What's for Dinner, Wed., July 24, 2024

[NJCher]

This photo was taken two days ago, so I think by today I will have a couple Butter Cube zucchini to work with:



They will be fresh off the vine, so I plan on stuffed pita with vegetables. The zucchini will be sliced and tossed in basil pesto. I also have Swiss chard, green pepper, and mushrooms to add, and also some Burrata. Maybe some other fresh herbs; not sure yet what else would be good. I have spicy mayo to use on the bread and as a topping.

In addition, there are a couple leftover polenta slices with eggplant, tomato, and gorgonzola on them.

I also got my first cucumber yesterday, so will make a salad with it tonight using Mirin. Kind of an Asian type of cucumber salad.



Big vegetarian feast tonight!

Pomegranta-blueberry kombucha.

[Diamond_Dog]

1. So many good things coming out of our gardens this time of year!

Now I wish I’d planted zucchini ….

In addition to a salad from my garden (crunchy leaf lettuce, cuke, and my first TOMATO that’s not a grape tomato) ….

Fresh local corn on the cob,

And homemade black bean burgers with chipotle mayonnaise. Blueberry pie from the farm market.

[irisblue]

2. Onions Lentils and Rice, a scaled down version of Mujadara & mint tea

Source-https://www.food.com/recipe/onion-lentils-and-rice-30698

INGREDIENTS
UNITS: US

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 medium onions, sliced (not diced)

3 1/2 cups water*** I used half veggie broth & water

1 cup lentils***I used green

1 cup rice

2 teaspoons cumin

1teaspoon salt


DIRECTIONS
Heat olive oil in skillet, saute the onions with 1 tsp cumin until lightly browned (can add some garlic too, if desired).
Remove 1/3 of the onions and set aside.
Continue cooking the rest of the onions until dark brown and black in places.*** I have found black caramelized onions are bitter to my taste, so I keep a close eye on the onions.
In the meantime, bring water to a boil in a saucepan, add the lentils, reduce heat, and cover, simmering for 15 minutes.
To the lentils, add the 1/3 lightly browned onions, rice, salt, and remaining 1 tsp cumin.
Cover and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender.


I added in some spinach & a few cut in half cherry tomatoes
Remove from heat and stir in the well-browned onions.
Cover and let stand for 5-10 minutes.
Serve!

[Emile]

3. Grilled pork steak, green beans straight out of the

garden, zucchini from the garden with Tony's seasoning, garlic powder and Parmesan cheese, potatoes from the garden, tomatoes from the garden and my first two ears of Ambrosia sweet corn 🌽 from the garden. I picked a few ears of corn a little too early. Still it tasted so sweet. Corn should really be ready by Saturday and then we'll be giving it away.

[Trueblue1968]

4. Cooked in crockpot w/ bbq sauce :: thin sliced pork chops, diced potatoes & sliced onions

Macaroni and cheese

chunks of tomatoes in cottage cheese, sprinkled with lemon pepper

Raspberry, orange and lime sherbet for dessert. Hubby eats the green. I hate lime .... Lol lol.

[AllaN01Bear]

5. home made soup. yum.