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A Seasonal Perspective to Inspire Your Cooking
When you need encouragement, take notes from the weather and what is available.
When I cook at home, the seasons and the weather come into my decision of what to prepare for that night’s dinner. This combination comes into play because of my home’s temperature and the produce available during that season.
For each vegetable, I have my favorite recipes. When I have tomatoes, I make salsa, or when I have broccoli, I make cream of broccoli soup, summer squash, become fritters, green beans get sautéed in a little garlic.
When creating weekly recipes for our community supported agriculture produce boxes, there comes a time when I am stumped at what to do with something. It’s because I often know a regular “one vegetable” recipe would not work with the quantities we can provide that week.
I consider the fact that a single person or couple might create a side dish out of a small quantity, but what would a family of four with older kids do with it. Cook one cup of vegetables and let everyone fight over a few bites.
This system comes into action when the time comes to clean out the vegetable bin. Combine the bits of produce and make one meal.
