June 24, 2015

Fresh strawberry pie

Fresh Strawberry Pie with a slice on a plate.
 
Strawberry season is the perfect time to make this fresh strawberry pie! It's such a delicious dessert that really highlights the flavor of ripe summer strawberries.

June 19, 2015

Garlic scape and olive oil cheese pizza

Garlic scape and olive oil cheese pizza cut into pieces.

Garlic scapes are in season and they make the most delicious and colorful garlicky pizza sauce. Grab some at the farmers' market if you can and make this pizza for the garlic lovers out there.

June 12, 2015

Creamy poppy seed dressing


Salad season is upon us! Lots of lettuces and other greens are growing. Chances are if you belong to a CSA, have a garden, or are visiting the farmers' markets, you are experiencing the plentiful greens and other salad fixins. During this time of year, we try to have a dinner salad one night a week, and then for lunch a couple of times. When we have side salads with our meals, our dressing tends to be on the boring side -- just vinegar and extra virgin olive oil for the most part. But, when I make a main course salad, I like to make a tasty homemade dressing to compliment the ingredients. Sweet and creamy poppy seed dressing has always been a favorite of mine, so I figured I was long-past due to make it at home.

I served this dressing with a salad of spinach, green leaf lettuce, strawberries, red onion, feta, and grilled chicken breasts. It went very nicely with the flavors of that salad. The recipe makes about 3/4 cup of dressing and it was just enough for two large dinner salads and two smaller lunch salads the next day. 

June 1, 2015

Strawberry-rhubarb crisp tart

Finished strawberry rhubarb crisp tart.

Strawberries and rhubarb some together in a tart with an crumbly crisp topping. 

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I found some rhubarb at the farmers' market this past weekend and it inspired me to make a dessert. It's a tart/crisp/pie combination that I modeled from this apple crisp pie

This tart was a lovely early summer treat that combined two of my favorites - strawberry + rhubarb - making it burst with sweet-tart freshness. Topped with vanilla ice cream while still a touch warm from the oven, it makes a perfect ending to any meal.

Top view of finished strawberry rhubarb crisp tart.