New things to Eat

I was pretty adventurous and motivated to cook this past week, trying some new recipes. I would love to hear from you and share with the rest of our members how you enjoyed your harvest too, so please email me at lindadansbury@comcast.net and put Anchor Run in the subject line.

Tomatoes, lettuce, garlic, zucchini - made the Warm Sausage Salad with Zucchini that is on this site. This is a simple and delicious dinner salad. I normally make it a few times during the season, but forgot about the recipe until this week.

Okra - tried a new dish in which you quick fry the okra in neutral oil, just till it turns bright green, about 1 minute. Drain the okra. The pods were bigger this week, so I sliced them on the bias into about 1 1/2 to 2" pieces. While the okra was frying, in a wok I put a little oil, and a tablespoon or 2 of Sambaal Oelek and stir fried it till aromatic. Added a bit of sugar to it, then added the okra which had been fried into the wok and stir fry. Add a tablespoon or so of oyster sauce and a little salt. Toss, place in bowl and top with one or more of thinly sliced chili peppers, fried onions or shallots and roasted peanuts.

Holy Basil, lemongrass, garlic - made a chicken wing dish that started with marinading the wings for a bit, and in a mortar and pestle making a seasoning mix consisting of lemongrass, hot peppers, garlic, onion, ginger. Chicken was browned, then boiled till the water evaporated. Seasoning mix was added and all was cooked together until wings were cooked. Removed from heat and added a few large handfuls of holy basil. Yum.

Green beans, cherry tomatoes, onion, herbs - saw a method for grilling the green beans - yes, you need to be careful about it - that turned out amazing. Grilled the beans and then made it into a salad with the tomatoes, some onion, herbs and a sherry vinegar vinaigrette.

Watermelon, cucumber, mint - made a very simple salad which also used lime juice and pepper and a bit of feta added on the top. Served with spicy bar-b-que ribs and the counter balance was delicious.