Late August is peak everything — peaches still hitting, corn and peppers everywhere, and just enough of a chill creeping in for a pot of gumbo, so this week's picks run from grilled salads to slow-braised comfort.
A few faves I keep coming back to:
FRITTATINA DI PASTA CACIO E PEPE — fried cacio e pepe in disc form, which is exactly as good as it sounds
CHILI GLAZED DUCK BREAST — crispy rice cake underneath and blistered snap peas on top, a proper weeknight flex
CHAR SIU PORK BELLY BAO BUN — apple, shiso and yuzu cutting through all that pork fat
The rest runs the gamut: a Grilled Peach & Burrata Salad that's basically summer on a plate, the loaded La Presa Salad with charred poblano ranch, a zesty Red Lentil Chili, creamy Paneer Tikka Masala over rice, a slow-roasted Harissa Chicken Bowl with lentils and chili oil, dengaku Miso-Glazed Eggplant, a proper New Orleans Chicken and Andouille Gumbo, Chicken Adobo Sangwits with fried potato strings, a Porchetta Sandwich with fennel slaw and dijon mayo, classic Sausage and Peppers with marinara, and Peach + Bourbon Glazed Scallops + Shrimp with skillet fried corn and bacon.
14 ideas below, hope you find some dinner inspo! — Rhys
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1. FRITTATINA DI PASTA CACIO E PEPE
2. Grilled Peach & Burrata Salad
3. LA PRESA SALAD
4. CHILI GLAZED DUCK BREAST
5. Red Lentil Chili
6. Paneer Tikka Masala
7. Harissa Chicken Bowl
8. Miso – Glazed Eggplant
9. Chicken and Andouille Gumbo
10. Chicken Adobo Sangwits!
11. CHAR SIU PORK BELLY BAO BUN
12. Porchetta Sandwich
13. Sausage and Peppers
14. Peach + Bourbon Glazed Scallops + Shrimp
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