Sausage Rigatoni with Veggies 1 ½ colored bell peppers, sliced in ¼” strips, 2 smaller zucchinis ½ cup edamames, parboiled and popped out of the pods 2 T olive oil 2 T chopped onion ½ – 1# Italian sausage, cut in ¼ “ slices ¼ t […]
Read more →Pasta Caprese Published July 1, 2007. Cook’s Illustrated Serves 4 to 6. Ingredients 1/4cup extra virgin olive oil 2-4teaspoons fresh lemon juice (see note above) 1 small garlic clove , minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1/2 teaspoon) 1 small shallot , minced fine (about […]
Read more →Hot Pickled Peppers Makes 5 pints or 10 1/2 half pints. Prepare canner, jars, and lids. Combine 11 cups sliced banana peppers, mariachis, jalapenos, cherry bombs (look for a couple red ones) and serranos in a glass or stainless bowl. Use latex or rubber gloves and don’t […]
Read more →BLT Bites 16 to 20 cherry tomatoes 1 pound sliced bacon, cooked and crumbled 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1/3 cup chopped green onions 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons snipped fresh parsley Cut a thin slice off of each tomato top. Scoop out and discard pulp. Invert […]
Read more →Scratch and Dent Fresh Salsa Grab extra “unchosen and unloved” tomatoes ugly tomatoes in several colors. Peel off the ugly spots, splits and core. Chop along with onion, a green sweet pepper and a couple hot peppers. Fresh or frozen corn makes a nice addition. Drizzle with […]
Read more →Zucchini Boats with Corn 2 zucchini (the oval Magda works best) about 6-8 inches long, cleaned but not peeled 2 Tbsps. butter 1 cup fresh corn, cut from about 2-3 ears corn ½ bell pepper, chopped fine 1 large egg ½ c yellow corn meal Salt and […]
Read more →Bamyeh This is a Palestinian/Lebanese braise from Rosana Thompson 2 Cups Okra 3 lg tomatoes or 1 lg can diced, stewed tomatoes 4 cloves garlic 1 tsp salt 1 -2 lb lamb or beef stew meat 1 Tbsp lemon juice 1 cube vegan or chicken buillon 2 […]
Read more →Chocolate Zucchini Bread or Cake 3 eggs 2 C sugar 1 c oil 1 tsp vanilla 2 oz unsweetened chocolate, melted 2 c grated zucchini 2 c flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking soda 1 c chopped walnuts or pecans ½ c choc […]
Read more →Zucchini Pancakes 2 medium zucchini or 1 larger. The striped Magda works well 1/2 medium yellow onion 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 clove garlic, finely minced 1/4 cup parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon minced fresh thyme or oregano 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon zest 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground […]
Read more →Mediterranean Squash Braise 2 Tbsp butter (can sub olive oil, but the butter does something amazing to the flavor of the squash) 1/2 C chopped onion 3 C squash cut into 1″ chunks. The light green, not the dark green zucchini. 3 peeled, diced tomatoes (frozen fresh, […]
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