Chicken. This probably doesn’t evoke any wonderful feelings does it? Chicken is… good. And you can’t beat a wonderfully prepared whole roasted chicken served with corn, mashed potatoes and gravy. But still, chicken can be dry, chicken can be bland, chicken can be boring and… Read More
One of my favorite bases for a cool, summer salad (that’s not lettuce) is forbidden rice (also called purple rice, black sticky rice, etc). Our farm shares have been out of control as of late, and we had the perfect makings for a forbidden rice… Read More
Yesterday was a whirlwind of cooking and baking. Unfortunately, I only took one photo of some cookie batter. This is what happens when you make four or five different dishes at once. Priorities! To start, I made and canned two jars of pickles, two jars… Read More
James and I recently acquired a grill (thanks, Mel!). I had grand plans to pull it out last night, but I was gas-less and hungry, so I settled for the stove. Grilled eggplant, zucchini, summer squash and scallions. Prepared with some salt and garlic powder… Read More
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
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