Good morning, indispensable readers. We begin today’s column with a list of a few mysteries still to be solved. They include a recommendation for the best waffle mix or pancake mix with waffle variations; recipes for a salad dressing with chopped green olives, and a copycat version of Cracker Barrel’s side dish of Brussels sprouts, kale and pecan salad/slaw with maple vinaigrette dressing.
GAZPACHO
As promised last week, here is a second look at the summertime special, gazpacho. August often features cold soup in the mountain home of W.C., who wrote, “This is a recipe I got long ago from Parade magazine, of all places, and I have adapted it somewhat. It most approximated the version that I loved in Spain (once upon a time). I do not strain it, nor do I garnish it with hard-boiled eggs, but I shake it often.”
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