Cod and Corn to get your kernels popping.

If crab is your summer go-to, this new blog post on 8 Summery Snow Crab Recipes lays out recipes like Snow Crab Stuffed Squash Blossoms and Three-Ingredient Snow Crab Bisque with Zucchini.

And finally, if you’re just looking to simmer the heck down through fare that’s equal parts vibrant, flavor-forward and refreshing, here are 8 Chilled Seafood Dinners for Hot Summer Nights.

Live wild...hold your loved ones close, and grab joy wherever you can!

Monica

Pictured Above: The aforementioned Pasta with Creamy Zucchini Hot Smoked Sockeye Sauce. I typically don’t make white pasta or cream sauce and this time I did both — a lesson in the benefits of taking contrary action.