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Four-Word Recipe of the Day
Dear everybody,
Today is the observance of Independence Day here in the U.S., so it’s a day off for Team MDK, all of whom we hope are lounging on inflatable animals in the stock tank pools of their dreams.
Traditionally we share a recipe. What with the heat and all, we are declaring a mandatory reduction in word count to conserve energy: no recipe shall exceed 4 words in length.
Constraint leads to creativity, so this recipe is a good one:
WATERMELON
FETA
MINT
DRIZZLE
Four bonus words: Cool. Refreshing. Salty. Sweet.
Need more details? The internet abounds with watermelon/feta/mint recipes.
Here are but a few:
Ina Garten (Arugula alert!)
Serious Eats (Lemon zest!)
New York Times (Cucumbers? OK, Mark Bittman.)
Ottolenghi (Olives, preserved lemons, and an Ottolenghish assortment of herbs.)
And up top: Nigella Lawson, with olives and—eek!—onion.
You get the idea. Watermelon, feta, and whatever else you’ve got, and it will be delicious.
What’s your favorite 4-word summer dish?
Love,
Ann and Kay
gin, tonic, ice, grapefruit
A fine recipe!
These are so great! Here’s one my dad used to make. It sounds disgusting but is actually weirdly good.
Triscuits
Mayo
Peanut butter
Pickles
Gin, tonic, ice, lime
That’s what I was going to write!
Tomato, bacon, mayo, bread
Pistachio pudding, whipped cream, cherry
Potatoes, eggs, mayo, mustard.
Bread oil garlic rosemary
Bread, butter, marmalade, tea
My go to snack! Loads of ideas in this thread too sound divine
sourdough, cheese, fruit, nuts
This is a very traditional South Indian dish called Sundal (soon-duhl). A little more than 4 words. Amazing, I promise.
Chickpeas, unsweetened coconut flakes, serrano, lemon, mustard seeds, crisped lentils.
This sounds delicious!
Coca Cola, ice cream, glass, spoon
Cantaloupe. Honey. Lime. Cayenne
Tomatoes, salt, herbs, extra virgin olive oil
Tomato, mozzarella, basil, vinegrette
Pasta, olive oil, garlic, hot pepper
So good!
Pasta, cannellini beans, canned tomatoes w/Italian herbs, grated parm (someone has to do the heavy lifting)
Tomatoes, green onion, pickles, olive oil
Canned salmon, canned roasted corn, Mayo, minced onion.
Avocado, lime, garlic salt, smash
This is the one.
Agree!
Tuna, canellini beans, oil, pepper
Add some lemon juice to make this combo heavenly
This was my planned addition, in our house we call it pasta, tuna and beans. The sauce is half lemon juice, half olive oil.
And any green herb, parsley, chives …
Or basil, but I ran out of words
Ice cream, chocolate sauce
Microgreens atop all foods!
Orzo, tomatoes, zucchini, chimichurri
May I please order…..
😀 😀 😀 <3
hard boiled eggs, mayo, horseradish, paprika
Sloe gin, simple syrup, lemon juice, club soda.
This is breaking the rules a tiny bit, but I recently discovered Trader Joe’s 3 ingredient meal ideas. (You can find more on the Google.)
Argentinian red shrimp + asparagus shears + lemon
Spinach tortellini + baby spinach + jar of artichoke antipasto
Colorful carrot coins + farro + garbanzo beans
Cheese tortellini + package of seasoned Brussels sprouts + prosciutto
Sweet potato gnocchi + sweet Italian chicken sausage + kale cashew basil pesto
Mediterranean salad kit + farro + falafel
(Do you want me to keep going? I can … !)
Cantaloupe prosciutto balsamic salt
Tomato, basil, mozzarella, drizzle
Cream
Berries
Lemon zest
Sugar
Vodka
Lemons
Ginger ale
Lillet
chicken
salt
herbs
grill
Cheese, fruit, bread, wine
Berries, balsamic, honey, roasted.
Broccoli, apple. pecans, coleslaw dressing.
My go-to chicken salad with 2 descriptor words for completeness, but once you know what I meant, they can be removed. Chicken (rotisserie), Grapes (green), Basil, Mayo
Omg- I LOVE chicken salad with green grapes! Sweet & savory is my favorite (ask me about the liver & raisins in my turkey stuffing)
Squash rounds, Hidden Valley Dry Ranch Dressing Mix, Parmesan Cheese, Butter (optional)
Cucumber, red onion, feta, dressing
Bread & butter pickles, on bread, with butter!
Pesto
Mayo
Bread
Grilled chicken
waterrnelon gin blender lime
Coffee
Biscuits
Creme fraiche (counts as one word if you say it fast)
Jam
Simple syrup, cantaloupe, freeze, whipped cream
Brown rice, cauliflower, pepitas, EVOO
Coffee, ice, more ice, mint sprig
Mango, strawberries, ginger, biscuits
unsweetened Greek yogurt, fresh cherries, sliced almonds, drizzle with a little honey
Zucchini, butter, onion, cheese
And also tomatoes, mozzarella (fresh), basil, balsamic
Flour, sugar, butter, roasted cacao nibs
That’s MDK’s own 411 Shortbread, which is the best ever according to the many people I’ve served it to. The cacao nibs are my own addition, and I’ve gotta say they bring a lot to the party.
Tuna, boiled egg, Mrs. Renfro’s Hot Chow Chow Relish, Miracle Whip
Watermelon, watermelon, salt, fork! (Shade tree and napkins optional)
Tomato, cucumber, red onion, basil
Wasa, pimento cheese, tomato
Almond blueberry crumble, cream.
Made with 2 quarts of local blueberries that I picked up Saturday, and I’m ready to get another 2 quarts or maybe a gallon!
Toasted marshmallows, chocolate, graham crackers, campfire
Squash rounds sliced zucchini or yellow, sprinkle with grated parmesan, toaster oven till golden. (When really hot, plug toaster oven in outside.)
Cucumber, feta, onion, dressing
(Sliced/cubed/red/Italian)
Flour + Water + Salt + Yeast
Lobster, butter, butter, butter!
Oatmeal berries banana walnuts
ice cream, chocolate syrup, whipped cream, nuts (the last two optional–easy peasy just make it 2 items)
Cantaloupe.
Lime wedges.
Lets have a picnic 🙂
Oysters
Shrimp
Corn on the cob
Beer
Cucumber
Onion
Rice vinegar
Sesame oil
Wine, nibbles, friends & music
Goat cheese, pepper jelly, pita crackers
Baguette
French Ham
Butter
Cornichon
Pizza Beer Netflix Knitting
Love it!
Old school farm type bread, tomatoes, olive oil, capers
But the bread must be sliced thick, the tomatoes must be red and ripe because you cut them in two and smush the insides on the bread to make it red…. And then you chop the toms up and dunk the tomato side of the bread in the olive oil with capers and maybe a bit of extra vinegar, put your bread on a plate and pile the chopped up bits on top. Oh. My. God. I eat this most days in our hot summer in Malta (Mediterranean). When it’s really hot and humid and I can’t think of food, this is it. It’s a traditional way of doing it here, pure peasant food, our thick crusted loaves are amazing, and men used to hollow then out and fill them with tomatoes etc to take to the fields.
Our bread is a bit like thick crusted sourdough with lots of holes, most other breads will fall apart with this treatment…
This sounds fantastic!
It is, believe me! If you want to fancy it up you can add torn up mint or basil leaves, and if you want to protein it up you can dump some canned tuna on top. Do try it!
Chex, butter, Worcestershire, peanuts
Add lime juice, fresh ground black pepper to the watermelon, feta, mint and serve it on a bed of lettuce then drizzle olive oil on top. This is our favorite summer salad.
Cantaloupe, fresh basil, lime, huckleberries (picked while out walking the dog during your house-sitting gig!)
ice cream, cone, walk
I have a one wordrecipe: watermelon.
Peanutbutter lettuce Mayo on bread
I grew up on pb/lettuce/mayo sandwiches! and no one will believe me how good they are
tangerine slices, freeze, dark chocolate, tea
bread(Wonder), Duke’s (mayo), tomato, S&P
Just read through all of these recipes and they sound delicious. Here’s mine:
Simmer:
Black beans
Fire-roasted tomatoes
Garlic
Onion
Cumin/chili powder
Vodka tonic with lime is the only thing that I will drink. My first date with my first husband he took me to dinner and when I was asked what I would like to drink I drew a blank. He ordered a vodka tonic for me and that has been my cocktail since 1981