Grilled Zucchini with Chili and Mint
August 30th, 2012
Fresh, healthy and delicious way to use up all that late summer zucchini!
Archives: August 2012
Plum Glazed Donuts
August 28th, 2012
I am not really sure what is wrong with me that I would feel the need to make donuts today. It is like a sickness. A donut sickness. I made homemade yeast donuts. The real fried kind- not the healthy baked kind. It was because I had fresh fruit glaze on the brain, and there…
Summer Veggie Chopped Salad
August 26th, 2012
I kind of looked up and realized that this is the last week of summer. Um, that was enough to just freak me out. Where did the Summer go?? Whaaaaat hapenned!!! It actually was dark around 8 last night. Here in Seattle there was still light in the sky as late as 10PM all summer….
Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Box Cake
August 24th, 2012
Chocolate? Yes! Peanut butter? Yes! Graham Crackers? Yes! No-bake, easy dessert? YES!!!!
Roast Chicken and Figs
August 22nd, 2012
Every summer our enormous old fig tree boasts upwards of 50+ pounds of green figs, filled with bright pink flesh. Depending on the weather, they can get as large as a baseball! Even though they are so delicious, I somehow kind of struggle to know what to do with them all. So at a certain…
Asian Chicken Salad with Honey Sesame Dressing
August 19th, 2012
Is it ironic and kind of funny for me to post this when I am actually in Asia? Especially since it isn’t exactly authentic, and I certainly couldn’t find this anywhere here in the Taipei while waiting for the next leg of our flight to Macau. However, it is jam packed full of wonderful flavors…
Strawberry Jello Pie
August 16th, 2012
I know that I have spent the entire Summer whining about how it hasn’t really been sunny or hot in Seattle, at all. How none of my tomatoes are ripe, none of my zucchini are big, whah, whah whah. Well guess what? It’s hot now. It was 95 today. For us fish belly white Seattle…
Cherry Tomato Crostata
August 15th, 2012
Did I forget to tell you that I am leaving for China on Friday? I think I did. Well I am, rural, South Eastern China, and I am bringing Pia with me. It will be a whirlwind 5 day trip where we will be staying with my Parents on a farm outside of a town…
Beet, Bacon and Basil Grilled Cheese Sandwich
August 13th, 2012
This is a quickie recipe, er, really more of an idea. Remember that big vegetable garden I planted this spring? Well, I am in veggies up to my neck right now! As a big bowl full of fresh beets stood staring at me the other day, I couldn’t think of what new and wonderful thing…