Lunch is one of my favorite things when we are in Iran. Most days it means kabobs; and for me that is joojeh, or chicken, kabobs. So simple, yet so tasty. The red powder on top is sumac, what a wonderful flavor that adds! There is also a grilled tomato and some pickled olives on…
Category: Tomatoes
Tomato Galette
The tomatoes in my garden are ripe and delicious. The purple cherokees, in particular, are abundant and as tasty as ever, even if they never are very pretty. I have been waiting until this point to make some tomato-centric dishes, such as this adaptation of Yotam Ottolenghi’s Tomato Galette. It is a fresh tomato, pizza-like…
Truffle Balsamic Tomatoes thanks to our journey to Rhinebeck, NY
We traveled to Rhinebeck, NY to visit our daughter at the camp she is working at. She had the day off, so she was able to join us for a day of hiking and tastings. To burn off some energy, we spent the morning hiking at Ferncliff Forest Preserve. We found the observation tower and…
Pasta with Fresh Cranberry Bean/Tomato Confit Sauce
I picked up fresh cranberry beans at the farm market the other day. I didn’t know what they were, but they were so pretty, I couldn’t resist them. So then it was time to do some internet research. Cranberry beans are also called Berlotti beans. They are beautiful beans, white with red dots and stripes….
Mediterranean Salad and Garden Update
When I was in Turkey, I was eating vegetarian to settle my stomach from having eaten more meat in 1 week in Iran than I usually eat in 2 months. I am not complaining, the food was delicious, but my body had enough meat, so a switch to a vegetarian diet was what I needed….
Fun with Snap Peas – A Colorful Pasta Creation and Running Update
Snap Peas are in abundance in the garden, and they are juicy and sweet! Cam has been requesting snacks of snap peas every few hours – it does a gardening mother proud. Even with our eating as may as we can right off the vine, I still have plenty for playing with at dinner time….
Asparagus, Mushroom and Tomato Stir Fry
When Arielle and I arrived at my friend Kelly’s house, we had in hand some asparagus Arielle had cut at Farmer Kim’s farm earlier in the day. It was going to be the star of dinner after our Saturday hike. I won’t go into detail about the hike other than that we did a lot…
Baked Ziti and Garden Update
The Garden, Plan B After getting all my early seeds in last month, we had the crazy cold weather, and as of Monday, only the spinach had sprouted. So I hit Clark Seeds, just up the road, and bought some sprouted lettuce, collards, broccoli, cauliflower and celery (I love watching celery grow). I then hit…
Tuna Tomato Cream Sauce with Pasta
Training Update: I ended my first week of training by running a 5K race with my daughter, Arielle. I think we were both pleasantly surprised when we each placed 6th in our age groups (out of 40+ in each)! It was a lot of fun to run the race, 5K is a fun racing distance….
Hidden Carrot Baked Ziti
Life with a 3 year old is a challenge – sometimes even I resort to hiding vegetables to get them into my son’s diet. Even with his love of eating things from the garden, he is still a pre-schooler whose food whims change weekly. These days cucumbers are a favorite, but carrots are on his…
Andrea's Garden Cooking 