If you are reading this right after I post it, I will have just run my half-marathon in Amsterdam. So, while I am otherwise occupied, I thought I would share a dish I made shortly before I left. This chili used a whole variety of produce from my garden – butternut squash, garlic, poblano peppers,…
Category: Main Dish
Kuku-ye Sabzi (Persian Herb Frittata)
A Kuku is the Persian version of a frittata or omelet. The kuku I make most often is tuna, like the Lemon Pepper Tuna Kuku. But I have been in the mood to experiment with them more., such as with the Eggplant Kuku from last week. SInce I have a garden full of parsley and…
Kuku-ye Bademjun (Persian Eggplant Omelet)
I still had eggplants in my fridge from Farmer Kim. I needed to do something with them, I had held them for as long as I would ever want to. My husband wanted more Khoresh Bademjun, but we had already had it twice in 2 weeks, so I was determined to make something else. Time…
Pasta with Baked Grape/Cherry Tomatoes
Of all my tomatoes, the cherry tomatoes have come in the best this year. The only problem – they are eaten by my kids before I can do anything with them. Although that is a ‘problem’ I won’t complain about. It did mean that I had to go buy tomatoes to use to make this…
Salad with Spiced Chickpeas, Za’atar-Flavored Pita Croutons and Tahini Dressing
My garden is still producing some tomatoes and a variety of peppers, so salads are very appealing these days, especially salads that really are substantial enough to be dinner. This salad definitely meets the substantiality criteria, plus, it is so good and so healthy. It is another variation on an Israeli Salad (see also Israeli Salad…
Pasta with Fresh Tomato Sauce and Olives
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…
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…
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…
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 