summer pleasures

It may seem like we've stopped cooking, but we haven't, we just can't seem to stop and take photos along the way.  Wouldn't it be great if we got our act together and got you back in the loop?  In the past few weeks we've had a fresh black lentil salad, chicken tinga enchiladas, ginger cookies and chocolate ice cream, all homemade and all delicious.  But you'll just have to take our word for it.  Meanwhile, here's some of why summer is awesome.  Strawberries, nectarines, pears, donut peaches... juicy sweet goodness in beautiful packaging.

quickie lunch

Sometimes you want to spend hours in the kitchen, experimenting and creating delicious new dishes, and sometimes, you just want to eat.  But I'm trying, in the spirit of finding balance in my life, to make something beautiful and fresh and healthy even on those 'just feed me now' days. 

 

Quick but insanely delicious and satisfying lunch between rehearsals last week: fresh whole wheat bun from the local market, avocado spread on both halves, a bed of fresh spinach, sliced tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, a few basil leaves, and two eggs over easy on top.  It was messy to eat, but wow was it worth it.

Accompanied by a strawberry-banana smoothie made with milk and mandarin juice.

on the sixth day

I remembered the strawberries. I took them out of the ziploc bag in the fridge and saw that there were four (only FOUR) strawberries that were moldy. In fact, barely beginning to mold on an area the size of a pencil tip. Amazing. Unbelievable. A few others had started to go soft in tiny spots, but no mold, and tasted fine. I cut up most of it, froze the pieces on a cookie sheet, and put them into the washed ziploc bag. Gonna be strawberry-rich for quite a while.