I have had much fewer tomatoes this year; the cool, rainy summer has not been conducive to a good harvest. So, I have not been making as much tomato sauce to freeze as I typically do. Instead, I have been making various versions of pasta with fresh tomato sauce. And I am on a tear…
Month: September 2013
Zucchini & Okra Frittata
The okra has started producing. I am especially happy about that this year; for a while I thought I would have no okra crop. Why? Well, I planted the okra in two places in the garden and they started coming up very nicely. That was before I left on vacation in June. When I came…
Baghali Polo – Persian Rice with Lima Beans
File this one under “I can’t believe I just made something this delicious!” Yes, I often make really tasty and flavorful food, but not typically on my first try making something I have never tasted before, using a lot of improvisation and guess-work. And, according to my Persian food expert (my Iranian husband), this was…
Yotam Ottolenghi’s Fried Tomatoes with Garlic
First there was tomato sauce, then sun-dried tomatoes. Last year I discovered tomato confit, and now this year it is Fried Tomatoes with Garlic. There seems to be no end to the deliciousness of simple preparations when fresh, home-grown, heirloom tomatoes are used! And don’t forget the home-grown garlic. Such a simple dish, just take…
I tried, the ingredients were beautiful, but I failed
I had beautiful ingredients: Swiss chard, garlic and jalapeno from my garden, tomatillos and yukon gold potatoes from Farmer Kim, and corn from Highland Orchards. I wanted to make a vegetarian enchilada with salsa verde. It looked good, tasted OK, but something was off. When we added pico de gallo, things improved. The filling…
Vegetarian Chili
Chili was something my mother never made, it was something I only discovered in college. Since I was vegetarian, it was vegetarian chilis from the start. I later came upon Cincinnati chili, but vegetarian chilis are my favorites. This one uses summer’s bounty of zucchini and squash (sadly, not from my garden), and both red…
Summer Squash and Egg Skillet
Zucchini, Zucchini, Zucchini…time yet again for a zucchini dinner. Tonight’s is a variation on the other egg skillets I have shared that include zucchini. In this one, the zucchini and yellow squash are the stars, serving as the base upon which the eggs rest. I bought these beautiful green zucchini from Beechwood Orchards at the farmers…
The Green Bean Revolution
Ok, so my green beans (or purple beans, to more accurately describe my Trionfo Violetto) have gotten the best of me. Even with giving away harvest after harvest, I STILL have more than I can use! I have tried blanching the beans and freezing them in the past, but I don’t like what that does…
Our Rosh Hashanah Dinner with Israeli Za’atar Salad
I traditionally make my Honey Orange Roast Chicken for Rosh Hashanah, but now that Lauren is a pescatarian, I made poached fish with romesco sauce for our main dish. It was a colorful table, with the brown Date Challah, green and red ‘Never Say Never Again’ Lima Beans, orange romesco sauce, golden honey, and multi-colored Israeli Za’atar Salad. We…
Pasta with Tomatoes, Green Beans and Feta
The string beans (Trionfo violetto) are still producing like crazy! I am harvesting several pounds every other day. I have been “gifting” string beans whenever I can, even if we ate them every day, we couldn’t eat nearly as many as my plants are producing. This recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks Mediterranean…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 