August 4, 2010

Stuffed with cheese.  Breaded and fried.

Do I really have to write any more?

I’ve been eyeing these gorgeous squash blossoms for ages now, and finally decided to try my hand at stuffing them.  Lucky me, it must have been in the cards because one of my favorite growers at the farmer’s market gave me 2 baskets for the price of one!  I took it as a sign and took them home to experiment.

A simple recipe… take your favorite soft cheese (I used light Laughing Cow), some Parmesan, garlic powder and pepper mixed together and gently stuff into the blossoms.  A light dusting of flour, a dip into milk or egg, and a roll in some seasoned toast or bread crumbs.  That’s all the prep you need to do!  I fried these little flowers for a minute on each side, until golden, taking care not to brown too much.  I recommend serving these over a simple spoonful of your favorite tomato sauce with a sprinkle of Parmesan on top.  To DIE for.  Guess what we had for dinner this night??

August 4th, 2010 | Category: Food, Grow It, Locally Made, Main Dishes, Recipes, Veggie | Comments (2)

September 16, 2009

I finally have a shopping buddy for the Wednesday Farmer’s Market by our house, though I have to say he didn’t seem as excited as I was about it.  Maybe that’s just because he’s not on solid foods yet…

Jesse and I saw some beautiful summer squash and zucchini for a very thrifty price and we could not resist!

On the menu for lunch:  Zucchini and Squash Ribbons

A quick toss in the pan with some salt, pepper, and a spray of oil.  Add some parsley and garlic if desired, then a MUST:  top with Parmesan cheese!

A beautiful day to be out before this area feels the bite of fall approaching.  This might be my favorite time of year….the fog of summer has vanished, the stiffling heat of late summer has come and gone, and we still have time to enjoy the best fruits (and veggies) of the season!

Can’t wait to share more recipes from the rest of our market scores!

September 16th, 2009 | Category: Food, Grow It, Local Places, Recipes, Veggie | Comments (6)

August 18, 2008

An awesome gift of Cannas. They were given to me from one who has been overrun by them, and apparently her gophers have the same taste in flowers as those in Pismo. When we first moved here the backyard was overrun by Cannas. They ran all the round the fence. Awesome yellow orange blooms with dark green and purple leaves.

Well, those have long since been, and I’ve felt guilty ever since. I can’t completely blame us since I finally nursed one back to health, producing those famous bright flowers, when it suddenly wilted. Attempting to brace the fallen stalk with string, I investigated and gently tilted the stalk up… the entire plant came off the ground. Evidence showed no bulb, no roots, just what was above ground. That underground rat must have had this as an appetizer before he completely sucked down a bean plant (though he did us a favor since the poor thing was on its last legs).

Everything is now being planted within chickenwire….which means that planting gets put off for longer than I’d like. Well, these Cannas did well being held in a barn for two weeks, and seem to still be doing well in our backyard according to these…

August 18th, 2008 | Category: Grow It | Leave a comment