Corn, Edamame & Tomatoes with Pasta and Basil Oil

If it was a little later in the season, all the vegetables except the corn would be from my garden. But I couldn’t wait that long, so the corn is from Preston, Maryland, the tomatoes from Highland Orchards, the edamame is frozen, but the scallions and basil ARE from my garden. This is such a…

Patty Pan Squash Two and a Half Ways

Farmer Kim, aka Kim Hartline, came by with my eggs, along with a surprise “challenge” package for me – patty pan squash.  He had picked some and when his wife asked what you do with it, he said, “I don’t know, I’ll give it to Andrea and see what she will do with it.”  Of…

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…

Pesto

If I had to name the one go-to food in our house, it would be pesto.  Not only do I love it, but when my son refuses to eat anything else, pasta with “the green stuff” always brings a “Yes!” I like to make a double batch and freeze the extra in one of three…

Zucchini Pasta with Tomatoes & Feta

And so it begins…zucchini time! It is always so disarming, first a few cute little zucchini; a few weeks later and we will be innundated and no amount of zucchini bread baking will be able to keep up.  But the season here is usually short lived, our plants are prone to a disease and as…