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…
Category: Cucumber
Mediterranean Turkey Wrap
I had a long week with a lot of driving, including 1 day when what is normally a 3 hour round-trip became a 6 hour round-trip. So, by the end of the week, I was too wiped out to spend the effort to cook dinner. Time for a wrap – a Mediterranean Turkey Wrap inspired by…
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…
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…
Watermelon Salsa
Happy July 4th! Here’s a last minute recipe for your picnic, cookout, or just for hanging around with family and friends… Nothing says summer like watermelon. You may not know this, but Delaware is a big watermelon growing state. With our locations on the DelMarVa peninsula (Delaware-Maryland-Virginia), we have nice sandy soils and hot summers…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 