This recipe, adapted from Simply in Season, is another one of those great basic recipes that you can vary depending on what vegetables you have on hand. Here is my version: In the soup pot, saute 1/2 C minced onion and 2 cloves of minced garlic in 1 T of olive oil for 1 minute over medium heat. Chop 1/2 C each of kale, cabbage, carrots, green pepper, then add to the pot along with 1/2 t each of salt, {Read More}
Greek Tomato Salad
October 2, 2009 By 1 Comment
I’m not sure why, but I didn’t feel like making my originally-planned dinner of eggplant burgers. I have eggplants coming out of my ears so I need to use them up soon. But Troy came home and wanted venison on the grill, so I poured over my Simply in Season cookbook for some suitable side dishes while he fired up the grill and thawed the steaks. One of the nice things about this cookbook is I don’t find myself scrambling {Read More}
Mexican Stuffed Peppers
September 28, 2009 By 2 Comments
Much to my husband’s dismay, these peppers contain no meat and were not particularly filling. So if you have a husband or an appetite, you might want to double the recipe. As you might guess, the recipe begins by gutting 4 peppers (can be any color) and steaming them in 1 inch of water for 5-8 minutes. Meanwhile, saute 1 small chopped onion and 2 cloves of minced garlic in a big pan. Set the peppers aside when done. To {Read More}
Chicken Cacciatore
September 17, 2009 By 1 Comment
There’s nothing like coming home from a hard day’s work, opening the door, and smelling the aroma of dinner ready and waiting. Yes, it’s that time of year to haul out a working woman’s best friend: the crock pot. For this recipe, adapted from Simply in Season, I started with a 4 lb whole chicken from “our” farm where we have our herdshare. It’s a free range, organic chicken, so a crock pot is usually the best option since those {Read More}
Roasted Summer Vegetables
September 15, 2009 By 6 Comments
This is one of those recipes that I love – it provides the mix and max concept that I’m still trying to master. Someday I want to be able to look into my cupboard/frig/freezer and whip up something that tastes great with whatever ingredients happen to be on hand. In the meantime, I can cheat by using recipes like this. It provides parameters while giving the illusion of being naughty, of breaking the rules. I bought a copy of Intuitive {Read More}
Campfire Salmon
September 13, 2009 By 4 Comments
Adapted from Simply in Season. First, a word about fish. For this recipe, I used farmed salmon fillets that I bought at Sam’s Club. That was before I started hearing about how bad farmed fish is for the environment. You’ve heard of CAFO, I’m sure, where cows are smooshed into pens and walk around in their own feces. Well, the same is true for some fish farms. There is just too much waste in a concentrated area for it to {Read More}
Super Stuffed Tortillas
September 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment
If you are looking for a way to sneak in leftover veggies, this is your recipe! Very tasty. Adapted from Simply in Season, this isn’t a difficult recipe but adds some veggies that at least I wouldn’t have thought to put in there. Start out by sauteeing 2 cloves of garlic, an onion, and a green pepper (all chopped of course) until softened. Then add 2 C of corn, 1 small/med zucchini (sliced), and 1 1/2 T cumin. I had {Read More}
