Ginger Mint Spritzers

Summer is almost here, which means… COCKTAIL TIME!

Well, I guess it can be cocktail time all year ’round. But listen, an excuse to drink cocktails is an excuse to drink cocktails, amirite?

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Pear and Honeyed Goat Cheese Galette (Grain Free)

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I might be the worst food blogger ever.

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OK, that’s dramatic. It has been three months since my last post though, which might be a new personal record of negligence (*sobs quietly into pillow*), but I’M BACK! It feels so good to be posting a recipe again after taking some time off to get settled into my new program. This first semester at Juilliard Historical Performance, aside from being completely surreal , has FLOWN by. Between performances, lessons, gigs, being a hashtagpracticehermit, academic courses, and life in general, I’ve been a busy bee. In the last few weeks alone, my HP friends and I have performed on the radio, played for a live-streamed master class, finished a series of concerts in Boston and NYC, and are now gearing up for our tour to Holland (!) in a few weeks. I can’t believe that, at least for now, this is the new normal. 

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Mini Apple Crisps (Vegan/GF)

sum•mer (n): the existential struggle between wanting to be in shape and wanting to shove ALL THE FOOD INTO YOUR FACE

You know the feeling. Summertime finally hits, and you’re ready to hit the beach and show off that bod you’ve been working on. But two weeks in, you’ve had a few too many margs and entirely too many s’mores and then you realize you haven’t even hit the vacation part of your summer vacation yet and you’re like “HOW DID THIS HAPPEN” and then you end up eating more s’mores and it’s all just kind of a mess. 

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I know this feeling well. A week ago, I got back from spending over two weeks in San Francisco (um, hi, TONS of amazing food) at the American Bach Soloists Academy. It was a wonderful experience, but I definitely ate WAY too much. As in, I literally ate ice cream every day. And I mean literally, literally.

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Mango Avocado Summer Rolls with Miso Sesame Ginger Sauce

Raise your hand if you’re from the Northeast and have officially turned into a human prune!!! *both hands up*

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Did YOU know it was possible to feel both dehydrated AND saturated at the same time? Heat and humidity are the latest power couple, and it is getting rough out there. I just got back from an incredible week in Connecticut at the Amherst Early Music Baroque Academy, but it wasn’t always fun and games for my fiddle… Let’s just say when working with a period instrument with gut strings in 95% humidity, the name of the game is “What The F#*! Just Came Out of My Instrument?!” 5 points every time a string goes a whole step out of tune. 10 points when two consecutive strings go out of tune in opposite directions. 15 points when you play a note and nothing comes out… You don’t really want to win.

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In this heat, my second love (cooking) also becomes not-so-lovely. When the mere thought of turning on an oven drowns me in my own sweat, I often resort to “un-cooking.” Luckily, the summer season offers us a huge selection of delicious produce, so filling up on raw fruits and veggies is hardly boring. And, not to diss salad, but there are plenty of creative ways to enjoy your raw produce, which was precisely our challenge at The Recipe ReDux this month.

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This month’s theme, “Get Your Fruits and Veggies in Shape,” challenged us to transform summer produce using creative cuts. My spiralizer is one of my FAVORITE tools in the kitchen for this, and summer rolls are a go-to meal for me during the warmer months – oven-free, fresh, crunchy, light, healthy, and filling! What could be better than combining the two?! 

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While making this recipe, I was pleased with how quick and SAFE spiralizing was as an alternative. Julienning veggies with a knife or special peeler is fine, but it takes forever… Plus, I will take any chance I can get to keep my fingers away from blades.

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To “wrap up” this delicious dish (hehe) I made an easy miso sesame ginger dipping sauce. Miso automatically lends an explosion of flavor to whatever it’s in, and I am always looking for new ways to incorporate it. This was a home run as far as I’m concerned!

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Mango Avocado Summer Rolls with Miso Sesame Ginger Sauce


Description

Fresh, crunchy summer rolls with spiralized veggies and an addictive miso sauce.


Ingredients

Scale

Rolls

  • 1224 sheets rice paper
  • Warm water
  • 1 large carrot
  • 2 large (or 3 medium) cucumbers
  • 1/2 purple cabbage
  • 1 avocado, thinly sliced
  • 1 mango, thickly sliced
  • 1 cup cilantro or Thai basil leaves

Miso Sauce

  • 3 Tbs. light miso
  • 4 Tbs. seasoned rice wine vinegar
  • 1 1/2-inch knob ginger, grated (about 1/2 tsp)
  • 1 Tbs. sesame oil

Instructions

  1. Spiralize carrots using the “spaghetti” blade, or thinnest blade possible. Set aside.
  2. Spiralize cucumbers using the “spaghetti” blade. I like to drain my cucumber noodles after spiralizing by squeezing them through a cheesecloth or a stack of paper towels. Set aside.
  3. Spiralize purple cabbage on the “ribbon” blade, or thickest blade possible. Set aside.
  4. Prepare your avocado, mango, and cilantro and arrange them alongside your other prepared veggies for easy assembly.
  5. Submerge a sheet of rice paper in a bowl of warm water for 5 seconds. Immediately lay the wet sheet on a cutting board or large plate.
  6. Fill your roll (careful not to overfill!) with veggies. I like to start with cilantro so you can see the leaves laying flat through the roll, and then add the veggies from thinnest to thickest. I also like to add more cilantro on top before rolling.
  7. Roll each summer roll delicately while keeping it as compact as possible.

Sauce

  1. Whisk all ingredients together until smooth.

Notes

  • Work as quickly as possible to prevent your rice paper from sticking to your surface!
  • If necessary after rolling, double up with another sheet of rice paper.

 


 

 

Tahini Deviled Eggs

Raise your hand if you are READY FOR SUMMER VACATION. *lots of girls-with-raised-hands emojis*

In the eight weeks since we last spoke over crepes, a lot has happened. I played a master’s recital, made my first ever wedding cake for my best friend’s wedding (Yes, MADE. I’m insane…), graduated with a master’s degree (with a former New York Yankee)… Oh. And another thing:

I GOT INTO JUILLIARD!!!! 

This is probably not real life. Actually, I’m positive it’s not. I’m definitely just having the deepest and most wonderful nap dream ever. Is somebody gonna wake me up before I pee? No? SO IT IS REAL?! 😀

In all seriousness though, I’m so excited to be continuing on in their historical performance program. I get to play baroque violin all day every day, play with an amazing group, and learn from some of early music’s most revered artists. This has been a dream of mine ever since I began playing baroque violin, and it’s actually coming true.

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….I am also a leeeetle bit wiped out though. This was a warm (not quite hot) mess of a busy year, even if it turned out to be SO BEYOND worth the struggle. Preparing an audition on baroque violin while still juggling grad student life on modern violin nearly made me crazy, and I questioned my sanity every 7 minutes, basically. One thing I learned in the process, though, is that when things get stressful, you just need to power through one day, one task, and one minute at a time. Bite-sized goals on small plates… Do you see where I’m going yet?

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