.. ooh, this cool weather makes me hungry !
I’ve been concentrating on taking time to prepare proper dinners. Breakfast and lunch the past two days have been nothing to write about …. but dinner is getting back on track.
This time of year is known, in my kitchen, as “eggplant, peppers, zucchini and … ” time.
This combination, grilled in olive oil and butter, in a big iron skillet .. is the base for almost anything you might be in the mood for. And there seems to be an unending supply of all three right now.
Tonight it was “and .. grilled catfish” (not local, sorry). Last night it was “and .. garlic pork chops” (not local either. But, you get the picture.)
Here’s the basic recipe … for those of you who need inspiration !
grilled in olive oil – from a friend’s biodynamic farm in Orland,
and butter – regional,
with sea salt – from the sea, I imagine …
ground black and green pepper corns – definitely worth importing,
garlic – from Four Frog Farm,
green beans – from Anne’s garden in Chicago Park,
yellow pepper – from Riverhill Farm,
Japanese eggplant – Riverhill Farm,
yellow zucchini – my garden ** double bonus local points
cilantro – BriarPatch,
basil – my garden **
black zebra tomato – my garden ** first one of the year!
start here and use your imagination …
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