the weekend in food

pancakes and bacon with berries, jam, maple syrup and tea

grilled ham and cheese, caprese salad and grilled padron peppers

afternoon tea break with jasmine pearl tea, chocolate, leftover caprese and garden planning

beef kabobs, mexican spiced grilled corn, beet greens in foil, wine and friends

not pictured: a dessert of Alden's Organic Chocolate Chocolate Chip ice cream garnished with fresh raspberries and blueberries. 

also, i took a lactofermentation class this weekend from Chris at Lost Arts Kitchen. we prepared sauerkraut, kimchee, pickled grape tomatoes, mayo and ketchup all using lactofermentation techniques. i really enjoyed learning how to make everything, but the best part was getting to taste batches that she had made previously. the sauerkraut and the mayo were my favorites. i can't wait to get some fermenting going in my kitchen!

check out her post on kraut and her mayo recipe. seriously, check them out. 

breakfast, lunch & dinner

a fried egg from my favorite farm, Kookoolan Farms, wild boar bacon, and toast with homemade raspberry jam

rice noodles with beet greens and purple snap peas from the garden

bbq! cheeseburgers, grilled corn and a tossed salad eaten in our backyard

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blueberry pancakes, wild boar bacon and tea

egg salad with garden fresh dill on toast topped with perfectly ripe tomato slices

grilled teriyaki chicken breast with stir fried green beans and snap peas over brown rice

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steel cut oatmeal, strawberries, cinnamon, brown sugar and a splash of milk, with a mug of jasmine tea.

smoked turkey, dill havarti (the best!), tomato and lettuce on organic seven grain bread.

teriyaki chicken and asparagus over soba noodles, sprinkled with sesame seeds, inspired by an Everyday Food recipe of shrimp and asparagus over soba noodles in the current issue.

rhubarb crisp made with rhubarb from a friend's garden. eaten while still warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. the best part is that i have three more of these in the freezer!

breakfast, lunch & dinner

diner-style breakfast: hash browns, fried eggs, bacon and tea. not pictured: a bavarian cream donut and a maple bar...

antipasti salad, inspired by the latest issue of Everyday Food. i would post a link, but it doesn't seem to be online yet...

marinara made from leftovers and salad. i never thought i'd be one of those parents who pureed vegetables to hide them in food, but it turns out i am. (and she LOVED it!)

coconut pullman cake from Grand Central Bakery. the buttercream on this is ridiculous.

breakfast, lunch & dinner

toast, smoothie and a soon-to-be-scrambled egg

lentil soup

grilled chicken, broiled asparagus and mushroom ravioli topped with parmesan

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yeast-raised pancakes nestled under a towel that was part of my mother's day gift.

quinoa cakes that my little one gobbled up.

linguine with clams i picked up at the farmer's market.

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a smoothie and squares of toast for the little girl recovering from the flu

homemade cream of broccoli soup and smashed avocado on wasa crackers

sausage, zucchini, mushrooms, and spinach topped with two fried eggs

my friend anna just made these quinoa patties and said they were amazing! perhaps i'll have to include them in one of our lunches this week...