Summer in Schenectady: Cooking in Messa

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<strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0337.jpg" target="_top">Determined not to eat peanut butter sandwiches all summer, we began our journey at the local supermarket.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0345.jpg" target="_top">Cooking in the 21st century: recipes sent straight to your iPhone.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0368.jpg" target="_top">The chefs gravely compare products.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0401.jpg" target="_top">We decided to cook in Messa House, a Minerva House known for its immensely popular current events series and Messa Movie Nights.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0418.jpg" target="_top">Admiring our harvest.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0424.jpg" target="_top">Why did the tomato blush? Because it saw the salad dressing!</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0436.jpg" target="_top">Okay, sorry. Back to your regularly scheduled beautiful shots of ingredients.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0458.jpg" target="_top">None of us owned a single bowl to keep the orzo in. This is college.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0465.jpg" target="_top">If there is such a thing as too much basil, we clearly haven't heard of it.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0462.jpg" target="_top">Spotted: signature Concordiensis lanyard.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0463.jpg" target="_top">No words. Just saliva.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0471.jpg" target="_top">The editors-in-chief tend to their culinary tasks.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0504.jpg" target="_top">Almost ready for the sumptuous feast!</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0523.jpg" target="_top">Plating. Take that, Julia Child. </a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/DSC_0534.jpg" target="_top">Think you can do better? Try the recipe on your own at epicurious.com.</a></strong> <strong><a href="http://www.concordy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/364531.jpg" target="_top">Comparison shot from epicurious.com. We did better.</a></strong>

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With open minds, empty stomachs, and some serious free time to burn over the summer, the Concordiensis set out onto uncharted territory: to prepare the elusive and long-sought ‘home-cooked meal.’ This photo essay reveals their arduous and occasionally amateur journey towards savory salmon heaven.

Captions by Aviva Hope Rutkin | Photos by Ajay Major

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Our Tuscan Salmon with Rosemary Orzo


Think you can do better? Try the recipe for Tuscan Salmon with Rosemary Orzo on your own at epicurious.com.

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Aviva Hope Rutkin

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Aviva Hope Rutkin studies neuroscience and Chinese. She is the Editor-in-Chief of the Concordiensis. She also likes rugby.

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