Month: August 2014

Salads

Tabouli Salad

Tabouli Salad is a Middle Eastern dish that I learned to make years ago in my restaurant. The recipe is made from bulgar wheat, tomatoes and lots of fresh parsley. The lemon juice gives it a fresh, tangy tasty. I like to make tabouli salad in the late summer when […]

Harvest & Preserve

Veggies from the Garden — August Harvest

It’s the end of August, Labor Day weekend. Here is a basketful of what I’ve been getting from the garden this week. Beets, carrots, lemon cucumbers, sungold cherry tomatoes, corn. I’ve also gotten parsley, basil, green beans, summer squash, trombetta (an Italian squash), chocolate cherry tomatoes, cucumbers, and a few […]

Corn Chowder in a bowl
Soups & Stews

Corn Chowder

Corn is ready to harvest. Use fresh corn and potatoes from the garden. I used a combination of Yukon Gold and Red potatoes. Serves 8 Ingredients: 3 tbl butter 3 cloves garlic 1 medium onion celery-use the inside leafy stalks, about 6 stalks 6 potatoes, medium 2 ears corn, cut off […]

Harvest & Preserve

Harvesting Corn

Summer’s end brings ripe corn from the garden. One of my favorites!      In the past I have grown white corn, but have since learned that yellow corn has more antioxidants and nutrients than white corn, and less sugar. So I grew yellow corn this summer. The corn is […]