Ingredients and Inspiration Obligations: It’s going to feel like a bajillion degrees outside this week Lots of fresh broccoli, corn, zucchini in the fridge Green beans, kale, herbs available in the garden I teach Tuesday and Wednesday nights and volunteer at OSU most of the day Thursday – Saturday with the Labo/Ohio 4-H exchange...
Read more →Inspiration and Ideas: We have lots of leftovers from last night’s Father’s Day feast including: blueberry basil turkey burgers, potato salad, black bean salad, green salad, mac & cheese, grape pie, & pavlova. My left-over-disappearing-machine, aka Alex, is traveling to Connecticut this week. I am terribly jealous. I want to travel, don’t want to...
Read more →The heat had me down last week and then *poof* a front passed through on Saturday, transforming the weather into lovely low 70s during the day and 60s at night. This is my kind of weather, perfect for outdoor living and cooking! Ingredients and Inspiration Produce ready to pick: garlic scapes, lettuces, chard, herbs,...
Read more →Ingredients and Inspiration: broccoli, asparagus, leftover campfire potatoes in the fridge red leaf lettuce and radishes need to be harvested We have been craving HoundDogs pizza. It’s a once a season treat we haven’t had in forever. We are picking strawberries at Schacht Farm Monday. Menu: Monday ~ Turkey mushroom goulash over homemade egg...
Read more →Ingredients and Inspiration: We have an abundance of vegetables in the fridge Our strawberries are finally ripening and we hope to go pick from a local farm this week No classes or special events after Monday Meal Plan: Monday – Homemade sausage demo at a friend’s house for a cookout; we also brought fennel...
Read more →The Hound family is together again! We know no better way to enjoy each other’s company than to eat and cook together. Ingredients & Inspiration meatballs, chicken, pork in the freezer broccoli, salad greens, asparagus in the fridge homegrown herbs coming into season two cousins graduating from high school this weekend warm, wet...
Read more →Ingredients and Inspiration: leftover chorizo from last Friday’s meal mushrooms from last Green B.E.A.N. delivery busy Thursday, including Pecha Kucha (please come!) most of a huge box of spinach that needs to be used soon Monday: chorizo stuffed mushrooms, spinach salad Tuesday: spinach, tomato, mozzarella baked pasta Wednesday: dinner with Dad Thursday: food trucks...
Read more →Between our vacation and Alex’s brother’s wedding yesterday, it’s been almost a month since our last meal plan! I miss knowing what’s for dinner, the practice of preparing things ahead of time, and the routine of dining at our table. Monday – capellini pasta with friend foraged morels, zucchini ala Basi Italia Tuesday –...
Read more →Ingredients & Inspiration: Leaving on a 10 day vacation to Massachusetts on Thursday = Operation clean out the fridge We have half a head of cabbage, a head of lettuce, two boxes of spinach, three half gallons of milk, two bags of mozzarella cheese, a half dozen homemade buns, and most of a 32...
Read more →Inspirations: Zucchini, salad greens, mushrooms and more from our Green B.E.A.N. box Cold, wet weather forecast Not a single evening activity! Yay! Intern starting Monday (more on that tomorrow) Menu: Monday – barley mushroom soup with homemade turkey stock, popovers, salad Tuesday – buffalo sirloin, au gratin potatoes, salad Wednesday – tuna noodle casserole,...
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