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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.
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Recent Posts Tagged With 'summer'
Aug 17
This main dish salad from Simply in Season makes a super quick dinner. Dressing: 1/4 C chicken broth 2 T red wine vinegar 1 tsp dried oregano (or 1 T fresh) 2 tsp olive oil 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 clove garlic (minced) Directions (read full article)
Chicken, cucumbers, recipe, salad, Simply in Season, summer, tomatoes
Aug 16
When I saw this recipe in Simply in Season, it reminded me of a favorite stir fry recipe that I used to make when I was first learning how to cook, 10 years ago. So I adapted it to what I remembered. Ingredients: 4 C summer squash or zucchini, slic (read full article)
hot peppers, recipe, Side Dish, Simply in Season, summer, summer squash, zucchini
Aug 14
This side dish from Simply in Season is super quick tastes like summer. Ingredients: 4 C okra (cleaned and trimmed, I sliced mine) 1 large onion (sliced) 2 sweet peppers (chopped) 1 chili pepper (seeded and sliced) 2 large tomatoes (diced) salt to (read full article)
okra, onion, peppers, recipe, Side Dish, Simply in Season, summer, tomatoes, Vegan, Vegetarian
Aug 08
Another salad from Simply in Season that makes the most of summer’s bounty. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Whole Grain Tabouleh 1 cup quinoa (Can also use rice or bulgur or couscous) 1/4 cup Green Onions (scallions), sliced (I used chives) (read full article)
quinoa, recipe, salad, Simply in Season, squash, summer, Vegetarian
Aug 07
Looking for a quick side dish to go with burgers? This recipe from Simply in Season is a fresh selection! FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Stoplight Salad 2 cups tomatoes (chopped) 2 cups corn 1 medium green pepper (diced) 1 medium red bell pepper (read full article)
black beans, corn, green peppers, recipe, salad, Simply in Season, summer, tomatoes
Aug 03
This recipe is very loosely based on the one in Simply in Season. I didn’t want to turn on the stove, so I made it in a skillet and then stuck it in the microwave to melt the cheese. Here’s my “cheater” version: Ingredients: (read full article)
fast, flexitarian, mexican, mushrooms, recipe, Simply in Season, summer, summer squash, sweet pepper, Vegetarian
Aug 02
Simply in Season suggests that this would be a great camping dish – and I agree! It would be fun for kids, too, to see the “dumplings” magically bake. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Berry Grunt 3 cups berries (I used blueberrie (read full article)
berries, Dessert, recipe, Simply in Season, summer
Aug 01
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)
kale, Main Dish, Pasta, recipe, Side Dish, summer, tomatoes, Vegetarian
Jul 31
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)
herbs, Main Dish, pesto, pizza, recipe, Simply in Season, summer, Vegetarian
Jul 29
“It smells like a fungus. And not a good fungus, either.” The famous quote from DH when he saw me slicing the okra. See, we do have a lot of fungus/fermentation going on in our house, between his beer and my cheese. But it was still funn (read full article)
okra, recipe, Side Dish, Simply in Season, summer
Jul 26
I promise this is the last of the zucchini desserts for awhile. Simply in Season offers two versions of this cookie – one with chocolate chips, the other raisin. I picked the chocolate. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Zucchini Cookies Sourc (read full article)
cookies, Dessert, recipe, Simply in Season, summer, zucchini
Jul 26
I’ll bet you can guess the secret ingredient! In the summer, it’s zucchini. In the winter, it can be beets. Because if you add vegetables, it cancels out all the calories, right? FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Secret Chocolate Cake 2 (read full article)
beets, cake, Dessert, recipe, Simply in Season, summer, winter, zucchini
Jul 25
It’s that time of year when zucchini gets put into everything. Simply in Season does not disappoint in that department. Speaking of which, I think I’ll still be able to make my end of August deadline. There will be a few marathon cooking (read full article)
Dessert, recipe, Simply in Season, summer, zucchini
Jul 21
This bread from Simply in Season is in the summer section, but you can use dried spices and make it year round! FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Dill _ Fennel Yeast Bread 1 Tbs dry active yeast 1/4 cup warm water 1 cup cottage cheese (I substitute (read full article)
bread, dill, recipe, Simply in Season, summer
Jul 07
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)
kohlrabi, Main Dish, peas, recipe, Simply in Season, summer, tomatoes, Vegetarian
Jul 07
Simply in Season calls this “fruit by the yard.” I call it just plain good. FOR PRINTABLE VERSION CLICK HERE: Fruit Platz 1 cup flour 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup butter (I substituted (read full article)
berries, Dessert, fruit, recipe, Simply in Season, summer
Jul 06
For the record, I know that ground cherries are NOT the same as regular cherries. Ground cherries are similar to tomatillos and need to be husked. However, I did not have ground cherries, nor have I seen them at the farmer’s market, so I decid (read full article)
berries, cherries, Dessert, recipe, Simply in Season, summer
Jul 06
For the record, I know that ground cherries are NOT the same as regular cherries. Ground cherries are similar to tomatillos and need to be husked. However, I did not have ground cherries, nor have I seen them at the farmer’s market, so I decid (read full article)
berries, cherries, Dessert, recipe, Simply in Season, summer
Jul 03
When I saw this recipe in Simply in Season I thought “yay, I have a mulberry tree!” Unfortunately the dogs love to eat the mulberries off the ground, and the birds eat the ones on the tree. So between them I don’t have many mulbe (read full article)
berries, Dessert, recipe, Simply in Season, summer
Jul 03
When I saw this recipe in Simply in Season I thought “yay, I have a mulberry tree!” Unfortunately the dogs love to eat the mulberries off the ground, and the birds eat the ones on the tree. So between them I don’t have many mulbe (read full article)
berries, Dessert, recipe, Simply in Season, summer