While glamping, we eat a lot of really good, but really rich food. Mid-way through the week, I’m craving something a little leaner. Healthier. Something green. Enter Kale from my garden. I had clipped Continue reading
Not your average taco night
Alex and I spent the first year and a half enjoying other neighbor’s backyards. I felt like it was our turn to host. The problem was that we didn’t have enough seating for all our new friends. We already had a nice teak table, but I wanted some outdoor furniture… a sofa, chairs, coffee table, etc. So off to Costco we went to invest in a new patio set. We found just what we were looking for, Continue reading
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Summer Salad
Whenever we visit our friends for dinner, we offer to bring a dish. 90% Of the time, they ask me to bring salad. They love my salads. Ironically, I don’t really even eat salad at home. But, because I belong to a CSA, I always have fresh organic veggies in my fridge that need to be used. So in the salad they go… whatever is in season! Continue reading
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CSA Challenge: Checking In
The CSA Challenge is on! In an effort to use all my fresh veggies, I’m creating new recipes, or reinventing old ones, to match up with my basket’s ingredients.
For the first day, I used two of the heirloom tomatoes to make a Caprese Pizza. Half warm, half cool. Totally tasty. Continue reading
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CSA Challenge: Martini Night
On Friday, W&M hosted a Martini Night. If a martini flag should happen to appear in their front yard on Thursday, then you know Friday night will be a good one. This was one such night. Continue reading
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Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’…
One of the treats we look forward to each summer are homemade flour tortillas from Alex’s mom. She grew up making these by the dozen each morning, and used to sell them to neighbors to make extra money, so she spins out about a dozen perfect little circles in five minutes. I, on the other hand, require a lot more time and end up with something that looks more like an amoeba. Continue reading
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I eat anti-pasta twice…
A couple weeks ago, on a Saturday night, we had a multicultural homage to a friend who was turning the big 6-0. (Which is the new 4-0 BTW). We were in a French chateaux, celebrating a Canadian, with Italian heritage, with a thoroughly SoCal attitude. They had also ordered a wood fired pizza caterer to make the most delicious homemade pies: Continue reading
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Veggie Roll
Saturday AM Text from Floral Park Garden Swap COO:
- “What if we started “Garden Swap Delivery.” We load up our bikes with produce, drive around the neighborhood, ring a garden swap regular’s doorbell, and give them produce.”
Sounded good to me. Next thing I know, Continue reading
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The CSA Challenge
Several years ago, I joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). A CSA delivers fresh, organic, produce to your door at a frequency of your choosing. I always get interesting and unexpected things and this has taught me to get creative with my food. It’s also why I keep my pantry well stocked because it allows me to use all this great produce.
Because the produce is local, and just picked, they last forever. Herein lies my issue. Continue reading
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Camp Cravings
Alex and I have been together for over twenty years. One of the first dishes his mom made for me was a family tradition- Po-Tacos. She makes them every time she goes camping. At first I was skeptical about the addition of potatoes to my tacos, but I quickly learned that this was a very good thing for a variety of reasons:
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