We are off on vacation. I have been looking forward to this trip for far too long and am so excited that it is finally underway. We’ll be driving about 3000 miles in round trip with a lot of fun stops along the way. Our kids have it so much better then we did as…
Month: July 2011
In the Box — CSA Week 14 {Summer Vegetables in Oil}
We are headed out of town today so once again the goal is to prep the vegetables to enjoy later. Here is what I had to work with… Summer Squash Torpedo Onions Eggplant Garlic Dill Red Cabbage I decided to preserve the onion, garlic, squash and eggplant in oil. Summer Vegetables in Oil adapted from…
Bayless Garden Tour
My husband and I took part of a tour of Rick Bayless garden in his Bucktown backyard. The tour was given by Bill Shores who currently manages the garden. The yard is actually a few city lots and is an amazing urban space that makes the most of every square inch. There are numerous levels…
Dog Days of Summer
We are in the midst of the dog days here in Chicago. It is HOT HOT HOT! Even the dog wants no part of it. Been trying to keep cool as best we can, actually our house has not been too bad considering we only have a few a/c units in the house. With the…
In the Box — CSA Week 13 {Summer Squash “Lasagna”}
More great stuff to work with this week. Vegetarian The How to Cook Everything app I bought has been a big help finding great ways to the use the vegetables each week. Cabbage Head Lettuce Onions Kale Japanese Eggplant Zucchini Summer Squash Flat Leaf Parsley Eggplant was a surprise, I roasted some to make a…
{Check it out} Watermelon BBQ and Beer, Food Swaps
We grilled pizza last week for dinner, but lately I have been seeing some much more creative dishes coming off the grill. Like avocado, sweet potato, watermelon — must try them all. Speaking of watermelon, check out this beer. They don’t sell it in IL so we will be on the hunt for this when…
Cherry Lime Rickey Gelato
I’ve been a little obsessed with cherries this summer. When I saw them on sale I could not resist grabbing some, though I forgot we had a huge bag already sitting in the fridge. The kids eat them up pretty quickly, but we had way too many on hand. I am glad I saw this…
There was one?
Monday came way too quick this week, the weekend was jam packed and didn’t include any downtime to just do nothing. We had my daughter’s summer show, Willy Wonka Jr. She was a candy man kid, ensemble cast, they did a few dance numbers. The four weeks went by so fast, the show was actually…
In The Box — CSA Week 12 {Carrot “Fettuccine”}
The Thursday CSA delivery came quick last week with the 4th of July holiday. I was a little concerned that I would have a hard time using it all up. I was happy it was a manageable delivery and glad to see a few new items in the box (an no turnips)… Head Lettuce Carrots…
June Books
Sheesh, June came and went in a blink of an eye. I am still not feeling like it is summer, a trip to the beach this weekend should do the trick. Not too much reading this month. I finished Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins, the second book in The Hunger Games series. I liked it…