Normally, when I buy mushrooms, they come in an 8oz (250gr) container. Occasionally they are offered loose but not often. When cooking for two, which is also my normal, I only use 4oz (125gr) in whatever dish I’m making. So, like everything else when cooking for two, I have to plan ahead. Mushrooms don’t keep well…. Sometimes it’s mushroom omelets for breakfast. More often it’s another main course or side … Continue reading →
Do you still have summer squash / zucchini lurking in the garden? Mine went dormant about a week ago. There were at least 5 days when I didn’t pick a single squash. Things are back to normal for the squashes now but this morning I only picked 5 tomatoes and there are very few starting to color. Their fall hiatus is about to start. It usually lasts about 2 weeks. … Continue reading →
i make 2 different cucumber salads, why not 2 different summer squash salads? Blame it on boredom or desperation, your choice. The other Summer Squash Salad is made with fresh lemon and fresh herbs and no salting. This one is made like my mother’s Old-Fashioned Cucumber Salad…. which is also the reason I made it. I was hungry for cucumber salad and had no plans on going to the market … Continue reading →
This is it. The last summer squash / zucchini / courgette post of this season. I think. Frankly, I’m getting tired of eating them and cooking them and am very happy to switch to the winter squashes. Which reminds me…. I was chatting with family the other day and my s-i-l was saying that my brother, once again, wanted pizza for dinner. I told them that we were having both … Continue reading →
The freezer is full but the summer squash don’t care. It’s been hot again and that is supposed to slow them down. That’s not happening. I’m tempted to ‘forget’ to water them, except they are now so intertwined with the winter squash I can’t water one without the other. I can, of course, just pull one or two of them out…. Which I’ll do as soon as it cools down … Continue reading →
I don’t feel much like cooking when the temperatures climb above 38C (100F). Actually, I don’t feel much like eating, but one must carry on….. With the meat and potatoes handled by mon mari, outside on the barbecue, I can usually manage to do a quick stir-fry of something from the garden. And there is almost always summer squash of some sort and chard in the garden. I say almost … Continue reading →
When we were in Marrakesh 3 years ago we took a cooking class. The class was a lot of fun and it was fascinating to see the proper way to make the food I had been experimenting with at home, Not only was the food delicious, the presentation was an art form. I had one long, straight, light green summer squash left in the garden, the weather was getting cooler, … Continue reading →
