What`s cooking this week–18 August 2008
What I have in the fridge:
- corn on the cob, new potatoes, broccoli, green pepper, yellow zucchini, green onion, cucumber (Saskatoon Farmers’ Market)
- cauliflower (Dutch Growers’ Farmers’ Market)
- green beans, cherry tomatoes, potatoes, turnip, carrots, lettuce, herbs, jalapenos, raspberries, a handful of ‘free range’ crab apples (various gardens)
- most of a large (6.5lbs) Pine View Farms chicken that I cut up yesterday
What I`ve made/am planning to cook this week
- barbecued garlic marinated chicken with grilled potatoes and corn on the cob (used 1/2 a breast)
- a double batch of beany broccoli soup (a pureed white bean and broccoli soup from The City Gardener’s Cookbook)
- chicken cauliflower curry (used the other 1/2 breast, and adding cherry tomatoes and crab apples)
- potato salad, green salad, Moroccan tomato salad, green bean/corn/tomato salad
- pasta–something involving fresh herbs or tomatoes
- zucchini tomato frittata
- French country chicken soup (great for freezing for winter)
I need to come up with something to use up some broccoli stems as well as the remaining half-cauliflower…possibly a vegetable pot pie or casserole, or a quick stirfry. I could always make more soup too, but it will depend on the weather.
Every time I walk past the dill in the garden I start dreaming of Taunte Maria-style summa borscht….and I must make another batch of this amazing vegetable chowder and put some away in the freezer. It is a fair amount of work, but so worth it. This past April I found a container of last year’s chowder in the freezer and when I heated it up, it tasted just as great as it had months earlier–it was such a morale boost to get a glimpse of the heady days of summer that still lay ahead.
August 20th, 2008 at 10:41 pm
I see Taunte Maria’s “stays open as late as 7 p.m.” Those crazy kids! We MUST go here next I’m in town - I’ve never been.
August 21st, 2008 at 3:00 am
Whereupon you must decide between the Onkel Jakob farmer sausage or the vereniki…or the pierogies…I warn you, they usually have chocolate pie on the premises as well! i nearly cried a couple Saturdays ago; I arrived at 2 minutes past 2 and missed their lunch hour; they close up early on Saturday.
August 21st, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Do you have something that can julienne? If not, it’s a pity you just missed The Ex, because there was probably something at the trade show, but I digress…
I’ve made a slaw of sorts with broccoli stems. I shredded, but julienned would be nice too, especially with some crunchy toasted nuts.
August 21st, 2008 at 2:34 pm
Mmm, that’s a good idea. I can’t believe I’m craving cabbage and coleslaw when there are so many other wonderful perishable summer vegetables around, but I am…
(sadly, our ‘It slices! It dices!’ thing that Danny bought years ago in an enthusiastic Ex moment bit the dust 10 minutes after opening the package. There was a surprise!)
August 25th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
I ended up using the leftover cauliflower and broccoli stems in a stirfry with swiss chard, green onion, and green pepper. The cauliflower required extra steaming in the wok under a lid partway through, but it was yummy.