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This baked eggplant recipe, found on marthastewart.com is much lighter than the fried alternative. It’s more healthy, and won’t leave your kitchen stove messy and oil-spattered. It’s always a crowd-pleaser and will satisfy meat eaters and vegetarians alike – don’t expect to have many leftovers! Serves 8. (more…)
This recipe, from Penzey’s Spice catalog, serves 4 easily and uses several squash and some of the herbs we should be getting this week. (more…)
This is a fantastic summer dish that requires a bit of planning ahead, but not a lot of cook time. Grilled salmon doesn’t need much. Make sure that it is coated thoroughly in the marinade so that it doesn’t stick to the grill. (more…)
Here’s another great spaghetti squash recipe from steamykitchen.com. If you’re only feeding 4-6 people, I suggest cooking the spaghetti squash whole, then only using half of the squash when you’re ready to sauté with the tomatoes. I like my spaghetti squash not too hard, not too soft. It shouldn’t be mushy, you should be able to still separate the strands of squash. Serves 8-10. (more…)
Here’s another great recipe found on epicurious.com. This is simple way use up your abundant summer tomato shares. Heirloom tomatoes don’t keep fresh for as long as store bought tomatoes, but they taste so much better! Makes 6 servings. (more…)
Sometimes you want a tomato and balsamic vinegar salad, and sometimes you want a mojito. Don’t compromise! With this recipe from starchefs.com, you can have your salad and drink it too. (more…)
This recipe is courtesy of Cooking Light. It calls for pattypan squash, but you can substitute any of your other summer squashes, depending on what you have on hand. (more…)
You can turn almost any of your extra CSA veggies into toppings on a homemade pizza. From the Cooking Close to Home cookbook, this simple, chunky, sauce yields about 3½ cups, enough for 3, 16-inch pizzas. It is also an excellent base for adding pasta sauce ingredients like ground meat, sausage, or other veggies later. You can also freeze it, in case you have more tomatoes than you know what to do with. (more…)
Ratatouille is a traditional French stewed vegetable dish originating in Nice, but popular among the entire Mediterranean coast. Mid-summer CSA shares will provide all you need for this delicious classic. Serves 4-6. (more…)
This Stuffed Tomatoes recipe comes from New York Times Magazine’s: The Proper Ways to Treat an Heirloom (August 5, 2011). (more…)