This is my overzealous attempt to squeeze in one last summery meal before we officially hit the ‘EMBERS. Which, if your garden slash farmer’s market is anything like mine, it’s still coughing up the last of the bumper crops. And I’m like, what a bunch of crop! Just kidding. So this blog post is a […]
Archive | August, 2017
Linguine with Roasted Red Peppers, Italian Sausage and Onions
Also known as, the exact ingredients in this meal. FUNNY STORY about how this recipe came to be. Not funny HA HA, just, “Oh, that’s funny.” Never mind. One of our favorite Italian restaurants in town, IF NOT our tip-top favorite, has this Giovonni pizza on their menu. It’s ridiculous. Sausage, red bell pepper, and […]
Simple Rosé Sangria (FOR SOMEONE’S BIRTHDAY.) (mine.)
It’s my birthday! So I made you (me) (us?) rosé sangria. ROSÉ SANGRIA. But before I even begin this blab fest, you should know I hate fruit and wine together. Hate it! Which makes this entire p0st a walking contradiction on birthday clown stilts – but listen. I can explain. A while back, when my […]
Friday Flotsam
fridayyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiyyyyyyyyyyy. WE FINISHED DAWSON’S CREEK LAST NIGHT. (there’s really no other way to begin this post.) We’re done! Finished! FINITO. Okay, I think I liked the ending. I think. (spoiler alert, for those of you also two decades behind in life.) So Jen dies. From some, what – heart thingy? The whole episode felt SO […]
Fly Me to the Moo. (Our Trip to Shatto Farm!)
Or a more accurate title – “My Kids Are Freaks and Hate Cows.” IT WAS ALL GOING TO BE SO PERFECT, YOU KNOW. Cows, kids, milk, ice cream. Right? Epic farm scenery, flawless weather with friends, a sniff of cheese and a stroll through the facility. RIGHT? But then I forgot how massive cows actually […]
Risotto with Shrimp, Bacon and Zucchini
And peas! Risotto with Shrimp, Bacon, Zucchini and Peas. The peas part. I’d like to think of this mess as a late summer kitchen sink risotto thingy. I MEAN, you can make it any time of year really. But right now it’s summer, so I’m calling it summer. Only because the shrimp isn’t in season […]
Friday Flotsam
F R IDAY. Do little kids still get up at the fanny crack of dawn to watch Saturday morning cartoons? THAT WAS SUCH A THING. My little sister and I would wake up at like, 3am, super jazzed about the Smurfs, then realize it was still pitch […]
Tuscan Chicken Kale Salad
I’ve been dying to show you this recipe FOR LAHK, MONTHS. I make it almost every Monday night. Remember how I was in a habit of making Chicken Caesars every Monday night? We still do that from time to time, but I’ve been making THIS nutso Tuscan version for the better part of the summer […]
Raw Beet and Tomato Salad (Working with Harvesters!)
I will not open with a beet pun. I will not open with a beet pun. I will not open with a beet pun. Look at those beets! Just look at ’em! I grew them. I grew the beets. I’ve been noodling around with gardening for about 13 years now, yet I’m still amazed that […]
Friday Flotsam
YADIRF. FRIDAY. yaDIRF. FRIDay. Yadirf. Friday. Listen to this crazy dream I had! You’re like, “Or not?” Two nights ago I woke up over and over and over having the same dream. Stuck in it. Not able to get out of it. And I would call it a nightmare, but let me tell you about […]