"bruschetta" news and stories

Each Thursday, we round up a selection of scrumptious links from our friends over at YumSugar. Here's what they've got cooking this week:

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• Make a sueño before summer's end.
• Sometimes a half-empty jar is a good thing, especially when making vinaigrette.
• It's tomato season, and time to make this oft-mispronounced appetizer.
• These tips will prevent you from over-cooking pasta ever again.
• Tiramisu need not be plain -- mix it up.

With the bounty of summer produce, this is a great time to set up a bruschetta bar at your next gathering.

Photo: Ataradrac, Flickr.

In an ode to the regal chanterelle mushroom, Flickr user Atadarac swapped in yellow chanterelles for tomatoes in a dish seemingly inspired by the crusty simplicity of bruschetta. Boasts photographer and cook Sarah, "This was so simple and easy, but my husband summed the taste up when he said, 'Wow. This tastes like something you'd get at a really expensive restaurant.' " In truth, we suspect this has something to do with the usage -- and unadorned presentation -- of high-quality ingredients, popularized by celebrity chefs du jour like Mario Batali and Tom Colicchio.

Find this recipe and more at Sarah's farmers'-market-friendly blog, Winnipeg Eats.

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Bruschetta. Photo: YumSugar

Each Thursday, we round up a selection of scrumptious links from our friends over at YumSugar. Here's what they've got cooking this week:

A photographic journey through San Francisco's new Thursday farmers' market with a focus on artisanal street food.

Definition: Offal (not "awful"!) is the entrails and organs of a butchered animal.

Che Guevara becomes trendy once again as his granddaughter bares it all for PETA.

Could Right Gin be the right way to learn gin appreciation?

Finally! Heirloom tomatoes are coming into season, and YumSugar offers a bunch of dishes featuring them.

Calling all tv trays: Do you eat dinner in front of the television?

What do you do when you have old, leftover pancetta that really needs to be eaten, a whole pile of tomatoes, and an insanely tasty baguette? Meaty bruschetta. Yesterday, I knew that I wanted something a bit more than just veggies on bread to go with my salad and mashed potatoes. So I decided to make things meaty, and it was beyond tasty.

Just fry the heck out of some pancetta with some diced onion until it's dark and crispy. Then toss that with some chunks of fresh tomato, a little bit of garlic, and some freshly ground salt and pepper. Meanwhile, give your baguette a preliminary toast with a little olive oil and garlic drizzled on it. When the toast is ready, throw the mixture on top, grate some cheese over that, and bake it for a little while until the cheese melts.

Have any bruschetta variations of your own? Share!