Stupid Good Summer School 2014 Roundup

Below you will find a roundup of all the recipes and videos from my summer project, Stupid Good Summer School! Looking for the perfect way to cook bacon? I’ve got the video right here! Perhaps you’d like a way to use up diced onions? Let’s check out this recipe. I’m working on a few new projects for the Fall but until then, check out some of my attempts at videos. If you have any suggestions for next year’s potential Summer School, leave your ideas in the comments below!

Week One: How to Poach an Egg
Video // Recipe: Poached Eggs on Asparagus Toast

Week Two: How to Dice an Onion
Video // Recipe: Sausage and Spinach Stuffed Shells

Week Three: How to Cook Bacon
Video // Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower with Bacon and Cheddar

Week Four: How to Roast a Chicken
Video // Recipe: Roast Chicken with Lemon, Paprika and Thyme

Week Five: How to Prepare a Tomato
Video // Recipe: Spicy Avocado Salsa

Week Six: How to Make Marinara Sauce
Video // Recipe: Easy Marinara Sauce

Week Seven: How to Make Grilled Cheese
Video // Recipe: Pimento Grilled Cheese

Week Eight: How to Make a Simple Cocktail
Video // Recipe: Gin Mint Lemonade

Week Nine: How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies
Video // Recipe: Salted Chocolate Chip Cookies with Pecans

Week Ten: How to Make Salad Dressing
Video // Recipe: Red Onion Vinaigrette

Stupid Good Summer School Week 10: How to Make Salad Dressing

Check out the video below for a video on how to make your own salad dressing. Check back Thursday for a recipe for Lemon Red Onion Vinaigrette.

Stupid Good Summer School Week 9: How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies

Check out the video below for a basic video on how to make chocolate chip cookies! Check back Thursday for my recipe.

 

 

 

Stupid Good Summer School Week 8: Gin Mint Lemonade

The idea of being known for a cocktail is pretty cool. I served these at my Stupid Good Tasting Event and people went bonkers. Super fresh, fizzy and clean- you can barely taste the gin, which is dangerous but serves its purpose. This drink is the ideal for the end of summer, even if the weather doesn’t know it yet. Plus, you don’t have to squeeze fresh lemons for this. That is pure nonsense, just get some grocery store lemon juice and call it a night. Check out the video for this cocktail here.

Gin Mint Lemonade

This recipe includes simple syrup, which is essentially equal parts sugar and water, simmered until the sugar dissolves. For awesome flavor, I steep mine with mint leaves overnight in the fridge.

• 1 part simple syrup
• 1 part gin
• 1 part lemon juice
• 1 small handful mint leaves
• Fizzy water of choice
• Ice

1. In your glass, stir together simple syrup, gin and lemon juice.
2. Tear up the mint leaves, put them in the glass and muddle with a wooden spoon. Or if you’re fancy, a muddler. I’m clearly not that fancy.
3. Add ice. Top with fizzy water of choice! Enjoy! A few…

Stay tuned for next week’s Stupid Good Summer School!

School may be out for the summer, but it’s time to get your kitchen game onto the honor roll! ‘Stupid Good Summer School’ features a technique every Tuesday, and a recipe using that technique every Thursday. 

Stupid Good Summer School Week 8: How to Make a Simple Cocktail

Check out the video below for a basic video on how to make a simple cocktail! Come back Thursday for a Minted Gin Lemonade recipe!