Yellow beans are growing and growing and growing. Every time we think we have picked them all, we return 2 days later and find more huge ones, that we must have missed last time, or even the last 2 times… I picked up some organic green beans from Tap Root Farm at the farmers market….
Month: August 2014
Roasted Lima Beans
I was looking for a new way to cook the lima beans from our garden. After doing an internet search, I came upon this recipe from an NPR piece on lima beans from 2007 by D. Cameron Lawrence. The recipe is from chef Bruce Ucán of the Mayan café in Louisville, KY. It is adaptable for…
Keema (Indian Ground Beef and Peas)
As you can probably tell, we eat mostly vegetarian, with fish or other meats every now and then. But our youngest daughter, who recently turned full vegetarian, was coming home. Since she will only be home for a couple of weeks, we would be having all vegetarian dinners as well. So, to give everyone their…
Pasta with Pesto, Fresh Tomatoes and Garlic Shrimp
We have been in a bit of a shrimp kick this summer. Wild caught gulf shrimp, it may not be local, but it is certainly good. My goal is to combine the shrimp with food from my garden. Today it is my basil, garlic, and tomatoes. Oops there is a bruised leaf in my picture…
Spiced Edamame
Every year I try to grow edamame (edible soybeans). The first year I tried, they did fine; but every year since, the plants have been eaten by rabbits right after sprouting. This year, I have 5 very healthy plants loaded with pods. Hurrah! There are enough pods that we can eat edamame as much as…
Khoresh Bademjun (Persian Eggplant Stew) – Revisited Without all the Oil
As I have said before, Khoresh Bademjun is pretty much the most popular meal in my household. The only thing that keeps me from making it more often is all the oil used in frying the eggplant. So, when I made the Eggplant and Tomato Stew with Pomegranate Molasses and prepared the eggplant by roasting rather…
Summer’s Bounty “Shakshouka”
I now have patty pan squash and carrots coming out of my ears! It seems like every dinner starts with a cutting board like the one below. My first night back to work after the California trip, I returned from Philadelphia and just stared at the produce in my kitchen, trying to come up with…
Cool Cucumber Salad – Kid Friendly
The cucumbers are coming in almost faster than we can eat them, which is shocking since everyone in the house loves cucumbers. The most frustrating thing for me is that cucumbers like to hide in the garden. No matter how diligent I think I am in searching for cucumbers, I always end up with a few…
Weekend in Sonoma
Sonoma County, California… wine…food…sunshine…and good company. A perfect place to spend a long weekend. The grape vines were heavily laden with beautiful ripening grapes. The setting was perfect for some wine tasting. My friend, Debby, joined us as we headed off to Iron Horse Vineyards to taste their Russian Cuvee – which was served at…
Eggplant and Tomato Stew with Pomegranate Molasses
My eggplant are not doing well this year, so I picked up some eggplants from Taproot Organic Farm at the farmers market. Now, typically, when I have eggplants I make Khoresh Bademjun (Persian Eggplant Stew). And when my husband heard that I was not making that, he was not happy. But I had seen the recipe…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 