Our recent cooking show focused on summer produce.
More specifically, recipes to make if you have an overabundance of summer produce!
My friend, Lisa, cooked with me. Lisa loves to cook as much as I do! It didn't take long before our assortment of seasonal fruits and vegetables turned into a mouth-watering array of delicious dishes.
(Click on the titles to be taken to the printable recipes.)
If your garden is overflowing with eggplant, then this is the recipe for you!
My husband did not grow up in a house where eggplant was served and he has a very strong aversion to unfamiliar foods. He does not even like the word "eggplant." However, his absolute favorite dishes are chicken parmesan and veal parmesan. I knew he would like this if only he would try it!
The first few times I served him eggplant, he ate it without complaint and grudgingly said, "I guess I would eat anything if it had enough tomato sauce and cheese on it."
I would be kidding myself if I said that this is now one of his favorite foods, but I do know that he really likes it!
Okay, maybe you don't have watermelon growing in your garden. Watermelon is one of my favorite summer fruits, and it only seemed right that while it's in season and at its peak we should feature this drink!
Heirloom Tomato Caprese Salad
There is no printable link for you to click on here because there really is no need for a printable recipe!
Here you go: heirloom tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, balsamic glaze, basil.
Got that? Four ingredients! Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella, drizzle it with balsamic glaze and sprinkle with finely shredded basil. SO GOOD. Excuse my shouting. But it's SO GOOD. Is there anything better than fresh-sweet-heirloom tomatoes in the summertime? I think not.
If you are lucky and have an overabundance of zucchini and blueberries on hand you can make this today.
If not, go to your supermarket and get yourself a small zucchini and a half pint of blueberries so you can make it today.
I can not tell you how long this bread will stay fresh because in this house it is always devoured within 24 hours. The last three times that I made this bread I shared it with three different people and all of them asked me for the recipe. It's that good! No matter how often I make it (even three times in one week), it disappears fast.
