Sunday, July 31, 2016

Saturday, July 30, 2016

Roasted Okra

http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1013838-martha-rose-shulmans-roasted-okra

We bought okra at the Tosa Farmers Market this morning, and I used this recipe for a side dish at supper.

Simple, and delicious.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Fresh Tomato Salsa

Advice on what to do with all those beautiful onions and tomatoes, courtesy of the Tosa Farmers Market:

Red or green, mild or hot, chunky or blended, fresh or roasted -- you can't go wrong with farm-fresh summer salsa. It's great on steak, homemade nachos, quick cheese quesadillas or plain old chips. Here’s one of our favorite recipes for easy pico de gallo (fresh tomato salsa).

1/2 medium onion, finely diced
1 garlic clove, minced
1 lime
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 to 2 jalapeƱo peppers, minced
4 to 6 plum tomatoes, diced
About 1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped

Place the onion and garlic in a bowl. Juice half of the lime over the onions and garlic, and add the salt. Stir and set aside for a few minutes to marinate. Add jalapeno, tomatoes and cilantro to the bowl. Stir gently to combine. Adjust seasonings to taste, adding more salt, cilantro and lime juice, as needed. Rest for a few hours to blend flavors. Best if used the day it’s made. 

Pickled Onions

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/smoked-spice-rubbed-texas-style-brisket-on-texas-toast-recipe.html

I want to make the pickled onions.  But the brisket would be fun, too.

Monday, July 25, 2016

Encantada Baltimore

On Sunday, July 24, we had brunch at Encantada.

http://www.encantadabaltimore.com/home

Outstanding food.

Main dishes included a burger, steak & eggs, Dutch pancake, and a salmon scramble.

We had three vegetable side dishes: cauliflower, turnips, and beets.

The cauliflower were spiced like buffalo wings.  The turnips had the appearance of deviled eggs.  The beets were sauteed crispy.  All were excellent.

I had a shot of kale juice.  Intensely flavorful.

We were too full for dessert, very disappointing.

Veggie Burgers

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/guy-fieri/morgans-veggie-patties-recipe.html

Lot of ingredients in those burgers.