Most of the time, I try a recipe, I have to make changes, it just doesn’t seem right to me. This salad by Katie Lee is an exception, I made it just as it was written and it was a really happy addition to our dinner. Not only that, it met my “is it great…
Month: July 2015
Bagels!!
I remember the first time I tried to make bagels…I was a senior in college and lived in a house that we kept very cold. At the time I knew nothing about the relationship between warmth, yeast and rising time. So, I made some very tasty bagel crackers. I have avoided attempting bagels ever since….
Garden Bounty Israeli Couscous Salad
I love Israeli couscous, the texture is so much fun! I couldn’t wait to mix in the veggies from my garden to create a salad. I went a little overboard though. I had just harvested some carrots and decided to include those as well. But they were just a bit too crunchy, the texture did…
Stir-Fry Soba Noodles with Green Beans, Tomatoes & Eggs
Summer is progressing in the garden, tomatoes are coming in strong and so are the purple long beans. My favorite “magic” beans, they turn from deep purple to green when they are cooked! I have been growing them for over 5 years now and they still never cease to amuse me. I grow mostly heirloom,…
Zucchini Tortilla Casserole
It has been a few years since I have had a good zucchini crop. This year has been great so far. Barely keeping up with using them; I see a lot of zucchini bread baking in my future. I decided to try an adaptation of Marcela Valladolid’s Zucchini Tortilla Casserole for dinner. To be honest, it was…
The Challah Project #7 – Flatbread Challah
The Challah Project continues… This recipe caught my eye because it was called a “flatbread” Challah. What exactly is a flatbread challah? I am still not sure I know what it is, but I do know how it differs from a “standard” Challah. It is all in how the yeast is treated and how it…
Corn Gazpacho
It’s hot, I don’t want to cook, I don’t want a salad, but I have a lot of veggies on hand, even some fresh corn from a local farmer. So I pull out my blender and throw it all in… The color doesn’t look so pretty, but the taste makes up for it. A refreshing lunch……
Asiago Crisps for Tomato Salad
I must fess up – I wrote this last September when the last of my tomatoes were coming in. It just did not feel like the ‘right’ time for a tomato salad recipe, so I decided to hold it off til now, when a nice tomato salad would sound quite appealing. Most of the time you…
Rice and Lentils with Leeks, Kale and Za’atar Tomatoes
This version of mujaddrah adds greens to the dish, making it very healthy dish. We found that adding tomatoes marinated in red wine vinegar and olive oil, then topped with za’atar, brought out a brightness to the flavor. For lunch the next day, we ate it cold with some feta cheese – that was another good…
Skillet Eggplant and Kale Pizza
One of my favorite things in my garden is when have enough eggplant to make something. It has been a rough few years for eggplant plants, they have been attacked by bugs early on. This year, however, has been a good one, very few bugs, so the eggplants have been able to grow. Hopefully this…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 