A nice southern summer menu for this Sunday eve.  Cucumber salad is one of my favorite things to have with BBQ and using mint rather than the traditional dill makes it a little bit cooler. You can find the fried okra recipe here. BBQ Chicken For the rub:   1/2 cup raw sugar   1 … Continue Reading

I love spicy, light dishes like this one during the summer. B has been making delicious roasted broccoli lately, so we thought we’d try a spicy, Asian-inspired version with romanesco to go with the shrimp. Both worked wonderfully together and would be quick and easy for a weeknight! For the spicy shrimp…   1 lb … Continue Reading

Around this time of year, I find my refrigerator overflowing with random veggies that looked too beautiful to pass up when perusing the farmers’ market. Do you ever wonder how people learned how to cook all of these different things before the internet? I do. I picked up this lovely tricolor cauliflower and wondered how … Continue Reading

How does one fit a cornucopia of vegetables from the farmers’ market into one meal? (If you say Vitamix, I’ll punch you. No, I kid!) Easy! Make stir fry! B wanted me to title this “The $3,000 Stir Fry” due to the fact that we’re pretty sure that the vegetable clippings we put down the … Continue Reading