Sunday, April 11, 2010

In case I needed a reminder...

This was delivered to my email yesterday...

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this month:
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Hi Katie!
You've got 6 months to go!


Eek! Just around the corner :)

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Peak-Season: Spring

I love this map from Epicurious: Peak-Season Map. You can search by month and by state to easily find out what food is in season!

For example: April in Texas gives you this list:
  • blackberries
  • cauliflower
  • celery
  • cucumbers
  • grapefruit
  • oranges
  • peaches
  • spinach
  • strawberries
  • turnips

And, in honor of Laura A, here's a list of ideas based on the peak-season list:

peach and blackberry shortcakes

cauliflower with serrano ham and tomato

celery stuffed with smoked gouda and sun-dried tomatoes

my mom's tomato and cucumber salad:

(sliced tomato, peeled & sliced cucumber, splash of vinegar, salt & pepper)

pink grapefruit and champagne sorbet

mixed green salad with oranges, cranberries and pecans

spinach and mushrooms with truffle oil

strawberry butter

roasted turnips

Happy cooking!

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Cooking with Leftovers: Pork Fried Rice

A few weeks ago I made Asian Pork Tenderloin. Since its usually just Mike and I eating, we end up with a good amount of leftovers. I froze the leftover slices of pork for a day when we needed a quick dinner.

Yesterday, I thawed the pork and found a quick recipe online for fried rice. I had mine without pork since it was Friday and Mike had his with pork.