The Zucchini; I love it, but man is there a lot of it

Posted by Annie Mueller

August 3, 2007 | 1 Comment

I love zucchini. I do. It’s one of the easiest veggies out there. It’s happy with a quick slop of olive oil and being tossed on the grill. It can be chopped into salads, grated into quesadillas, added to corn chowder. The opportunities are endless!  However, even this zucchini-loving gal needs new ideas for the […]

“They got a cherry pie there that’ll kill ya!”

Posted by Annie Mueller

August 2, 2007 | 2 Comments

Any Twin Peaks fans out there? Cherry pie will forever make me think of Peaks. I can’t help it. And it doesn’t matter how long it’s been since I’ve seen the show. And what goes better with cherry pie than coffee?
My husband and I are coffee snobs. Not so much the quality, but yes, […]

Strawberry Tarts Galore!

Posted by Annie Mueller

August 1, 2007 | 2 Comments

For today I’ve got something easy and refreshing. Strawberry Cream Cheese Tart. I like this dessert because it takes advantage of good summer fruit by keeping it whole and raw. There is some baking involved, but not the fruit.
There’s lots of ways to do a fruit tart, though, so here’s a couple more for […]

Peach and Blueberry—you can’t go wrong

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

You simply have to take advantage of peaches in the summer. Like tomatoes, there is really no other time to eat them. The ones you find in the off-season are just sub-par and that’s why we have to dive in and get them while we can.

If you have a market near you that sells […]

Bam!

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 27, 2007 | 2 Comments

I can’t help it, I do love Emeril. It’s been a couple years since I have seen him on a regular basis, however. We quit cable TV. Partly because I couldn’t keep myself away from the Food Network. And, though I want my kids to grow up with a love of food […]

Get Tropical with Mango Salsa

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 26, 2007 | 1 Comment

We never had much of the tropical fruit experience when I was growing up.  Never had mango, papaya, kiwi or even pineapple much.  Because of this I was always a little suspicious of tropical fruits. Except anything Tropicana.  Yeah, I know that doesn’t count, but to a 13 year old in suburban Massachusetts, it’s somewhat […]

Tomatillo Time

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment

At our CSA farm, we get loads of tomatillos. It’s hard to know what to do with them all.  And I find them so strange and fun in their little paper hats that I kind of can’t resist picking them when they are available.
The best way I know to prepare these little green fruits is […]

Garden Fresh Salsa

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

One of my absolute favorite things to make in summertime is fresh salsa. I’m a serious tomato snob, so when they finally start showing their round, red faces I eat them in mass quantities and salsa is probably my favorite way.
If there’s anyone out there who enjoys salsa and really loves tomatoes who’s never had […]

Corn—a perfect summer grillable

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Without a doubt corn on the cob=summer.
I can remember summer afternoons being handed I big brown bag of a dozen or more ears and being told to shuck as my part of helping out with dinner. I never minded so much. It was kind of a fun job and I loved to eat it, so, […]

Dessert on the grill

Posted by Annie Mueller

July 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I admit, I was dubious about grilled fruit the first time I tried it, but it’s quite good. It is a strange concept to get used to, though. The way I see it, you’ve got the grill going anyway, might as well do something a little different for a dinner party or just jazz up […]

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