Tarragon is a wonderful herb, worthy of more attention than it usually gets. The distinctive flavor featured nicely with the mildness of yellow summer squash and tofu in this stir fry. This stir fry began with sautéing onion, ripe jalapeños, bell pepper, garlic and kosher salt in toasted sesame oil. When the onions had … More Tarragon Stir Fry
This dish was planned for yesterday’s lunch but hunger crept up too soon, so we enjoyed something equally delicious but quicker to prepare. Since I had already harvested and washed the amaranth seedlings I decided to make this dish for our next breakfast even though Faye isn’t keen on “non-breakfasty” vegetable dishes for her first … More Mushrooms & Fresh Young Veggies In A Folded & Toasted Tortilla
The carnivores in my family decided to go to a barbecue joint for lunch. While they were out eating dead animals I opted to stay home and kill some plant matter for my meal. Normally we would all go together to a restaurant where each one’s tastes could be satisfied, but on this occasion the … More Toasted Veggie Burrito
We have been enjoying the mustardy yellow squash relish I made the other day. https://pleasantpeasantcuisine.blog/2017/06/28/yellow-squash-refrigerator-relish/ This time I made a sweet relish. The vegetables I used were: yellow squash – 3 medium size small onion garlic clove 2 red ripe jalapeños – seeds removed 2 green jalapeños – seeds removed 3 or 4 green … More Sweet Yellow Squash Relish
I have never eaten an authentic arepa, but after reading an article about them my interest was piqued. I learned that the corn flour from which arepas are made is not the same as masa harina used to make corn tortillas. Masa harina is corn flour treated with lime, wheres the corn flour used to … More Arepas, My New Favorite Food
Eating the same ingredient over and over, day after day, meal after meal can be boring. Such is life when one has a garden. Whichever veggies and fruits are coming in fast and furious are the ones most frequently on the menu. If long term storage isn’t convenient there is a need for alternate methods … More Purslane, Squash, Corn & Tofu Stir-Fry
It is always a good start to the day anytime I can work vegetables into the breakfast menu. Today I used yellow summer squash and yard-long beans (asparagus beans) in an egg dish. I also included chopped onion, garlic and a few whole Padron peppers. After sautéing a few minutes the salted vegetables … More Yard-Long (Asparagus) Beans For Breakfast
I’ve been using yellow squash every chance I get and attempting different ways of preparing it. Some of those efforts may have been worthy of mention in the blog but I haven’t been inclined to put a post together lately. We had Uttapam (savory vegetable pancake) a couple of times. Once was with squash, onion, … More Yellow Squash Refrigerator Relish
Here is yet another dish featuring yellow summer squash. This is one I could do over and over, and doubtless will in the near future as long as squash is in abundance. As with many of my dishes, it began with onion and garlic sautéed in olive oil and seasoned with kosher salt, black pepper … More Scalloped Yellow Summer Squash
As part of the continuing effort to keep up with the output of yellow squash and eggplant from the garden, they were featured in this morning’s breakfast. Normally I would serve this sort of thing for the midday meal but I was anticipating salad for lunch, so breakfast it was. For the batter I … More Battered Eggplant & Yellow Squash
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