#summer

hot dogs with vinegared iceberg and potato chips

In something I never expected to have to clarify, this is a hot dog recipe but it is not a recipe for hot dogs. I know that I have a history of making foods from scratch that most sane people do not feel the need to — cream cheese , fig newtons , bagels , vanilla extract , and [coming soon] almond extract too — but I do still leave “ grinding meat with spices, salt, and curing agents into a smooth, fine emulsion” before being “stuffed into casings and smoked” to the experts, usually at Hebrew National. Read more »

smitten kitchen · EN

peach cobbler loaf

A friend asked me last week how long it takes to get a recipe right. I told him the only answer I know: As long as it takes. I’d like to be someone who could “adjust my expectations,” make peace with “close enough,” or have the slightest amount of chill when it’s clear that whatever I’m trying to do isn’t something I can pull off, but we’re wired how we’re wired. Read more »

smitten kitchen · EN

WOLVES OF SUMMER

It’s 1979, and Bonnet Shores is slowly knitting itself back together after last summer’s rash of home invasions. The perpetrators were caught, and while alarm systems now protect windows such as 15-year-old Maddie Grove’s, she’s happy to once again have the freedom to stay out late with her friends, and have her crush visit her secretly at night. But then, one July night, Maddie’s 12-year-old sister, Christina, fails to come home. The members of the local beach club, owned by the Mancini family, immediately organize searches, and the Groves’ neighbor, Diana González, who’s studying criminal ju

Kirkus · EN

SCORPIONS Announce Spring/Summer 2027 European Tour

SCORPIONS have announced a spring/summer 2027 European tour dubbed "Love, Peace & Rock 'N' Roll Tour". The trek will kick off on April 29 in Barcelona, Spain and will include stops in Frankfurt, Germany; Vienna, Austria, Oslo, Norway; and London, United Kingdom before concluding on July 18 in Milan,...

Blabbermouth · EN