LYL for the Cottage Cooking Club

We have now completed our fifthteenth month of preparing recipes from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall´s “River Cottage Everyday Veg”. You can now leave your link to your personal July post at the end of this post AND at any time on The Cottage Cooking Club facebook page!!!

The choices for the month of July were/are: 1. From the chapter „Comfort Food & Feasts“: Peperonata – NOTE: this can be served warm or at room temp, you can add it to pasta or enjoy with bread maybe as part of an antipasto spread (page 20); 2. From the chapter „Hearty Salads“: Summer Couscous Salad (page 89); 3. From the chapter „Raw Assemblies“: Marinated Cucumber with Mint (page 122); 4. From the chapter „Hefty Soups“: Mexican tomato and bean soup (page 138); 5. From the chapter „Bready Things“: Celery and blue cheese bruschetta (page 199); 6. From the chapter"Store-Cupboard Suppers“: Green beans, new potatoes and olives (page 222); 7. From the chapter "Pasta & Rice“: Summer stir-fry with egg-fried rice (page 286); 8. From the chapter „Mezze & Tapas“: Simple globe artichokes (page 310); 9. From the chapter „Roast, Grill & Barbecue“: Charred baby leeks with romesco (page 336); 10. From the chapter „Side Dishes“: Runner beans with tomatoes and garlic (page 375)

RECIPES COMPLETED:

For the recipes that we have prepared so far, please consult the up-dated list here:  http://cottage-cooking-club.blogspot.de/p/1.html

Belgian National Holiday - Nationale feestdag van België - Fête nationale belge - Belgischer Nationalfeiertag

Wishing all our Belgian friends and followers a Happy Belgian National Holiday! - Nationale feestdag van België! - Bonne fête nationale belge! - Schönen Belgischen Nationalfeiertag- today!

Gentle Reminder with Respect to the P´s (Peas) and Q´s (Cukes) for the Month of July

Just a gentle reminder for all my fellow members of The Cottage Cooking Club: please note that the The P´s (Peas) and Q´s (Cukes) with respect to any and all comments, concerns, tips and suggestions regarding the July recipes, can be found here:

http://cottage-cooking-club.blogspot.de/2015/07/peas-ps-cukes-qs-for-july-recipes.html


And remember that our motto for this month is :  "ENJOY SUMMER´S BOUNTY"!

Thank you! - Merci beaucoup! - Vielen Dank!

Happy Bastille Day! - Bonne Fête à tous les Français!

Wishing all our French friends Happy Bastille Day! - Bonne Fête à tous les Français!

Peas (P´s) & Cukes (Q´s) for July recipes

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions with respect to the July recipes or any of the ingredients used in the recipes, please feel free to post them here: 

Gentle Reminder with respect to the July Selections

Just a gentle reminder for all my fellow members of The Cottage Cooking Club: please note that the deadline for posting your personal recipe choices for the month of July is tomorrow July 7th, 2015.

The link to the ten summery recipes can be found here: http://cottage-cooking-club.blogspot.de/2015/07/the-cottage-cooking-club-july-recipes.html

The P´s (Peas) and Q´s (Cukes) with respect to any and all comments, concerns, tips and suggestions regarding those July recipes, will be posted tomorrow.

And remember that the motto for this month is :  "ENJOY SUMMER´S BOUNTY"!

Thank you! - Merci beaucoup! - Vielen Dank!

Happy Fourth of July!

Wishing all our American members of The Cottage Cooking Club and all our American friends and all those celebrating today, a Very Happy Fourth of July!

May you enjoy the bounty of summer´s food and enjoy the company of family and friends today!

The Cottage Cooking Club - July Recipes

My dear fellow members of The Cottage Cooking Club:

I hope you enjoyed our wonderful June recipes! Now that we are at the beginning of July and therefore into our fifteenth month of preparing recipes from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall´s “River Cottage Everyday Veg” we will be preparing recipes with summer produce.

PLEASE feel feel to substitute or add fresh, local vegetables to the recipes as I would love for you to get cooking with what you can best get find at your local markets this month.

Now onto the ten recipes for this month, our motto being "ENJOY SUMMER´S BOUNTY" and let´s  see those colorful summer dishes for the month of July:

1. From the chapter „Comfort Food & Feasts“:
Peperonata – NOTE: this can be served warm or at room temp, you can add it to pasta or enjoy with bread maybe as part of an antipasto spread (page 20)

2. From the chapter „Hearty Salads“:
Summer Couscous Salad (page 89)

3. From the chapter „Raw Assemblies“:
Marinated Cucumber with Mint (page 122)

4. From the chapter „Hefty Soups“:
Mexican tomato and bean soup (page 138)

5. From the chapter „Bready Things“:
Celery and blue cheese bruschetta (page 199)

6. From the chapter"Store-Cupboard Suppers“:
Green beans, new potatoes and olives (page 222)

7. From the chapter "Pasta & Rice“
Summer stir-fry with egg-fried rice (page 286)

8. From the chapter „Mezze & Tapas“:
Simple globe artichokes (page 310)

9. From the chapter „Roast, Grill & Barbecue“:
Charred baby leeks with romesco (page 336)

10. From the chapter „Side Dishes“:
Runner beans with tomatoes and garlic (page 375)

Please remember to leave a comment with your personal choice(s) by July 7th at the end of this post.

Please remember to leave a comment with the link to your blog post on the LYL post by July 28th.

And remember to "ENJOY SUMMER´S BOUNTY"!