While I was in high school and college, I ran my parents’ farm stand during the summer months. We sold tomatoes, peaches, melons, but most of all, we were known for having the best sweet corn. Sometimes I would wake up at dawn to pick corn with my Dad. We would drive out to the […]
Entries from August 2008
Double Corn Pancakes
August 24th, 2008 · 57 Comments
Tags: breakfast · quick fix · recipes
Easy Stuffed Zucchini Dinner
August 23rd, 2008 · 66 Comments
I eat zucchini as part of almost every meal, especially in the summer. Geoff is getting tired of it. But this stuffed version is a great change from my normal steamed or sautéed dishes. A meatloaf-like filling is piled into the hollowed-out squash and baked until the topping is crispy and the zucchini is tender. […]
Tags: dinner · italian · quick fix · recipes
Easy as Polenta Pie
August 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments
I’m so proud of this dish that I’ve rattled off instructions on how to make it to a handful of people, including the check-out guy at Trader Joe’s. It’s one of those golden main courses that can be made a million different ways, depending on the ingredients you have handy and what you feel like […]
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