Simply perfect. Single-serving cooking can be fun, creative, fast, healthy and delicious. As a result of a too-meager lunch, I returned home from work terribly hungry, yet with not a lot of time to get a meal in before I went to meet friends for an evening of Julie and Julia (My Life in France is a great book, and Meryl Streep delights me), I … Continue reading Quick and Easy Fajita for One
Since my various heirloom tomato plants have all decided this year to either get the blight or under-produce, I ordered 20 pounds of roma tomatoes from the Lancaster Farm Fresh CSA for canning. They arrived with the rest of my CSA delivery, in a very strong box. Growing up in Indiana, a least a couple of Saturdays a year were spent over the hot stove, … Continue reading Canning Tomatoes
When the CSA arrives, I often scramble to find a way to use as many different vegetables for dinner as I can. As the week goes on, we tend to be home less, and cook even less than that, so I try to make a big dent in our produce as quickly as I can. I threw this spicy tomato tempeh from Simply in Season … Continue reading Spicy Tomato Tempeh
I love jalapeno poppers, but when I suddenly had a surfeit of peppers at home, I just couldn’t bring myself to deep fat fry them. In fact, I can almost never bring myself to deep fat fry anything. But these ended up to be just as delicious, if not more so, because I used fresh, organic jalapenos and quality ingredients. Instead of trying to keep … Continue reading Homemade Jalapeno Poppers
Lately I’ve been loving cold grain salads with fresh vegetables. For this salad I boiled some of the red Incan Quinoa that I like, and added to it fresh heirloom tomatoes, green pepper and corn cut right off the cob. Just a dash of olive oil and some fresh lime juice, and this became a delicious cold salad full of grains, proteins and vegetables. The … Continue reading Summer Quinoa Salad
I know that’s it’s too hot to cook soup. But last night, I did it anyway. We are absolutely swimming in tomatoes (such a lucky problem!) and I had leftover corn and squash from last week’s CSA to use. This is a simple, basic chowder recipe from a Simply in Season, a cookbook I’ve been using a lot lately since it focuses on healthy, seasonal … Continue reading Squash Chowder
Perhaps you’ve noticed that it’s too hot to cook. But I wasn’t going to let my beautiful swiss chard, soon to wilt, go to waste. I made this quick salad with bulgar (or cracked wheat) that is an easy-to-cook whole grain. Much like couscous, you just have to cover it with hot water and let it soak until it gets soft (between 15 and 30 … Continue reading Bulgar Salad with Baby Heirloom Tomatoes, Swiss Chard and Goat Cheese
The new GRID magazine is out – hurray! I went to a a happy hour at the Abbey to celebrate the print release of the August issue. I was in the mood for a bloody mary and the dear bartender, who had to go all the way back to the kitchen to fin me tomato juice, went all out on the garnish. That a slice … Continue reading August Grid: Fresh Sage Gougeres
I love tomato salads, and I love the heirloom tomatoes that I’ve been receiving n my CSA. They are so delicious, and perfectly ripe, that they make me wonder why I ever even bother eating tomatoes out of season – its like an entirely different food. During hot spells, I like to keep my refrigerator full of fresh produce and put together simple salads, even … Continue reading Tomato Salad with feta, cucumber, and capers
