Genius Recipes
A Genius Labor Day Party
Every week -- often with your help -- FOOD52's Senior Editor Kristen Miglore is unearthing recipes that are nothing short of genius.
Next we'll be back with our regularly scheduled Genius Recipes, but for this week, I give you: A Genius Labor Day Party Menu! The only themes (besides each recipe's special genius flair) are 1) going big -- like, huge -- with summer flavors, and 2) crowd-pleasing. Because when people get a day off work, they really just want to eat deviled eggs and guacamole, bold salad and equally creamy pasta, and steak. And of course, cake.
A Genius Labor Day Party Menu
Roberto Santibañez' Classic Guacamole
April Bloomfield's Lemon Caper Dressing
Al Forno's Penne with Tomato, Cream & Five Cheeses
Steven Raichlen's Salt-Crusted Beef Tenderloin Grilled in Cloth (Lomo al Trapo)
Brooke Dojny's Blueberry Snack Cake with Toasted Pecan Topping
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Got a genius recipe to share -- from a classic cookbook, an online source, or anywhere, really? Please send it my way (and tell me what's so smart about it) at kristen@food52.com.
Photos by James Ransom
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Tags: genius, Labor Day, summer, grilling, barbecue, party planning, crowd-pleasers
Kristen Miglore
I'm an ex-economist, ex-Californian who moved to New York to work in food media in 2007. Dodgy career choices aside, I can't help but apply the rational tendencies of my former life to things like: recipe tweaking, digging up obscure facts about pizza, and deciding how many pastries to put in my purse for "later."
Comments (2)
4 months ago Michael Hoffman
Michael is a developer at Food52.
Ahhh, dreaming of summertime.
9 months ago Kringler
Looks like a fab menu. Thanks!