August 2012 - Eat Your Broccoli!

August 30, 2012

Ox and Angela

Zucchini, shaved zucchini, mint, manchego, almond, lemon

Clams, crispy chorizo, tomato, white wine, smoked paprika, served with grilled sourdough

Pan Con Tomate, grilled sourdough rubbed with fresh tomato, garlic, extra virgin olive oil

Asparagus, grilled asparagus, soft poached egg, manchego, citrus, truffle

Scallops, seared west coast scallops, fresh peas, mint, cherry tomatoes, crispy serrano ham

Ensalada, baby gem lettuce, apple, shaved manchego, walnut vinaigrette

Went to Ox and Angela for dinner. Beautiful night, sat on the patio and watched the traffic go by on 17th Ave. I really like the idea of tapas. Order a couple of dishes, sip on your drink, chat, eat. Order a second round, do the same. Then a third. We finished our meal with the salads.

The food was really good. Enjoyed the bruschetta and clam dishes. Loved the scallops. Thought the asparagus was tasty, but a bit on the greasy side. Surprised with the salad. The vinaigrette had a touch of sweetness which I appreciated. The zucchini could have had more flavor but I did enjoy all the manchego that came with it. Their food is locally sourced, with organic and naturally raised ingredients. Tomatoes come from Broxburn Farm and the beef is Spring Creek Ranch.

The service was very good. They tried not to be too intrusive, we were really engaged with our conversation. The type of service where they give you fresh dinnerware and cutlery between courses.

I would recommend this place for a date. Well, outside anyway. A casual, kind of a date. Or the place to catch up with friends if you haven’t been in a while.

August 30, 2012

This week's CSA delivery

I don’t have much time for cooking these days, but I do have time to post about my latest CSA delivery. Kohlrabi, some nice sized carrots, lettuce, a giant, round zucchini, dill, red and white potatoes and a sunflower.

This time, I’m going to stir fry the kohlrabi leaves now that I know they are edible. Thinking some carrot, beet and dill soup to freeze for later as I still have last week’s carrots and beets to use. The zucchini… maybe I’ll make it into a cake or something.

August 23, 2012

This Week's CSA Delivery

This week, we have mixed greens, beets, carrots, potatoes, kohlrabi, fresh garlic, chives and a sunflower. Looks like a warm beet salad and stir fried beet greens kind of a week.

August 16, 2012

CSA Delivery – Catching Up

This week: radishes, kale, swiss chard, cilantro, fresh garlic, large zucchini, red potatoes and a sunflower.

What’s left of last week’s delivery: white potatoes, beets and beet greens, turnips, fresh garlic and kohlrabi

Was away for part of last week, so didn’t get a chance to post or cook. Threw together some oven roasted veggies cut into wedges. Potato, turnip, beets, kohlrabi, fresh garlic seasoned with fresh cilantro, chipotle seasoning, chili powder, smoked salt, black better and olive oil. Delish. More of a fall dish, but made the best of what I had.

August 4, 2012

Pizza

Ah, my pizza technique is improving. Managed to get the dough in some places as thin as a cracker. Didn’t proof it in the oven, definitely less air bubbles. Have to work on making a circle though. Topped with naturally raised ground beef, mushrooms, pesticide free yellow pepper, mushroom, pesticide free tomato, red onion, sorrel, freshly picked basil, dried oregano and stretchy mozzarella.

August 2, 2012

This Week's CSA Delivery

This week, I got: sorrel, carrots, red potatoes, mixed greens, garlic scapes, cilantro and a sunflower. They were out of bok choy. Looks like more garlic roast potatoes and salad. Last week I made a nice salad with the beets, horseradish and a whatever veggies I had in the fridge.

Here are the lilies from last week in full bloom. I asked and they are not edible, but rather poisonous. Good thing they didn’t make it to the stir fry. That’s the basil I got two weeks earlier. Doing quite well, I’ve been pruning it for my marinara sauce. The spider plant however, is doing poorly. I suspect it did not like the food spikes I gave it.