Food Meditations: Cucumber Salad, Pizza Party and Weekend ...

If you've got friends coming round, don't order out for food, instead, throw a pizza party ? and then allow everyone to let rip... There's nothing better on a Saturday night than good food, good wine and great company... Diana Henry is inspired by the robust flavours of sunnier climes in this simple, seasonal menu for weekend guests... Lambic beers, or ?sour beers,? are spontaneously fermented Belgian ales often flavored with fruits...

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Today:
melon, cucumber and tomato salad

"When it?s hot, hydrating foods like cucumbers are especially appealing"

Light and refreshing cucumber dishes are a delicious and nutritious way to stay hydrated in the heat of summer...
NYTimes.com ~ Melon, Cucumber and Tomato Salad

The Independent ~ Made for tearing: Bill Granger's pizza party

Delicious. Magazine ~ Saturday night in

The Telegraph ~ Summer weekend entertaining recipes

Leite's Culinaria ~ Fruit and Sour Beer Sorbet Recipe

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"If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is Nature's way."
~Aristotle, Nichomachean Ethics (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

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The New York Times ~ Video Gallery: The Minimalist Grills

Rodale News ~ The 9 Worst Picnic Foods

The Salt ~ Discarded Food Cans Turn Into Canvas For British Street Artist

Gourmet Live ~ What We?re Cooking: Refreshing Radishes

BBC Food blog ~ How to decorate cakes - easy fancy finishes

Bonappetit ~ Trompe L'Ice: Sno Cone Cupcakes

Mail Online ~ How 'Hero Food' saved my life: Top chef Seamus Mullen on his battle with rheumatoid arthritis and how 18 ingredients saved his cooking career

Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
* Care2 Healthy Living ~ 10 Healthy Summer Drink Recipes
* TIME ~ 15 Guilt-Free Ways to Indulge in Chocolate
* Holistic Kid ~ Cauliflower Crusted Pizza - Grain-Free
* ::GlutenFree Etc @FoodMeditations:: Healthy eating in the global food community ...

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London UK, Zuma Sashimi Prep (Photo credit: ockstyle)
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Source: http://www.foodmeditation.net/2012/07/cucumber-salad-pizza-party-and-weekend.html

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