Did you catch that huge pile of tomatoes we harvested from our garden? We had oodles of green tomatoes and so I figured it was high time I learned to make fried green tomatoes. Turns out its a great way to use all those tomatoes
Full disclosure: I've never seen the movie of the same name. And yes, I know I should probably remedy this.
I tried a couple of varieties of breading the tomatoes, including a battered version, but this three step dipping methoed seemd to result in the crispiest outsides and softest insides.
This photo was taken in the Navarra Region of Spain.
Alright, it's time for some real world talk.
I don't often talk about my own personal challenges of traveling gluten free because I like to be that person that brings hope and solutions - not feelings of hopelessness or struggle. So while I may travel many places and encounter many absolutely delightful experiences eating out safely - it's not always so easy.
In my overall experience, when dining out (at most establishments - but not all!) and you start to give your server you're list of what you can't have - their eyes tend to glaze over after about the second item. Even with customized restaurant cards I've created for myself - it still seems to be quite the challenge to get past that second thing you can't have. Add a different language to the mix and things get even more complicated.
You're looking at the last bit of harvest from our middle raised bed. With the change in weather and increase in precipitation - we decided it was time to prep our garden for the winter months.
So we pulled out all our tomato plants, Japanese eggplant, New Zealand spinach, and remaining basil (Thai, Cinnamon, & Genovese) and harvested all that we could - including oodles of green tomatoes. In the process we even discovered that we actually grew a few jalapeno peppers!
This photo was taken in the Burgundy region of France.
I love reading about the essential items people travel with.
These pumpkin cookies are too cute, I may need to add these to our thanksgiving menu.
Perhaps I have cookies on the brain, but what a great idea to use goat cream cheese in cookies!
Right before I went on my great adventure across the Atlantic, I went up to the great state of Alaska again - during one of the most gorgeous weeks of August. Since I was there for a full week, I was determined to get out and see something new.
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For our 2nd wedding and 3rd engagement anniversary's we took a day trip to Vashon Island - we didn't think much about where we would eat at the time, but I did recall that I had previously taken note of a few places. Having still been in the process of recovering from a rather indulgent foodie trip to Portland, I was looking for something super healthy. So we decided on Pure Cafe which serves organic vegan and gluten free cuisine.
This photo was taken on Puget Sound in Washington State.
The best magazine I have ever read. Period. By Hand. It's a makers dream.
I have a think for churros and every time I go to Costco I die a little inside, hopefully these will fix that.
This video makes me what to get out there and see the world, immediately. Love, love, love!
Pumpkin Quiche, yes please!
When we got back from our trip to Europe our garden was booming with all sorts of tasty treats! Since I had another week of domestic travel right after returning we hoped it would hold on until we got some time to actually cook with all these goodies. The items in this particular 8+ quart bowl were mostly used to make lasagna with a tomato basil sauce with slices of Japanese eggplant.