"Cool as a cucumber" may refer to a state of being, but the analogy stems from the refreshing crunch of a fresh, cold cucumber. Cucumbers are most often found as a raw ingredient in recipes like cold ...

CRAZY ideas are floating around on the Internet. A food blog the other day actually contended that it might be possible to eat too many raw tomatoes with fresh basil in summertime. If Samuel Johnson ...

This three-ingredient dish will answer the question. There are a million ways to prepare summer's abundance of cucumbers—slicing and pickling being the most popular—but have you ever cooked one? I'll ...

The cucumber’s fresh crunch has gone, but in its place is something more substantial to deliver a smoky, savory flavor. By Yotam Ottolenghi There’s nothing more pointless, you might say, than grilling ...

1. Combine cucumbers, strawberries, sugar, honey or agave, and lime juice in a blender; blend until cucumbers and strawberries are smooth. 2. Pour mixture through medium mesh sieve placed over a ...

With more than 6,000 ratings, this five-star recipe certainly hit the spot with the NYT community of home cooks. Reviewers ...

Cucumber BoatsIngredients:8 ounces of cooked baby shrimp, choppedOne-half cup black beansOne-half cup corn kernels ( fresh, frozen, or canned)One-quarter cup fresh cilantro, lightly choppedOne-half ...

If you are what you eat, I'm desperately attempting to become a cucumber. So I can be as cool as one. It's far too early for us to be living in Arkansauna already. With "feels like" temperatures in ...

It might seem like eating vegetables raw is the ideal way to load up on nutrition, but not all is lost in cooking — cooked vegetables have their own appeal. For one, the percentage of insoluble fiber ...