Summertime always means lots of fresh vegetables and at my parents place especially lots of cucumbers. I also get lots of cucumbers in my CSA box so I’m always trying to think of ways to use them. Pair this with the fact I really really like bulgur and the flavors or tabbouleh but don’t really […]
Category: From the Garden
AvgolemonoAvgolemono
The lemon saga continues…. I’ve previously mention the crazy number of lemons my bush produced this year. So far I’ve made a bevy of desserts lemon meringue pie, lemon tart, lemon bars, lemon jam. We can only eat so many desserts in our house though. So I’ve been considering what other recipes I can make […]
Lemon Pepper Pork KabobsLemon Pepper Pork Kabobs
[singlepic id=258 w=320 h=240 float=right] Tonight I decided to use some of the lemons from my thorny lemon bush to make Lemon Pepper Pork Kabobs. Often people use a dried mix to add lemon pepper flavor. I have a nice dried lemon pepper blend from Penzeys Spices that I like to use on fish. However, […]
Grilled Garlic Basil Pork ChopsGrilled Garlic Basil Pork Chops
[singlepic id=232 w=320 h=240 float=left] Last week while I was visiting my folks my mom asked me to make dinner one night. I decided to make something simple because I wanted to be able to spend the day visiting not cooking. What I chose to make was Grilled Garlic Basil Pork Chops and a Southwest […]
Hortopita or seskoulopita aka Greek phyllo pie with swiss chardHortopita or seskoulopita aka Greek phyllo pie with swiss chard
One of the things I learned to make growing up with spanakopita. My maternal grandfather is Greek and this dish was a staple at family get togethers. Particularly in the summer time when there was more spinach than anyone knew what to do with. In the winter we’d shell out and make it with bags […]
Asian PestoAsian Pesto
[singlepic id=200 w=320 h=240 float=left] What do you do when your non-Italian varieties of basil take off like crazy? (This picture is post trimming!) Particularly super fragrant Asian varieties? My front herb bed is out of control with basil. This past weekend we go so much rain that it toppled everything over and into the […]
Kitchen garden(s)Kitchen garden(s)
Growing up I never really thought much about the fact that my family had a big garden, as did my grandparents. Living in Maine it was something we just sort of took for granted. When I moved away it was also one of the things that I missed the most. Until I bought a house […]
Growing my own ingredientsGrowing my own ingredients
I really enjoy this time of year. Partly because we start to get good produce at the Farmer’s Market again and partly because it is when I get to plant my vegetables for the summer. This year I decided to focus the early garden on greens because they require lots of water and will die […]
Fresh Herbs Add Sparkle to MealsFresh Herbs Add Sparkle to Meals
One of the things I enjoy most about having a garden is the ability to grow fresh herbs. I grow 8 different kinds of herbs in my garden depending on the season: Rosemary Oregano Sage Spearmint Peppermint Flat leaf parsley Thai basil Basil Most of these I both use fresh and dry for my spice […]
Fresh goods make the mealFresh goods make the meal
One of the things I always love about summers growing up was the fact that we had a garden with fresh vegetables. Summer is also great because there are always roadside vegetable stands and a farmers market. Living in the city now. It is pretty difficult to have a garden. One because my yard is […]