June 6th, 2010
Let us meet the contestants…
First, we have Aaron, master of bread baking and pizza throwing. He has a soft spot for bagels and breadsticks. Then, we have Ginny, queen of chopping and carving. She fights back with determination and creativity.
Before we get to the first match, let us review to the rules for those of you new to the game. One contestant
picks a ingredient and the other a meal (breakfast, lunch, dinner or dessert). The contestants must make the meal and, you, the crowd, decide the winner of the round, plus if you want to join in (see the details at the end).
For this first round, Ginny said Strawberries and Aaron countered with lunch. Ginny’s first serve, a strawberry-avocado-balsamic sandwich, came up short- hitting the net. Ouch!
Next, Aaron had a perfect serve with Salmon Burger with Balsamic Strawberries and Onions. The balsamic strawberries were a ridiculously good addition to the sandwich— super sweet and tangy on top of the salmon.
Ginny volleyed it back with Strawberry-Tomato Gazpacho with Manchego Cheese Grilled Cheese. The strawberries lent a nice sweetness to the traditional tomato cold soup and went perfect with the grilled cheese.
So now, who you do you think won? Please leave your answer below…
Don’t miss the second round in two weeks! These master (kitchen) tennis players will be back to bring you: TOFU for DESSERT!
Please stay tuned!
Also, if you would like to participate in the next round, email ginnygetsfloury [at] gmail [dot] com by June 19, 2010, the name of your blog, its URL, the recipe and a photograph. If you don’t have a blog, feel free to participate- just email me the recipe with a picture. I’ll hope you join us for another round of Tasty (Kitchen) Tennis!
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August 26th, 2009
… I don’t want to forget to post this recipe. So, run out and grab the last of the delicious summer yellow corn… and then make this delicious Corn Soup with Roasted Corn Guacamole from epicurious. The lime from the guacamole was perfect with the corn soup. Make sure you do not over roast the corn. The recipe says you can’t over roast but you can burn. I did not use the jalapeño but I think it would be good either way. A nice summery soup and good leftover. Enjoy!
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August 1st, 2009
It is Sunday already??? Honestly, this week went so incredibly FAST! It seems like only yesterday, I was posting my first Sandwich Sunday Post! This week, I sorted through the Sandwich archives and came up with this one… Ginny and Juan’s Awesome Sandwich…
Now, I know that I frequently talk about Juan and sometimes I can probably get kinda gushy… but honestly this man is just so perfect for me…
This sandwich came about one morning during spring break… I woke up wanting alfalfa sprouts and avocado… telling this to Juan.. led to a grocery store trip… some laughter, silliness and a serious cheese discussion later… we came home with avocados… alfalfa sprouts… tomatoes… swiss cheese… fresh bread… yumminess!!!!
We toasted the bread and melted the cheese a bit… it was great! Exactly what I wanted The swiss cheese was a perfect sharp compliment to the avocado… Delicious!
P.S. For another sandwich idea… check out the Spinach and Artichoke Croquette Sandwich from Jackie. Also, if you have a sandwich idea… please email it to me (ginnygetsfloury [at] gmail [dot] com) and I’ll post it next Sunday…
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