My garden is starting to produce summer vegetables, finally! So it is time to clear out the other, miscellaneous vegetables that are in the fridge. First there are the vegetables left from making other dishes: fresh english peas from a dish I made last week, a zucchini that had been waiting to be made into zucchini…
Kale and Sweet Potato Hash with Poached Eggs
It has been a strange spring in my garden. The vegetables that usually grow well, such as sugar snap peas, were basically failures and the ones I usually struggle with, such as cauliflower and the kale below, have done well. So dishes I had been looking forward to making will have to wait until next year as I…
Kebab-e Kubideh (Persian Ground Beef Kebabs)
4th of July weekend…time for grilling! One of our favorite things to grill is Kebab-e Kubideh or Persian ground beef kebabs. As you can probably tell from my posts, we do not eat much meat for dinner. And very little of that meat is beef, perhaps it is once a month. So, when we do…
Dark and White Chocolate Cheesecake
It was Arielle’s birthday, time to make my white chocolate cheesecake. She and Cam were making chocolate chip cookies, so they had all the baking chocolate out on the counter. But, to my surprise, there was only half the white chocolate than I needed. Oh, I was frustrated, I had already run to the store for…
Swiss Chard and Artichoke Dip
The beauty of swiss chard never ceases to amaze me. Even in a Lego Movie cup they make a great bouquet. For a new twist, I used the above bunch to make a vegetarian adaptation of Guy Fieri’s spicy swiss chard and artichoke dip. Lauren, our pescatarian, had a few friends staying with us, including…
Grilled Asparagus & Avocado Quesadilla
Farmers market asparagus is the highlight in this interesting and tasty quesadilla that was inspired by a taco recipe in Runners World magazine. That said, I am not sure what my favorite part is, the homemade white refried beans (made with oregano from my garden), the grilled asparagus, or the grilled avocado. The flavors all blended so well,…
Strawberry Peanut Butter Pitas
I really enjoy having a farmers market just 4 blocks from my office at the University of Pennsylvania. The PA growing season is a little behind mine in Delaware, so I get to extend the seasons for my favorite fruits and veggies. I recently picked up some asparagus, bok choy, sugar snap peas and strawberries….
Roasted Cauliflower Frittata
As I have been saying, I am tickled with the cauliflower in my garden. So far I have used the cauliflower in Spanish Cauliflower-Chickpea Salad and in a vegetable tempura that really good, but I did not get enough photos of to be able to build a post on it. Tonight was a frittata I developed last…
Spinach Salad with Sweet Roasted Pecans and Gorgonzola
The spinach in my garden is finally getting big and full enough to harvest. When I went out to the garden I picked enough for a nice lunch salad. It had been a long time since I ate gorgonzola, I had forgotten how much more I like it than blue cheese; to me it has…
Big Sur Hide Bread (Rolls)
What to do with the millet in my pantry? I have been waiting for the perfect bread recipe to use it in. If you have not had it before, millet adds a great texture to breads. I have a millet bread that I used to make in college, but it is a yeast bread and I…
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