Archive for June, 2012
Thursday, June 28th, 2012
Week 2 of my CSA!
Cherries-Rainier
Cherries-Rainier
Apples-Pink Lady
Free-Range Eggs
Lettuce-Green Romaine
Lettuce-Green Bibb Substituted with Lettuce-Butterhead
Squash-Raven Out - will be in next week's box
Asparagus
Apriums
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
This is a healthier take on fried zucchini. It was pretty decent, but not really worth the effort it took to do all the breading. Next time I might try larger spears rather than the rounds. We had these with some thin grilled t-bone steaks and some ...
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Thursday, June 21st, 2012
Growing Washington's Community Supported Agriculture Boxes have started this week. Yay! Here's my first box:
Honey Sticks - NW Sampler
Thyme
Cherries-Rainier
Cherries-Rainier
Dried Heirloom Beans
Free-Range Eggs
Lettuce-Butterhead
Baby Turnips
Asparagus
The cherries were a good batch, especially for so early in the season, and they're already gone - we ate them right out of the bag. ...
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Thursday, June 14th, 2012
My in-laws are still in town and they picked up some thin sliced eye of round steaks the other day at the store for dinner this week. Round steak is a tougher cut, so I decided to do a slow braise to tenderize the meat and add a lot ...
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Sunday, June 10th, 2012
Today, my husband graduated from the University of Washington with his Juris Doctor degree. Onward to the bar!
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Wednesday, June 6th, 2012
A different take on orange glazed chicken - this one from Fine Cooking. This recipe has an Asian spin, and was much better than last week's attempt at orange glazed chicken. I upped the veggies as always, as well as increasing the orange zest, and served this with some ...
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Monday, June 4th, 2012
This past weekend was filled with farmers markets. I went to the University District Farmers Market on Saturday and the Everett Farmers Market on Sunday. I got some excellent Tayberry wine from Rockridge Orchards at the U-District market. They also had some wonderful apple cider. I ...
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