Archive for July, 2011
Monday, July 11th, 2011
This is my take on lasagna. It's somewhat lighter, but still packed with flavor - tons of veggies, chicken Italian sausage, low fat ricotta, Parmigiano-Reggiano, mozzarella, smoked provolone, and delicious homemade tomato sauce. I froze most of this for lunches over the next few weeks, but couldn't resist ...
Posted in Food, Italian, Pasta, Poultry, Vegetables | 2 Comments »
Saturday, July 9th, 2011
An easy and healthy dinner tonight using shiitake mushrooms and snow peas from my CSA boxes :-) This is infinitely adaptable to your tastes in meats and veggies. The sauce has a bit of a kick from the red pepper flakes, so omit them if you prefer. ...
Posted in Asian, CSA, Food, Poultry, Rice, Vegetables | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 8th, 2011
I took some leftover chicken noodle soup from lunch today, which I made with twice as many noodles so it was not very brothy, sprinkled the top with some breadcrumbs, and baked at 375 degrees F in an ovensafe bowl for about 30 minutes. It turned out quite good, ...
Posted in Food, Leftovers, One Dish Meals, Pasta, Poultry, Soup | 1 Comment »
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
I just got back from a quick trip out to see my paternal grandmother in Umatilla, Oregon. It was a good little trip, and I enjoyed seeing Grandma very much. Emma came along and got to socialize with both Grandma and her little miniature schnauzer girl, Willie. ...
Posted in Corgi, Ramblings | 2 Comments »
Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Week 4 of my Growing Washington CSA :-) This week's delicious looking box is below.
This week's haul:
Flowers
Dried Heirloom Beans
Garlic Scapes
Arugula-Cut
Lettuce Mix x2
Squash-Raven x2
Peas-Sugar Snap x2
Peas-Snow Peas
Broccoli x2
Beets-Red Ace x2
I also got about 5 pounds of cherries (Rainier Cherries and Strawberry Rainier Cherries) from the Precision Fruit stand ...
Posted in Beans, CSA, Food, Fruit, Vegetables | No Comments »
Monday, July 4th, 2011
A happy Independence Day :-)
I have some fun socks that I wore today:
Breakfast was some delicious duck eggs from the most recent CSA box and some pan fried diced ham.
Today was a gorgeous summer day and we enjoyed walking around some and puttering cleaning up around ...
Posted in Beef, CSA, Desserts, Eggs, Food, Grilling, Pies, Potatoes, Vegetables | No Comments »
