It’s Raw week over at the “I Heart Cooking Clubs” web site. Raw? Hmm, what kind of inventive dish could I make that’s raw? I launched the Mark Bittman “How To Cook Everything” iPhone app and searched for “raw” – the first recipe that popped up was “Linguine with Raw Tomato Sauce” – oh that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘vegetables’
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 [...]
100% Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread (with Dark Chocolate, Nuts & Sunflower Seeds)
I got two larger zucchini squash this week in my CSA share and I decided to try baking a zucchini bread. To add a little extra flavor & nutrition, I tossed in wheat germ, dark chocolate, walnuts and sunflower seeds too. Yum! DH is not a fan of zucchini, and he even thought it tasted [...]
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 [...]
Quinoa Salad with Tomatoes, Feta, Apples & Almonds
I just made this quinoa salad for a reunion dinner tonight. Quinoa is a very small grain, actually it’s technically not even a grain, it’s a seed, but it’s always lumped into the hearty whole grain category. It’s gluten free and fairly quick to make. It smells earthy when cooking. I found excellent cooking instructions [...]
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 [...]
Keeping Produce Fresh with Ethylene Gas Removers #5
#5 Review – 52 Foods in 52 Ethylene gas (H2C=CH2) is a harmless odorless, colorless, gas that is produced from both natural and man-made sources. Vegetables and fruit release the gas as they are ripening, but at the same time, the build up of the gas can hasten the ripening of produce. Some produce produce [...]
Meatless Monday – Quinoa Pasta with Tomato Puttanesca Sauce
We went meatless tonight (with a little bit of dairy) by eating a satisfying plate of quinoa pasta topped with tomato puttanesca sauce. I included some lovely kousa squash in the sauce, which was part of our CSA vegetable share this week. It’s a summer squash similar to zucchini.
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 [...]
