Spaghetti squash were the first of my winter squashed to be ready for harvest. This is the first year I grew them and was surprised by how early they were ready. The first picture was about a month ago, before it was ripe. I just wanted to show how cheery they were in the garden,…
Category: Main Dish
Pasta with Corn,Turkey Bacon and Tomato Confit
My friend Marian had told me how to make tomato confit, and it sounded so good, I made it the next morning! Well, dinner that night was going to be Michael Symon’s Bacon and Corn Cavatelli. But, once I had the confit, I totally changed the recipe and ended up with what I am giving…
Pasta with Potatoes, Green Beans and Pesto
Pasta, potatoes, green beans – sounds heavy, eh? When I first saw Martha Rose Shulman’s recipe combining the three, I was skeptical. But since I always have pesto and, in late summer, lots of green beans, I though I would try it. To everyone’s surprise, the combination was wonderful. Very homey and hearty. It has…
Zucchini, Tomato & Eggs: Pan-cooked and Slow-cooker methods
I love the recipe for pan-cooked zucchini & tomatoes with eggs in Martha Rose Shulman’s Mediterranean Harvest cookbook. It is a ratatouille-like dish, to which eggs are placed on top and then baked. I can’t describe how good this tastes! Here I have done 2 versions of it, one fairly close to her recipe, using summer…
Khoresh Bademjun – Persian Eggplant Stew
Khoresh Bademjun is the most often requested birthday dinner dish in our house. And we have to call it by its Persian name since Emily, who loves it, could not bring herself to eat eggplant, but as long as we called it khoresh bademjun, it was delicious. It takes a long time to prepare and…
Noodles, Zucchini & Carrots with Peanut Sauce
I love Thai peanut sauce, that creamy, nutty sauce with a slight kick of heat to it. I have been trying different variations on it until I have come to the one that I think has the right balance of flavors and the right consistency. This version gets its heat from a serrano pepper from…
Basil & Garlic Scape Pesto
I think this is the third pesto recipe I have included so far. Are you getting the hint that we like pesto? It is a staple in our house, perfect for days when I come home late and don’t have time to cook. I prepare the pesto the night before and then my husband just…
Lentil Corn Chili
In honor of my going to see a taping of “The Chew” (I will in the entry when this post goes up), I made a adaptation of Mario Batali’s Corn Lentil Chili. The corn is from Filasky’s Produce, John grows the best corn I have ever tasted! So, even though I only needed 4…
Zucchini – Tomato Sauce with a Kick
We are in that in-between period when the zucchini are plentiful but the tomatoes are still green on the vine. This recipe is perfect for now as it uses zucchini and herbs from the garden and canned tomatoes. Once my tomatoes are in and I am making sauces, I typically do a version of this…
Zucchini, Swiss Chard, Corn & Chicken Saffron Coucous
We happen to have an abundance of saffron in the house, and since I love what saffron does for food, I am always looking for new recipes to use it. I found a nice side dish recipe by Ina Garten for a zucchini saffron couscous. I added swiss chard, local corn, and some leftover chicken…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 