FOURTEEN : ZUCCHINI & HAZELNUT SALAD

PLENTY

AUGUST 30 2012

FOURTEEN : ZUCCHINI & HAZELNUT SALAD

ZUCCHINI!!! I love you and I hate you at the same time! How many ways can we eat thee without going insane? How about grilled in a lovely salad w/ basil and toasted hazelnuts. OKAY!

garden basil!

garden zucchini!

THIRTEEN : POACHED BABY VEGETABLES WITH CAPER MAYONNAISE

PLENTY

AUGUST 21 2012

THIRTEEN : POACHED BABY VEGETABLES WITH CAPER MAYONNAISE

It's one billion degrees out today and I've decided I have to, I just HAVE TO, poach some baby veggies for dinner tonight. Why exactly, I'm not sure. But it's been decided so that's what I'm gonna do. Luckily, our BBQ also has a burner so I can do the hot work outside instead of steaming up the already steamy house. Tonight's baby veg includes haricot verts, mini zucchini, tiny turnips, itsy radishes and teeny carrots. All from the garden except the verts... yessssss!

baby carrots from the garden

TWELVE : CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SMASHED GARLIC & GINGER

PLENTY

AUGUST 7 2012

TWELVE : CUCUMBER SALAD WITH SMASHED GARLIC & GINGER

I've had to be pretty darn creative this year to keep up with all the cucumbers bursting out of the garden. Other than simply tossing in a salad or dipping into hummus, I've snuck lemon cucumber into a fruit salad and have an ongoing fridge pickle laced with mustard seed and sliced onion. Then there's the jar of Bubbies pickle brine that I started filling with my own little pickling cucs and my first attempt at homemade kimchi featuring paper thin slices of the larger Sultan cucs and radish. Next I'm thinking some kind of chutney and I can't wait for my tomatoes to catch up so we can keep cool on hot days with fresh gazpacho.

ELEVEN : SPICY MOROCCAN CARROT SALAD

PLENTY

JULY 29 2012

ELEVEN : SPICY MOROCCAN CARROT SALAD

"I didn't think I'd like the carrot salad, but it's really good. Did you try this salad? It's actually really, really good!" ~ overheard at a potluck BBQ

Do you want to amaze people you just met and make lots and lots of new friends? Just bring Spicy Moroccan Carrot Salad to every event you attend. It is sure to impress!

which carrots are homegrown?

I would have to agree with my anonymous critic that this salad is very delicious. It wraps the lightly crunch carrot slices in a rich, aromatic blend of spices that complements their sweet earthiness. And today's version was made with 50% homegrown carrots! Our gnarly tubers have roots only a mother could love, but they still taste delicious.

TEN : GREEN PANCAKES WITH LIME BUTTER

PLENTY

JULY 29 2012

TEN : GREEN PANCAKES WITH LIME BUTTER

It is important to point out right up front that I do not like pancakes. Just thinking about them makes me shudder. Doughy bites, slimy with butter, slowly dissolving in maple syrup. Ugh. But here I am, making and eating pancakes. It's all for you, dear reader! As I work, I'm trying hard to convinced myself that Mr. O's colorful interpretation will transcend the spongy mattresses found in on breakfast plates around the country and awaken me to a whole new flapjack world.