Vintage Voice

We weren’t expecting to find much in the Voice‘s vault for Kebab Day, July 12.  But we were wrong!  And now we’re hungry!

Dining under the stars.

Writer Heather Fraser offers up tips for newbie campers, including menu suggestions—and cooking tips.  “It might sound good in theory, but don’t plan to cook everything over the fire.”   The Learning Curve—Camping Tips for City Folk, June 20, 2008.

Turn the heat up to cool down.

Bill Pollett extols the virtues of cooking with  spicy capsicum to counter summer’s heat.  “Picture a lush garden salad, chilies and poblanos and bell peppers glittering like exotic jewels, accompanied by a carafe of white wine.”  Put Some Heat in Your Kitchen, July 14, 2004.