(mailing, James Berry)
[[invoke. page:newsletter1 # These are some of the fields that may be used # ============================= # leadimageid: # leadtext: # story1id: # story1text: # story2id: # story2text: # recipe1id: # recipe1text: # recipe2id: # recipe2text: # vad: (html for vertical ad) # hitBucket: (name used to track delivery) # ============================= leadimageid: 337325 leadtext: !fmt/block | h1. Dear readers, As a cook, I'd like to improvise more. I would not think to match tiny Chioggia beets with fingerling potatoes and perfectly ripe avocados on a bed of amaranth, as Deborah Madison did in her Local Flavors column this week. Honestly, though, I'd like to think that way more often. Perhaps I should take inspiration from my daughters, both of whom are excellent improvisors in the kitchen. They're not fearful when it comes to substitutions, even in baking (applesauce for eggs, for example, not because they're vegans, but because it was on hand). I've gotten a kick out of A's food-centric photo stream this summer: lots of quinoa, kale, nori, avocado, chia seeds, zucchini, eggs, arugula, broccoli, tofu, almonds, corn tortillas — well, the list goes on. Not all of these ingredients are on the plate at once, of course, but you get the picture. With harvest season upon us, let's all give ourselves over to improvisation: See what looks good in the garden, at the market, from the CSA. And then, go a little wild. Kim Carlson Editorial Director # The lead text story1id: 479736 story1text: "Megan Scott's three adaptable summer soup recipes will ignite your creativity." story2id: 479249 story2text: "Deborah Madison's marjoram sauce is thickened with bread and spiked with olives and capers." recipe1id: 479533 recipe1text: "Nigella Lawson's beautiful and simple summer recipe invites improvisation." recipe2id: 478608 recipe2text: "This dish makes a good quick supper one night — and a fine lunch the next day." # The ad vad: | <a target='blank' href="http://howtocookapp.com/"> <img src="http://ads.culinate.com/htce/HTCE-iPad-Skyscraper.png" " width="120" height="600" alt="" border="0"/></a> ]]