This is a great light summer recipe that is loaded with vegetables from the garden or farmer's market. We make a version of this dish at the Cooking Class that I teach for our hospital. It is always delicious and is a great way to highlight summer produce. I used Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta for this dish. It is also great with whole wheat pasta for added fiber … [Read more...]
Radish and Cucumber Bites
I think it's become my duty to help you all see that radishes are for more than just salads and salad mixes. Up until last summer I too had only had radishes on or mixed into salad. I had never really noticed them, but I'm so glad that I've discovered that there is much more to radishes than just salads. Last year for Grow. Eat. $ave., I made a braised chicken with spring … [Read more...]
Broccoli Salad with Kohlrabi and Chicken
I like to operate from a menu plan, but during the summer my menu plan is written in pencil and subject to change after visiting the garden. On today's tour I discovered that some of my kohlrabi and broccoli plants were beginning to flower. I immediately began harvesting...and creating a new dinner plan. My daughter describes kohlrabi as a B list vegetable - not cool … [Read more...]
Cheesy Spinach Quiche
With plenty of opportunities for luncheons and brunches coming up, don't overlook the chance to make an easy quiche. It's also a simple and frugal, last-minute supper to pull together. Especially if you already have store-bought, frozen pie shells on hand. The secret to its good taste is the pepper jack cheese. Plus, it's my grandmother's recipe, so you know it's extra … [Read more...]
Eggplant Pizza Bites
Last year when I saw pictures of Erin's eggplant flowers, I resolved to grow them in my own garden. Not for the fruit, mind you, but for the flowers. I have never grown eggplant before because my husband has always professed that it is the one vegetable that he did not like. He insisted that they taste like rubber tires and had brainwashed convinced my children that eggplant … [Read more...]
Braised Chicken with Radishes, Carrots, and Peppers
I was quite surprised at how few recipes I came across for radishes in my search, but in the end I settled on a recipe in last month's Real Simple Magazine: Braised Chicken with Spring Vegetables. I also love my recipe for Radish & Cucumber Bites! I made a few adaptations and substitutions...and in the end, I was quite impressed with how this turned … [Read more...]
Zucchini Freezer Soup
Remember how I got all this fabulous summer squash from a farmer's stand two weeks ago? That afternoon I chopped it all up and froze it...so that later I can make a zucchini soup and/or stew. I tossed in some carrots and celery to the plastic containers, so that all I would have to do is take out the veggies, toss them in some homemade chicken broth on the stove, and … [Read more...]