Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Don’t judge a beet by it’s cover, they are gorgeous on the inside regardless of how rough they may look on the outside. I was so happy to get them in this week’s box, I was not expecting them this early in the season. But I guess it is July already. Damn, it’s July already!…
The hot temps are hitting Chicago. today. Last night there was a severe thunderstorm warning and a heat advisory. It all resulted in some huge hail, luckily it missed us. Crazy weather this summer. With the high temps it is tough to keep cool in our house since we only have a few window air…
I am still working my way through my latest cookbook. I have had my eye on this strawberry recipe since first browsing the book. This week’s CSA box included 3 pints of strawberries so I knew it was time to give it a try. My sister, who is visiting this week, also brought me some…
It was love at first bite a few years back when I had my first garlic scape. I was so excited to see them in the box this week. Scapes are the top of the garlic plant. Similar in looks to a scallion, in texture to a green bean, and in flavor has a mild…