Fall is officially here. Last week I lamented about the end of my little garden. This week, I feel that our fresh veggies are almost over. Our share is a little bit smaller and a little bit repetitive this week. Unfortunately, due to a lot of life stuff happening this past week I didn't have a chance to cook up as much of these goodies as I wanted to. Lucky for me, peppers and squash seem to have an indefinite shelf life. I'm still pretty sick of getting potatoes. The entire left side of my fridge is full of tiny bags of potatoes. I think I need to have a potato party where I make every dish with potatoes just so I can clear up some space.
Thank goodness for the eggplant this week. Before I ran my
race I needed to load up on carbs. I found a really good recipe from the Smitten Kitchen for an
eggplant and orzo bake. It was exactly what I was craving. I edited it a bit for personal taste, removing the celery and adding olives. I perhaps added too much cheese, but that is hardly a problem.
**A special note of thanks to everyone who said something lovely about my race post yesterday. It really means a lot to me. Thank you for your kind words and support!****
OMG YOU SHOULD TOTALLY THROW A BAKED POTATO PARTY
ReplyDeleteAlright. Possibly a fall potato part will be in the works. Followed by 3 weeks of daily visits to the gym :)
DeleteOk, a potato party sounds awesome. Mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, scalloped potatoes (ew), potato soup, smashed potatoes, chips, fries, loaded baked potato soup...I officially invite myself to your potato party.
ReplyDeleteDone and done! You are local so I'll hit you up if I ever get my act together to do this!
DeleteOk seriously, Jana just made me want to go to a potato party. Maybe I'm just really hungry!
ReplyDeleteIt's a long drive for potatoes- but you are invited too!
DeleteOoh, the eggplant and orzo dish sounds great! I have orzo sitting around and might try it!
ReplyDeleteI'm digging eggplant lately, and I tried this Eggplant Curry dish tonight: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/baingan-bharta-eggplant-curry/
It's nothing like Woodland's Baingan Bhartha, but it was still pretty good!
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I tried to make baingan bharta once, and it was terrible. Like, really bad. It tasted like feet smell. I'm a little gunshy, but I should try again.
DeleteHow can you get sick of potatoes??? Haha, it's definitely my favorite vegetable. Actually in Belgium, it gets eaten A LOT. Like, almost in every dish with other vegetables. Anyway, I wish I could forward to having my own little house with my own little garden and vegetable patch :) xo
ReplyDeleteYou are young! One day all the potatoes and gardens can be yours :)
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