Strawberry smoothies

Carton of strawberries (tops and all), a frozen banana, frozen yogurt, plain Greek yogurt, and a smidge of soy milk. Was a great way to stay cool after a morning of farmer's market shopping in the sun. =)

This week at the market

Rhubarb, broccoli, and five kinds of squash! Can't wait to try all the squash. I can identify two. Anyone know what the other three are?

Quick Homemade Pizza

Made homemade pizza using this quick crust recipe.  I usually let my crust sit overnight, but this crust was so much faster and may have even been better.  A piece (or two...or three...) with salad made for a great dinner.

Asparagus salad

One of my favorites right now: raw asparagus mixed with a squeeze of fresh lemon, olive oil, pepper, and grated Parmesan cheese.

(Pan) grilled burgers

Chef N took over the grill (pan) and made great burgers! I topped mine with cheese, pickles, and avocado. I also baked some sweet potato fries and had extra pickles on the side. =)

This week at the market

Finally the beets! And the last week for apples. Wonder what they'll have next week...

Turnips and greens

I feel like a true southern girl today. Mixed the turnips with five thick pieces of bacon (and all accompanying grease) and a half of a small onion. The grease was really too much for me, but no complaints from N. Oscar also thinks it looks delicious!

Vegetable risotto

Another one that tastes better than it looks. Sautéed onions, broccoli, and the fresh English peas in olive oil. Then made risotto with goat cheese and Parmesan cheese. Mixed all with basil and parsley. Tasted springy and fresh! Even better as lunch at work today.

Also, has anybody ever shucked their own peas? I was terribly disappointed in work:pea ratio. But fresh peas...totally delicious!

Tonight's appetizer

Prosciutto di Parma + buffalo mozzarella = one happy woman!

Afraid the appetizer may overshadow tonight's dinner...

This week at the market

Broccoli, english peas, turnips, turnip greens, and chocolate chip cookies. The turnips were an unpleasant surprise...they were labeled beets. :( I don't think I like turnips and certainly don't know how to cook turnip greens. Please share ideas if you have them!

Tri-dog =)

The puppy LOVES his new triathlon shirt! Can't you tell? (poor guy!)

Stir fry two ways

After a week of eating out (had so much fun with you, Mom and Dad), tonight's dinner was an attempt to use several loose ends in our fridge. I sautéed some onion, carrots, the farmers' market snow peas, and broccoli. Half the veggies were added to soba (buckwheat noodles) and half went with homemade fried rice made with leftover rice. Not too pretty, but pretty good.

Post-workout brunch

Six- mile run for me, 27-mile bike for him. Desperately in need of food! My new favorite egg recipe starts by sautéing diced asparagus (local, of course) in olive oil for two minutes, then scrambling in 3-4 eggs and topping with grated Parmesan cheese. We ate ours with some of the strawberries from yesterday and toast with Nutella (for him). My body is much happier now!

This week at the market

Strawberries (!!), sugar snap peas, brownies, and breakfast (not pictured). This is the first week for both produce, so I was pretty excited to find them!

Cucumber, tomato, and feta salad

Tonight's dinner was the fresh cucumber and tomato with feta, kalamata olives, spring lettuce, salt, pepper, and drizzles of balsamic and olive oil. Good, but I'm still hungry!

Chole

Tonight was our third try at recreating N's mom's chole. And sadly not the charm! It was tasty, but I'm still having a hard time figuring out just what I'm missing. She doesn't measure while cooking, so it's a bit of a guessing game. But a fun one! Also enjoyed using cilantro from my garden. :)

(Local) spinach manicotti

Yesterday's farmer's market spinach is today's spinach and cheese manicotti. I sautéed the spinach with some onion and garlic, seasoned it with salt and cayenne pepper, and mixed it with ricotta cheese, parmesan, one egg, parsley and ground pepper. Stuffed the raw manicotti shells with the mixture and topped with a can of pasta sauce, 1/3 cup of water, and more parmesan. Baked at 375 for 30 minutes. Yum! Wish I'd been given more free spinach to eat this week!