I love the summer and all of the yummy goodies that come with it. Most summers I'm drowning in zucchini and cucumbers, but the drought has made these two crops actually a little more manageable. We haven't had to eat zucchini every single meal. ;) On a positive note, Bailey is actually eating zucchini now. She's decided she likes that and squash now. She's coming around folks.
So obviously this isn't everything that I've cooked for the entire month, but here are a few different meals that we've had around here. They were all very good and things I would make again. Enjoy!
Pizza and breaded eggplant with homemade marinara for dipping. The pizza crust was made with yogurt and grass-fed butter so it had lots of probiotics and vitamins K2, E, D, and A. So yummy and both kids scarfed the eggplant. These were just breaded with breadcrumbs but they would have been even more nutritious with blanched almond flour. Maybe next time.
Ham and cheese panini, kale chips, cottage cheese and figs (from our yard). This is what I eat when I'm by myself. Ken and Bailey had a "date" night at dinner and a movie at our church. Eli can not sit through a movie, which usually ends in me chasing him all night. Needless to say, I stay at home now. There was very little effort involved in this meal and my little guy loved it as well.
Maple grilled salmon, collard greens (from the garden), and yellow squash (farmer's market). Our squash plants are hardly yielding anything this year. The lack of rain hit them hard. :( This was our first time grilling salmon and it was great. Both kids gobbled it up. Salmon is an excellent source of omega 3 fatty acid, selenium, and vitamin D. Eat your seafood!
Sole with lemon cream sauce
new potatoes (from the garden), green beans, and buttered carrots. Also rich in Omega-3s, selenium, and vitamin D, dover sole is a great starter fish if you don't like "fishy" tasting fish. It's delicate and buttery and paired well with the lemon cream sauce. Don't be afraid of cream sauce. Cream from grass fed cows is such an excellent source of vitamins A, D, and K2, we felt good about literally licking our plates clean. ;)
Gyro salads. My mom was in town this particular night and I had planned to make
these ground beef gyros. I only had 2 flatbreads left though, and I knew that wouldn't feed us, so I had to come up with some alternative. I thought a deconstructed gyro would stretch further using the flatbreads as "croutons", and they did! Mom and I loved this salad, and Ken thought it was good even though he's not a salad eater. I thought they tasted just like a yummy gyro. It was also a great way to use up lot of garden ingredients like tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions. In addition to all the great veggies, the grass fed beef and probiotic rich yogurt sauce make it a very nutrient dense and filling meal.
Chicken fajitas. I had roasted a chicken a couple of days prior and had tons of chicken leftover. The tomatoes, onions, and peppers from the garden were just begging me to make pico de gallo so I thought it would be a perfect time to have a mexican night. Bailey helped me roll out homemade tortillas to hold our fajitas, and they were GREAT! I just love Mexican and could eat it almost every night, especially with fresh salsa and garden fresh peppers and onions. As Rachel Ray would say, YUMMO!
