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Grillin’ & Chillin’ Week – Grill ‘em all

August 5, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 6 Comments

To paraphrase Metallica…

Grill ‘em all!

All the veggies that is.

We’re grilling all the sides around here these days!

Everything in our box from our awesome  Stone Gardens Farm CSA

Check it out…

dinner Grillin & Chillin Week Grill em all

Cabbage tossed in olive oil and S&P then grilled.

dinner Grillin & Chillin Week Grill em all

Then drizzle with your favorite salad dressing or just balsamic and extra virgin olive oil.

dinner Grillin & Chillin Week Grill em all

Grilled potatoes and onions tossed with garlic, olive oil, S&P, parmesan cheese and chives.

dinner Grillin & Chillin Week Grill em all

Grilled kohlrabi, yellow squash, and zucchini…

dinner Grillin & Chillin Week Grill em all

Tossed in olive oil & S&P before I put them on the grill.

And finally our favorite…

dinner Grillin & Chillin Week Grill em all

I loooooove grilled corn.

Check out our recipe for how to do it and the awesome chili lime butter that goes with it!

So get on out and light the grill this weekend!

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Grillin’ & Chillin’ Week – Gazpacho

August 3, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 7 Comments

Feeling hot hot hot!

Oh yeah baby…

It’s getting hot in here!

What do we do when it’s hot?

dinner Grillin & Chillin Week Gazpacho

We make Gazpacho to cool us down.

Oh yeah…

We’re chillin’!

Watch us make some spicy Gazpacho.

dinner Grillin & Chillin Week Gazpacho

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 1/2 lbs vine ripe tomatoes (or you can use a big can of tomatoes if your 5 year old ate all of yours)

1 english cucumber, seeded

1 jalapeno, seeded

1 red bell pepper, seeded

1 yellow bell pepper, seeded

1 red onion,

2 cloves garlic

3 -4 slices day old crusty french bread

1 T sugar

1 T spanish paprika

2 cups tomato juice

1/4 cup white wine vinegar

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 lemon, juiced

S&P

WHAT TO DO:

Chop all your veggies into large chunks, just to help the food processor out a bit.

dinner Grillin & Chillin Week Gazpacho

In the bowl of a food processor combine cucumber, peppers, onion, garlic, bread.

Pulse a few times until they are chopped but still chunky.

Toss in tomatoes and repeat.

Pour into a big bowl and add in sugar, tomato juice, paprika, vinegar, olive oil and lemon juice.  Season with S&P and let sit in the fridge so the flavors can combine for at least 3 hours.

Top with sour cream or avacado slices.

Keep it in the fridge all week.

It’s like a delicious refreshing salad in soup form!

Amazing!

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CSA Special – Kohlrabi two ways

June 15, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 9 Comments

Well I’ve been telling you all about my new obsession with my local farm…

Stone Gardens Farm here in Shelton, CT.

appetizers CSA Special Kohlrabi two ways

You know how I’ve been stressing to all of you how important it is to buy local right?

So I’ve been having a blast playing with all the veggies in our box every week.

appetizers CSA Special Kohlrabi two ways

One that keeps popping up is this little devil…

Kohlrabi.

Now I’d heard of it.

But I’ve never tried it.

No time like the present.

appetizers CSA Special Kohlrabi two ways

So our farmers Fred and Stacia suggested Kohlrabi chips (ie raw) with some hummus.

The boys and I peeled it up and sliced it thin and grabbed our favorite Trader Joe’s white bean hummus from the fridge.

Ummm, didn’t go over so well.

appetizers CSA Special Kohlrabi two ways

Raw kohlrabi is strong.

Really strong.

Kind of like a cross between jicima and a radish.

I liked it, but the boys?

Uh not so much.

So I got crafty and did what I always do when they don’t like a veggie.

I tossed it with olive oil, salt and pepper and roasted those bad boys.

OH EM GEE!!!!

appetizers CSA Special Kohlrabi two ways

These were fantastic!

Totally mellowed out.

They’re smooth and creamy and delicious.

Toss them with some potatoes, onions and mushrooms and you’ve got the perfect oven roasted veggie side dish.

Oven Roasted Kohlrabi

appetizers CSA Special Kohlrabi two ways

WHAT YOU NEED:

3 kohlrabi, peeled and sliced

1 T olive oil

S&P

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

Place your veggies in a baking dish and add your olive oil, S&P.  Toss well to coat.

Bake at 375 for 30 minutes.

Serve.

And see I used the KALE as a garnish this time…

Reliving my roots at the ol’ Sunset Grill & Tap !

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CSA Special – Kale Chips

June 8, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 19 Comments

My boys love chips.

Ok, well who doesn’t love chips?

But we all know that chips aren’t the best thing in the world to eat.

Enter my CSA…

The good folks down at Stone Gardens Farm provided me with the perfect alternative to the old potato chip this week.

See, I’ve told you all about my first waitressing gig at the Sunset Grill & Tap in Boston.

Well there we had a rule.

EVERY dish was garnished with a big leaf of kale.

So to me, that’s what kale was…

A garnish.

So when I got a big bunch in my CSA share box this week…

appetizers CSA Special Kale Chips

I wasn’t quite sure what to do with it.

Then it came to us.

The boys and I threw the kale onto a baking sheet with some olive oil and some S&P.

Voila…

The perfect chip for snacking!

Delicious and good for you!

You’ve got to try these!

appetizers CSA Special Kale Chips

Kale Chips

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 bunch kale

1 T olive oil

S&P

WHAT TO DO:

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.

Clean your kale leaves and dry well, you can use a salad spinner if you have one.

Pull the leaves of the kale off the stems and rip them into bite sized pieces.

Lay them out on a baking sheet.

Sprinkle the leaves with olive oil and toss well to coat.

appetizers CSA Special Kale Chips

Lay them back out into an even layer on the baking sheet.

Bake at 375 for 12 -15 minutes.  Until the edges are crisp.

Serve and enjoy!

You can doctor these up with your family’s favorite spices!

Try garlic and parmesan cheese

or

cumin

or crushed red pepper!

Have fun making your own favorite chips!


 

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Grilling Week – Veggie Kabobs

May 27, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 11 Comments

We hear it all the time.

Eat more veggies…

Incorporate more colors into your diet…

Eat the rainbow…

But how do you get kids to join in the fun?

How do you get kids to eat?

Well…

Invite them into the kitchen with you and…

Make food appetizing and appealing!

Make food fun.

How do you get kids to eat veggies.

Make veggies fun.

Food on a stick is fun.

Put veggies on a stick!

Voila…Veggie kabob.

It’s ok for you to think they’re fun too!

dinner Grilling Week – Veggie Kabobs

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 zucchini, cut into discs

1 onion, cut into chunks

1 pineapple cut into chunks

1 8 oz container button mushrooms (you could use crimini too)

1 container cherry tomatoes

1 red pepper cut into chunks

1 yellow pepper cut into chunks

1 orange pepper cut into chunks

1/4 cup olive oil

S&P

WHAT TO DO:

Toss all your veggies into a large bowl.  Sprinkle with olive oil and S&P. Carefully help the kids build their veggie kabobs onto their skewers.

They can follow a pattern…zucchini, onion, mushroom, tomato, pineapple, pepper, zucchini, onion, mushroom…

dinner Grilling Week – Veggie Kabobs

Or they can get crazy and creative.

Use this time to teach the kids about math, about patterns, about colors…

Most importantly, have fun.

Now fire up your grill and toss these bad boys on there.

I let them go about 5 minutes a side.

Trust me, your kids’ll be eating the rainbow in no time!

Don’t forget to BUY LOCAL!

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Salad Week – Tuscan Bean Salad

April 29, 2011 By Alex aka Ma, What's For Dinner 7 Comments

This is a quick and easy salad to throw together.

I love white beans and if you’re avoiding starches

say for bikini reasons…

This is a great side dish to serve with grilled chicken or shrimp!

The boys eat the beans first.

dinner Salad Week Tuscan Bean Salad

WHAT YOU NEED:

1 bag baby arugula (you can use baby spinach or mixed baby lettuce if you want)

1/4 red onion, sliced

1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved

1 can cannellini beans

4-5 basil leaves, torn

handful of italian parsley, chopped

2 T balsamic vinegar

1 T extra virgin olive oil

S&P

WHAT TO DO:

In a large bowl combine, arugula, onion, tomato, basil and parsley.  Sprinkle with salt and pepper then drizzle with vinegar and olive oil.  Toss to coat and serve.

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