By Miriam, on July 27th, 2010
In the summer zucchinis and summer squashes grow like crazy in these parts. There’s only so much zucchini bread and summer squash stir fry a girl can take though. So I went to my Cooking with Heirlooms Cookbook and modified the Italian Zucchini Crescent Pie. I wasn’t sure why the recipe had mustard or used refrigerated crescent roll dough so I kept it in.
Cooking with Heirlooms is a great resource to find recipes for vegetables you find at the farmers’ market.
Ingredients
2 tbsp Minced garlic
4 cups thinly sliced Summer Squash (or Zucchini)
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
3 tbsp olive oil
Salt, to . . . → Read More: Summer Squash Crescent Pie
By Miriam, on June 30th, 2010
I love our local farmer’s markets. I try to show my support for our farmers by purchasing the vegetables they have available. This also allows me to eat more seasonally.
Sometimes what I buy doesn’t work with any of the recipes I was in the mood for. Or is something I’m not sure how to prepare. Or is something I’m the only one willing to try eating.
Last week I was in the mood for a salad but didn’t find any lettuce at the farmer’s market. Instead I found some Zucchini and Summer Squash.
I was on The Kitchn looking for a new and . . . → Read More: Zucchini and Squash Ribbon Salad
By Miriam, on March 23rd, 2010
This is one of my new favorite dishes, I’m excited for the excesses in the garden this summer of eggplant, tomato, zucchini and summer squash because it will be delectable with cheese and portobello mushroom. Be sure to save this recipe if you are vegetarian or seasonally vegetarian like I sometime am. I was quite proud of myself for making most of this recipe with organic vegetables, although at this time of the year they weren’t grown locally.
I found this recipe in the local supermarket, Hannaford’s, monthly Fresh publication. They recommend several of their store brand olive . . . → Read More: Fall Vegetable Gratin
