Fresh Grains. A Feel-Good Summer Salad
Fresh sweet corn. Nutty, toothsome farro. Earthy, supple shiitake mushrooms. All those flavors and textures make a party in your mouth. And a complete, satisfying, beautiful and aromatic meal.
Summer Squash Lasagna
Not spaghetti squash. Lasagna squash. Because Summer squash is everywhere. Totally ripe, totally fresh. Really cheap. Quick and easy to make in advance or just in time. A meal in a single pan. Tastes great hot or cold.
Ready, Ripe, Ratatouille
When you can get eggplant, peppers, squash, fennel, scallions and tomatoes in one week's CSA farm share or trip to the Farmers Market, it's time to make ratatouille again. Make a huge pot to refrigerate and enjoy cold for the rest of the week.
One Little Piggy Went To Market
That was me. Could be you. That's what happens to us at a Farmers Market in mid-summer. Much too much to choose from. Gotta get a little bit of everything. Here are the Top Ten Ways to enjoy it all.
Granola and The Price of Food
My granola is my daily reminder that Better is Cheaper when you want it that Way. It's delicious and nutritious. I make it with organic ingredients. Takes 10 minutes of effort to make a 10-day supply. And it's Cheaper than Cheerios.
Greek Goddess Dressing
Creamy without cream. Intense and distinctively Greek flavors. Yogurt infused with lemon, oregano and mint. A little olive oil. Toss some spinach in this for an instant upgrade of the Greek salad. Olives and feta cheese optional.
Ripe Now: Tomatoes & Corn
This looks, smells and tastes more like Summer than anything I can think of. For a few weeks, this is the world's best reason to spend less time in the kitchen and more time in the garden. Or the Farmers Market.
The peaches are coming! And pudding!
Any day now, the perfect peach will arrive at your Farmers Market. Buy it, wash it and eat it. Nothing Better. But when you're ready for an amazingly rich but light dessert that tastes just like a peach, make this. For dessert or breakfast. Or both.
Tuna Tartare for lovers and doubters
For sushi eaters, a wildly flavorful Way to enjoy raw fish. For steak tartare fans, a terrific Way to replace some meat with fish in your diet. For afraid-of-raw-fish folks, could be the perfect Way to overcome fear and discover a healthy new meal.
Fruit & Cheese: A Cool Way for Hot Days
Parmigiano-Peach Gelato. Savory-sweet ice cream. Tastiest Way to beat the heat without an overdose of sugar in your frozen dessert. $5 for 3 pints of just-made ice cream. I eat enough of this stuff to amortize the ice cream maker investment pretty quickly.