Archive for August, 2010
Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
I was going to do some galbi tonight, but the lack of motivation is still quite present, so I just sprinkled the meat with some kosher salt and black pepper and broiled them until nicely browned. With some grape tomatoes and a cup of brown Minute Rice, one of ...
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Monday, August 16th, 2010
Tonight, lacking in motivation to cook at all, I boiled some water and had some Buitoni Wild Mushroom Agnolotti, found near the lunch meats and refrigerated biscuits and the like in the grocery store. I was pleasantly surprised with how tasty these were. Not as good as handmade ...
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Sunday, August 15th, 2010
This was a great way to use up some of the abundance of summer squash and potatoes that I'm getting in my CSA boxes. I used Raven Zucchini (basically your typical zucchini) and yellow potatoes this time, but it would work great with other summer squash and/or russet potatoes ...
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Thursday, August 12th, 2010
This week's box:
Free-Range Eggs
Arugula-Bunched
Lettuce-Baby Heads
Tomatoes-Farmer
Tomatoes-Big Beef
Squash-Romanesco
Sweet Corn
Potatoes-Banana Fingerling
Pluots
Peaches-Donut
Blueberries
Apples-Shamrock
Emma makes a guest appearance too :-)
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
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Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Another variation on stuffed pork, this version incorporates tomatoes. It came out quite well and was a satisfying dinner with some green salad and fresh corn on the cob. Even shipped all the way out here, Olathe corn is the best!
Tomato and Olive Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
Serves 4
2 pork ...
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Saturday, August 7th, 2010
This is my take on the traditional Spanish cold soup. It's a great summer soup - a refreshing showcase for some of the great produce that's currently so abundant.
Gazpacho
Serves 8 as an appetizer or 4 as a meal
1 lb ripe tomatoes, chopped
1 medium cucumber; peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 small ...
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
There were many wonderful folks at the corgi picnic, including Carl and Sue Lim. Carl has been the unofficial photographer of many of the area corgi meet-ups. Their corgi, Miso, recently passed on, but they still came to the picnic, camera in hand along with some donations for ...
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Dinner tonight was simple. I preheated the oven to 425 degrees, then sprinkled chicken thighs with salt, pepper, thyme, and cayenne and popped them in the oven. I cut up about 1.5 lbs of romanesco summer squash, 1 lb each of broccoli, cauliflower, and yukon gold potatoes, and ...
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Thursday, August 5th, 2010
This week's box:
Free-Range Eggs
Lettuce-Baby Heads
Lettuce-Farmers Choice
Squash-Gold Rush
Squash-Romanesco
Squash-Raven
Potatoes-Gold
Cauliflower
Pluots
Donut Peaches
Cherries
Blueberries
We're loving all these veggies, especially the summer squash. We're especially enamoured of the Romanesco variety. Everything we've gotten in the boxes has been wonderful :-)
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