Nice Melons

Love the summer fruit.

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Grilled Bruschetta with White Beans and Summer Tomatoes

This Fine Cooking recipe says it serves 10-12 people, but I would buy two baguettes!
-3/4 cup olive oil (more if you do two baguettes)-4 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled-Two 3-to 4-inch rosemary sprigs, plus one tsp. chopped fresh rosemary
*Heat the oil, garlic and rosemary until it starts to sizzle. Let cool to room temp [...]

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Julia Child’s Buttery Pie Crust

This is the only pie crust recipe I’ve ever followed. I understand it’s how you make it, keep the ingredients cold and don’t overwork it, that makes a good pie crust. I mass produce crusts when I make them and stick the extras in the freezer.
ALL INGREDIENTS NEED TO BE COLD
-1 1/2 cup [...]

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Summer Pasta Salad

This is our rendition of my friend Linda’s pasta salad. She made this for a party we attended on our vacation to Santa Fe in 2005.

*1# pasta (some fun shape)*10 cloves or more garlic, minced*1/4 cup olive oil*1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved*1/4 cup or more chopped kalamata olives*1# fresh raw mozzarella, cut into 1/2 [...]

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Potato Salad with Summer Veggies and Goat Cheese

*2 pounds smaller potatoes*olive oil*salt and pepper*1/4 pound fresh summer beans*1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved*cup or so of salad greens (I like mache)*12 olives (your choice)chopped*small package goat cheese
-Roast whole potatoes tossed in oil, salt and pepper in a covered pan in oven at 400 till tender. About 35 minutes.
-Drop beans into salted boiling [...]

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