Summer brings warm temperatures and bright sunny skies to help produce grow. This is one of my favorite produce procurement times of the year. There are bright wonderful colors and lots of varieties. Who could deny that fresh tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, peppers, corn or melons taste added on to the menu- certainly not me!
I eat a colorful rainbow variety when it comes to summer produce.
My latest produce box delivery was the valley box. I received the following items:
- White corn
- Slicing Tomatoes
- Zucchini
- Melon, musk Ambrosia
- Peaches Yellow
- Carrot Nantes
- Eggplant Japanese
- Cucumber Regular
- Tomato, cherry mixed medley
I had to patiently wait for my produce box to arrive at the house... I couldn't wait to eat the eggplant. My husband should be jealous of my love affair with this lovely purple vegetable called eggplant. It is a vegetable that is widely used in various cultures around the world. It takes on taste from seasonings very well with a smooth mushy texture. I like it grill, toasted, saute, stewed, broiled, and fried. This is one vegetable on my definitely like category.
Another item in my produce box that I've enjoyed quite surprisingly are the cherry tomatoes. As most of my family and friends know, tomatoes are a miss or hit for me. I cant eat tomatoes on their own but I can cook them or eat them raw with other vegetables for a pleasant experience. This is a prime example of foods prepared one way might not hit your fancy but another way sends you back for seconds.
My favorite recipe using cherry tomatoes is to cook it with caramelize onions. This sweet tasting cherry tomato relish is a great topping for meats, pasta, or even couscous.
Kitchen Mission:
I hope to inpire fellow readers to venture into the kitchen. Take a stab at a new recipe with some fresh produce in hand.
Until next time -- Have fun cooking!
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