Fresh Vegetable Tart

Fresh Vegetable Tart This is the time of year when the vegetables are plentiful. This is one way to use a lot in one dish. Use what ever you can find! Ingredients: Phyllo dough from your grocers freezer olive oil freshly cut vegetables, in thin slices: Tomatoes, summer squash, red onions, shallots, spinach, fresh mushrooms,…

Carrot Hummus

After pulling a few fresh carrots out of the ground I made this dip, it goes goes with all the fresh garden vegetables pouring in this time of year. CARROT HUMMUS Ingredients 1 cup  chopped carrots 1 15-ounce can  garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained 1/4 cup  tahini (sesame seed paste) 2 tablespoons  lemon juice…

Fresh Garden Veggies with Shrimp

The cucumbers are coming pretty fast and being I planted the Japanese style they are perfect for salads, add some shrimp and dinner is done! Don’t add anymore tarragon, thyme as these are stronger herbs, if you want add less then add more to your personal taste. Easier to add as once it is in,…

Zucchini with Sun Dried Tomato Tart

Yes! Zucchini is starting to come in. I am picking the smaller ones now and had to make something with puff pastry dough, which is my favorite go to crust for veggies. Phyllo dough is my second. Zucchini and Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Parmesan Tart 4 servings Ingredients: 1 sheet puff pastry (thawed according to…

Rainbow Chard with Yogurt Sauce

I just picked a bunch of chard and found this sauce recipe that goes wonderful with it! This recipe serves 2, but just add more chard and double sauce for more. Pretty forgiving recipe, cook what you need and add sauce. 8 ounces of Rainbow (or green)  chard stems cut into chunks, cut some leaves…

Spinach, Orange, Avocado, Red Onion Salad

Super simple hot weather salad. Add some grilled chicken or steak for a complete meal! Spinach, Orange, Avocado, Red Onion Salad 1 small bag of spinach or your fresh home grown/farmers market (preferred) 2 oranges peeled and sliced 1 avocado sliced 1/2 of a small red onion or 1/4 cup minced shallots 2-3 tablespoons extra…