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Emily Sarah Downs

Cuisine Coordinator, Tips From Town, Ridgewood, NJ

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Greek Skewers

Super simple. Super yummy.

Double-Cinnamon French Toast

Good idea for all of the sleep-overs your kids are having over summer break.

Liz’s Strawberry Salad

An oldie but goodie from the earlier days of recipe group.  Liz G., brought this one time, or maybe a few times, and it is just plain amazing.

Watermelon Lemonade (spiked or not)

Staple cocktail both with or w/out gin around July 4th in my house.  Watermelon is at it’s peak, and what makes better sense to quench your thirst than lemonade?  Combine the two and you are set.

Green Chile Turkey Burgers

A little bit of Southwestern inspiration in these turkey burgers.  Green chilies added with the other seasonings turn an ordinary turkey burger into a WOW burger!

White-Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries w/Citrus Sugar

ummm… yum!  Summer strawberries coated in decadent white chocolate and then dipped once more with a citrus sugar blend.  A wonderful treat on a relaxing summer evening.

White-Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries w/Citrus Sugar

ummm… yum!  Summer strawberries coated in decadent white chocolate and then dipped once more with a citrus sugar blend.  A wonderful treat on a relaxing summer evening.

Curried Chicken Salad

A chicken salad full of texture and seasoning.  Indian curry is the main ingredient.  Not too spicy but distinct in flavor.

Fried Sunchoke Chips

Sure, potato chips are perfect, but sunchokes (Jerusalem artichokes) are higher in potassium and iron.  These tubers are a variety of sunflower; sold in the produce sections of some supermarkets and at farmers’ markets.  BTW… these...

BBQ Patty Melt Burger

The recipe calls for cooking the burgers on a griddle or frying pan, but I also recommend grilling.  The griddle/pan method keeps the burgers juicy, although warmer weather stirs the grill master in us all.  These burgers are simply...