I had an amazing dinner tonight! I recently picked up the CSA share for the week and there was an abundance of wonderful tomatoes! I knew I had to roast some for pasta. I sliced the heirloom tomato we received, plus one roma and two slicing tomatoes, and I mixed them in a baking dish [...]
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Blackberries in Backyard #11
#11 Review – 52 Foods in 52 I don’t know why I never noticed these berries before this season. We’ve been living in our home for a couple of summers, but for some reason, I never really paid attention! Anyway, a few weeks ago, I saw a few branches of green berries. I tried googling, [...]
Zucchini Onion Pecorino Gratin
I received some lovely zucchini in this week’s CSA share, and I wanted to make some more of the yummy zucchini onion pancakes, but didn’t have the time to sit and cook pancakes tonight. I needed something that could be thrown into the oven and easily baked with virtually no assistance. So, hmm, I thought, [...]
Corn on the Cob
We got 3 ears of fresh sweet corn on the cob in the CSA share this week. My DH was going out for the evening, and I was hungry. I couldn’t waste time cooking the corn, so I ate all three raw, as a late afternoon snack. Oh it was fabulous. Brought me back to [...]
Everything IS Better With Bacon, Isn’t It? #8
#8 Review – 52 Foods in 52 The challenge this week over at I Heart Cooking Club is BACON! What better way to help season my newly found Wagner cast iron 9 inch skillet! But can bacon still be a part of a healthy clean eating diet? Sure, why not! As long as it’s in [...]
Mint
CSA share included spearmint leaves so I’ve been adding them to everything from sandwiches to fruit compote!
Zucchini Onion Pancakes Recipe
For the Summer Lovin week over at I Heart Cooking Clubs – Cooking through Mark Bittman recipes! The cookbook “How to Cook Everything” authored by Mark Bittman is available in a handy, easy to use, full featured iPhone app. I have been browsing the recipes, getting to know the app and I am totally thrilled [...]
First CSA Share Vegetables Pickup
My first CSA share produce pickup! It was exciting! We got a whole mess of good good veggies. Here’s what we got (click photo for larger version) (clockwise from left) Tatsoi (back left) – similar to bok choy Romaine Lettuce – I have never seen such a huge head of lettuce. It was gorgeous Green [...]
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Starts this Week
Our local CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) starts this week! So excited! It’ll be my year with a CSA and I am so looking forward to eating all the yummy veggies! What is a CSA? Basically, during the “off season” a farmer offers a specific number of produce “shares” for the following season. The consumer purchases [...]
