By naseer, August 20th, 2010
We’ve been very ambitious these past two years with the number of vegetables we grow. But when it comes to fruits, we have just two apple trees, and you can count the tomatoes if you ignore the pesky Supreme Court ruling declaring them vegetables. Maybe in future years we’ll grow more fruit varieties, but for now we rely on the supermarket, farmer’s markets, and picking at local farms. And in August, our favorite picking fruit is the yellow peach.
Continue reading Recipe: Grilled Peaches with Brown Sugar over Vanilla Bean Ice Cream
By naseer, July 27th, 2010
Replete with Emily's homemade bread and butter pickles using our garden cucumbers
Certain tastes, smells, and sounds are inextricably linked in my mind with a specific time or a place. For instance, fresh-cut grass smell in the air signals that spring has arrived. And when I take a bite of a cheeseburger hot off the grill, I know that summer is here. In a pinch, you can use the store-bought variety (Bubba Burger is pretty good), but this is one area where homemade is significantly better than anything in the frozen section.
Continue reading Recipe: Cheddar-stuffed Jalapeno Burger
By naseer, July 1st, 2010
There's no such thing as too much squash
We’re literally swimming in squash right now. Not literally in the sense of the dictionary definition, but literally in the very wrong way that people tend to overuse this word. As of July 1st, we had already harvested 24 full-sized squashes, with plenty more on the way. A few days ago, Emily posted a delicious mushroom ricotta stuffed squash recipe, so check that out if you haven’t yet. Today I wanted to share a simple yet tasty way to marinate and grill your squash.
Continue reading Recipe: Grilled Zucchini or Summer Squash
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