Archive for June, 2011
Thursday, June 30th, 2011
Week #3 of my Growing Washington CSA. Just look at those little strawberries. I know what we're having for dessert tonight :-)
This week's haul:
Flowers
Strawberries x 2
Dried Heirloom Beans
Duck Eggs
Free-Range Eggs
Sweet Basil
Lettuce-Green Bibb
Arugula-Cut
Peas-Sugar Snap
Onions-Yellow Storage
Carrots-Spring x2
Beets-Red Ace x2
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Tonight I made ham hocks and beans with my gorgeous heirloom bean mix from my CSA box. This time around, I used one beer (the locally brewed Scuttlebutt Amber Ale and 2 cups of chicken broth for the liquid, and it turned out very well indeed :-) ...
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Monday, June 27th, 2011
Sunday we had a driving adventure. We set off to get lunch, not sure where, and headed towards Lynnwood. We ended up at Silver Spoon Thai. I got my usual thai order - pad see ew with prawns, and Shaun got the chicken pad thai. Both were ...
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2011
Week #2 of my Growing Washington CSA. Another gorgeous box! This week, shiitake mushrooms were on the list, so I had to get some :-)
This week’s haul:
Flowers
Free range chicken eggs
Butter
Sage
Oregano
Beets – Red Ace
Shiitake mushrooms x2
Asparagus
Carrots - spring
Lettuce Mix
Arugula – Cut x2
Lettuce – Green Bibb x2
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2011
This is yet another iteration of a recipe I've been tweaking for some time. This version is a bit spicier, and very good :-) I serve this with corn tortillas and refried beans, much like the original inspiration, El Pollo Loco. Tonight I only made a ...
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Monday, June 20th, 2011
We revisited grilled pizza tonight after the success of the grilled garlic flatbread. Tonight I went for a Hawaiian pizza - ham and pineapple. This was another great success! We'll definitely be coming back to this over the summer with new and fun toppings :-D ...
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Sunday, June 19th, 2011
This is an easy and delicious way to grill salmon, or any other hearty fish. The cedar plank lends a delicate smoky flavor to the fish. This is the first time I've tried this method, but it certainly won't be the last! You can find cedar planks ...
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Sunday, June 19th, 2011
While perusing the produce at Central Market, I saw these intriguing items labeled "garlic spears." The description on them reads:
Garlic Spears
Flower Tops from Elephant Garlic
When cooked, garlic spears have a very mild garlic flavor with a texture and taste somewhere between asparagus and artichoke. The whole spear may ...
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Thursday, June 16th, 2011
The CSA boxes are back! I signed up with Growing Washington again this year, and actually ended up being the Boeing Everett site focal. I'm excited about the summer and all the boxes to come :-) I got a combo box, veggies and fruit (fruit starts ...
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Sunday, June 12th, 2011
Well, I looked at rose bushes to plant by our door, but none of them really called to me. I did really like the salvia plants, though, so I went with one of them - a salvia caradonna. I think that it looks quite nice :-) ...
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