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In Simply Me, I will share my experiences as I cook through all the recipes in Simply in Season. Through this process I hope to discover simple ways of preparing local, healthy foods and learn more about nutrition, sustainability, and how our eating choices impact the world.
This recipe from Simply in Season makes a great side dish – or add chicken or tofu and serve over rice for a main dish. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Thai Green Beans 5 cups green beans 2 tsp sesame oil 1/2 onion (chopped; I also added a (read full article)
I’m once again taking liberties with this recipe from Simply in Season. The similarities are that it contains pasta and vegetables. But from there we diverge. Ingredients: 1 package of pasta 1 bunch of kale (or other greens; remove the stems (read full article)
Pesto. Pizza. What’s not to love? My basil plant kicked the bucket, so I used chive pesto instead. The recipe for the chive pesto is at the end of this post. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Summer Pesto Pizza Source: Simply in Season 1 Tbs (read full article)
This is a recipe from The I Hate to Cook Book, which was written in the 60s and is actually quite funny. It was recently re-released. I tried not to adapt the recipe too much. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Skid Road Stroganoff 8 ounces uncooked (read full article)
Actually, I have no idea if that’s the title of this recipe or not. My good friend Cindy does cooking demos at our CSA and last week she made several dishes based on this “master mix.” I’m waiting for the recipes to be emaile (read full article)
I know, I’ve teased you with this recipe before. I finally got around to making it. I ended up using kale AND chard, since the one bunch of chard didn’t equal a pound. This is from the fall section of Simply in Season. But kale and chard (read full article)
I am so thankful for DH. I was making this for Sunday dinner to bring to my parent’s, when I realized that the ground venison we got out last night wasn’t thawed. So he drove to the store to pick up some fresh ground beef. Dinner was sav (read full article)
DH resisted making this recipe from Simply in Season. Barbecued fish? But hey, we decided to go for it. After all, that’s the point of this project, right? By the way, it went great with the Coleslaw with Fennel as shown. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION (read full article)
As you know if you’ve been following this blog, I’m attempting to cook all the recipes from Simply in Season before the end of August. There are some recipes I never, ever, in a million years would have tried had it not been for this pro (read full article)
OK, seriously? I have eaten more soup since starting this project than I think I ever have in my entire lifetime. Did you know there are 40 soups and stews in Simply in Season. I’ve made 32. That means I have 8 more to go. With the weather in (read full article)
Although I normally eat kohlrabi raw, I had to try this recipe from Simply in Season. I discovered that I like it cooked as much as raw! FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Kohlrabi with Peas and Potato 1/2 cup onion (chopped; I substituted a handful (read full article)
Here is a more from-scratch pasta dish. Ahem. I apologize in advance for not having printable versions or nutritional info. Please bear with me while I get my programs back from the great lightning strike/computer massacre. Source: Simply in Season (read full article)
Here is a more from-scratch pasta dish. Ahem. I apologize in advance for not having printable versions or nutritional info. Please bear with me while I get my programs back from the great lightning strike/computer massacre. Source: Simply in Season (read full article)
I was lucky to get some Jacob’s Cattle Beans for free from Marx Foods. I knew they’d be perfect for this recipe from Simply in Season. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Heirloom Beans with Leeks 2 cups dried Great Northern beans or o (read full article)
The original recipe from Simply in Season calls for 16 cups of spinach. Unfortunately I don’t get near that much spinach from my CSA. But you know what I do get oodles of? Swiss Chard! So I substituted two bunches of Swiss Chard (one from la (read full article)
So I had these spring turnips from the CSA pickup and no recipes in Simply In Season that called for them. Lucky me, I have a couple of cookbooks in my “to review” pile. I found a recipe in Eating Local: The Cookbook Inspired by Ameri (read full article)
While the title of this recipe is Dandelion Bacon Salad, Simply in Season says you can use any kind of greens. Good thing; while I do have dandelions in my yard, I do have two dogs. Our neighbors also have dogs. So I felt much safer just using some (read full article)
This is a recipe from From Asparagus to Zucchini that I found last year when I was searching for a bok choy recipe. Before I realized that you can use glazes like this for any type of green or stir fry or meat. After taking a few classes at my CSA, I (read full article)
Spring has sprung! It seems like overnight the farmer’s market is suddenly bursting with lettuce, spinach, and strawberries. I can finally get started on the spring recipes from Simply in Season like this one. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HER (read full article)
For some of the recipes in Simply in Season that serve a crowd, I try to make them when we will be able to share the meal. Such an opportunity arose this weekend when we went camping with our friends. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Barbecued Be (read full article)
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