We had 22 green chiles in our Bountiful Basket this week. I knew that we wouldn’t be able to use them all in one week, so I decided to roast and freeze most of them for later. This was my first experience roasting green chiles, and it was amazingly easy! How to Roast Green Chiles Turn on your broiler. Wash your green chiles. Lay them out to dry on…
It’s the end of the week, and you have a drawer full of veggies. What do you do? Make ratatouille! I used this particular group of veggies one week when I had ordered the “Italian Pack” add-on with my Bountiful Basket. You could subsitute any vegetables you like although traditional ratatouille contains tomatoes, zucchini, onions, bell peppers, eggplant and fresh herbs. There are many different versions of this recipe, but…
This is a quick, easy and fresh summer salad. It’s perfect to throw together for your family or to take to a party. There are so many different variations to try, so just use whatever you have on hand. Cucumber Tomato SaladIngredients:-2 large tomatoes-1 seedless cucumber-1/2 red onion-2 T. balsamic vinegar-2 T. olive oil-salt & pepper to taste Directions:1. Chop up tomatoes, cut cucumber in half and slice, slice…
The kids and I stopped by Grandma and Grandpa’s house for lunch on Tuesday. They had picked up three packs of fresh tamales from the Tucson Tamale Company: Boise – (Vegan) Sweet potatoes roasted and blended with sun dried tomatoes and all wrapped in a Yam Masa.Santa Fe – Pork Loin, Green Chile Sauce (Green Chile, Tomato, Onion) and CheeseAustin – (Vegan) Spinach, Mushrooms, Spices (with Sesame Seeds) They were…
Credit We got an amazing amount of food this week in our Bountiful Basket. I will share the full haul with you tomorrow, but I will tell you that we got 3 coconuts. I have never prepared a coconut before so I needed some guidance. This video from Gourmet.com is perfect. I can’t wait to get cracking!
I made a trip to Trader Joe’s today. I absolutely love to buy my food there because there are always so many new foods to try, and they have fresh produce at low prices. Today when I pulled up, I saw that they had beautiful basil plants for only $2.99. I have tried to grow basil in the past without much luck. When I tried to grow it indoors, I…