Category: Summer

Outdoor Entertaining in Style, According to Vera Stewart

A consummate hostess, Vera Stewart shares her tips for warm-weather entertaining—plus a few favorite recipes from her new cookbook, “The VeryVera Cookbook: Occasions.” Be Flexible: The backyard offers countless possibilities for fun presentations, weather permitting—but “always have a Plan B in your pocket,” in case it gets a little too warm or a storm rolls…


Little Grey Wolfy: Summer Party

This film is available globally except in France, Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Belarus. A funny and charming animated film about one little wolf and his friends—about true friends who can help you fulfill your dreams, who think about you, and who use their imagination to give you the best they can. This film is part…


Little Grey Wolfy: The Winter Story

This film is available globally except in France, Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Belarus. It would seem that nothing interesting could happen to the Little Grey Wolfy in a boring sleeping winter forest. The world around him is white, silent, and cold, and poor Wolfy feels lonely and hungry. But everything is changing, as if by…


Little Grey Wolfy: Spring and Icy Drift

This film is available globally except in France, Belgium, Norway, Russia, and Belarus. This film takes us into a wonderful world of one curious and cute little wolf, his good friends, and their funny and exciting adventures. A story about how imagination can change the world around us, make it more interesting, and fill it…


Christmas Day to Mark Start of Australian Heat Wave

East coast Australians thinking about donning the ugly Christmas jumpers may want to think again as warm temperatures hit the capitals across the country. Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra are all expecting temperatures from the high-20 degrees Celsius to the low-30 degrees Celsius on Christmas Day. Across the country Adelaide, Perth and Hobart are expecting…


Learning to Love the Shishito

It wasn’t love at first bite, but I finally warmed up to the shishito pepper. The name is an abbreviation of “shishitogarashi,” which is Japanese for “the tip of this pepper looks like a lion’s face.” This description is as fanciful as looking for faces in clouds, but you don’t need to imagine a lion…


Too Much Zucchini? Turn It Into Pizza

At my local farmers market the other day, I was watching the stand of a farmer friend as he made the rounds. I chatted with shoppers, handled their money as if I were the farmer, and silently took credit for all the amazing produce I didn’t grow. One of my customers bought a pile of…


The Pickle Project: A Quest for the Perfect Refrigerator Pickles

It began with my friend, Amy Alkon, gushing about Dietz and Watson brand kosher dill pickles, which she calls “the crowning glory of picklehood.” Alkon is an award-winning, science-based advice columnist and author. On Twitter, she called her D&W’s the “best thing to stress eat … when the writing is going a little hopelessly.” Her…


Build Your Own Bruschetta

Don’t underestimate the open-faced sandwich. As simple as they may sound, these topless sandwiches are often a refreshing and decorative reflection of the season and their cuisine. They range from sleek and minimal to rustic and hearty, with flourishes that reflect their culture. The ingredients vary widely, from salads and spreads to cold meats and…


The Simple Truth About Greek Salad

Sometimes simplicity isn’t so simple. A recipe with just a few easily prepared ingredients nevertheless demands care with the quality to make it truly shines. Take the Greek salad, for example. In Greece, that’s horiatiki (xoriatiki), meaning “village salad,” a hint at its ubiquity. It’s a delicious, healthful dish with the bounty of a summer…