It’s official. We’ve hit our CSA stride. Which means a lot of vegetables each week. This week’s box contained: 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes 2 tomatoes 6 pickling cucumbers 3 zucchini 1 summer squash 1 head of lettuce 1 bunch of scallions 1 egg plants 4… Read More
James made me dinner again. Pasta with pesto, tomatoes, and shrimp.
James made me dinner! Steak, homemade French fries and spinach.
Lately we’ve been frequenting SOWA (south end open market). This is mostly to get our grilled cheese fix/fill, but last weekend James and I decided to check out the farmer’s market portion. Since we have a CSA, we rarely buy vegetables, so we gravitated toward… Read More
Challenge of the weekend? Canning. Oh, and pickling. Having a slew of pickling cukes, zucchini and summer squash from our CSA means having to be creative with preparing and preserving. I had never canned before, and was pleasantly surprised at how easy the whole process… Read More
As everyone promised, our CSA drastically improved this week, thanks to the mid-summer crop. We received: 5 ears of corn 1 head of lettuce 1 bunch of mustard greens 2 zuchinnis 1 turnip 1 summer squash 1 bunch of basil 1 bunch of cilantro green… Read More
I really must apologize. I have not been updating Chomp Zone. Reason? Summer. Busy at work. Vacation. Things got in the way. So did the heat. We’ve been eating lots of salads or recipes that require minimal stove time. For the fourth, we decided on… Read More
I’ve been cooking, but I’ve also been hit by the summer love bug and a very busy work cycle. In a nutshell, I don’t get home as early as I used, and after cooking, the last thing I want to do is turn on ‘Mac… Read More
Fig, marscapone, prosciutto raviolis served with a warm asparagus and cherry tomato salad.
I was not in the mood for a burger when I made these, but they were surprisingly delicious. Here’s what you need – 1/2 pound ground beef 1/3 cup feta 1 tsp oregano Combine the beef, feta and oregano together and form into two patties.… Read More
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