29 June – my youngest son made meatloaf, mashed potatoes, peas

28 June – baked  chicken legs
fried rice with fresh peas, fresh Italian parsley & egg

27 June – chili (not pictured–it looked terrible in a photo)

26 June – homemade meat sauce on angel hair pasta, salad

and my husband in California had large pho at Pho Huong

25 June – oven roasted veggies on pasta, baguette

24 June – it's Thurday which means a box of veggies from the farm!
grilled brats, spinach, green garlic, fresh basil with grilled zucchini on pasta, Corisca bread, salad (fresh farm romaine)

23 June – Mike and Carrie here from Milwaukee. what a treat to seee them. dinner at Ghandi Mahal.
veggie somosas 
chicken korma
Mike holds the dish I don't remember
Aloo Motor Gobi
lightly spiced cauliflower, potoates, and green peas in ala chuto handi
garlic nan

22 June – Corsica bread from Door County Bakery. 
To die for. It's soaked in olive oil. Need I say more?

http://www.doorcountybakery.com 

21 June – Paul joined us at the lighthouse. 
Smoked salmon, Pasta Carbonara, salad.

20 June – Pottawatomi Lighthouse, Rock Island, WI. with my friend, Jeanell. She made and brought all the food. Smoked salmon for appetizer. Puttanesca sauce on polenta, salad.

19 June – traveling to Door county. grocery store deli salad (not pictured)

18 June – well, was a bit stumped on dinner, but had a lot of wonderful veggies from the farm box. Fresh Russian Fingerling potatoes. And a new broccoli recipe. Also 4 avocados (not from the farm box). This is when I am glad I keep cans of beans around. And luckily had a loaf of good bread. Then my oldest son's three friends arrived, so we had seven for dinner.


I thawed some cooked, frozen shrimp, drained a can of black beans. Chopped fresh garlic and radishes (farm box), added fresh lime juice, tossed in the beans and shrimp. Right before we ate, added diced avocado. Put that all on a bed of fresh spinach (farm box).


Shrimp Avocado Salad on fresh Spinach
Sweet Thai Chili Broccoli
Steamed Russian Fingerling Potatoes
Miele bread
leftover grad party cake

Sweet Thai Chili Broccoli

1 Tbsp. water or lime juice 

2 Tbsp. white or rice vinegar 

4 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. garlic, minced (or 2 Tbsp. green garlic) 

2 tsp. hot sauce (Asian garlic chili Rooster sauce or similar) salt to taste

6 cups broccoli, cut into long pieces of stem with florets (about the amount in your box) 

2 Tbsp. peanut, sunflower, or sesame oil

In a small sauce pan, combine 1st 6 ingredients. Over low heat, bring to a boil, stir, & reduce to simmer for 10-15 minutes, until sauce becomes syrupy.

Rinse broccoli florets in a collander. In a wok or skillet with a lid, heat oil. When hot, add broccoli, stir-fry for a couple minutes, until bright. Add sauce, cover, & cook for another minute or two. Serve immediately.

17 June – local fare – and how unappetizing is this photo?
asparagus from Farmer's Market, blue potatoes and green onions from Driftless veggie box, Thousand Hills ribeyes.
http://www.thousandhillscattleco.com/

16 June – Avacado on Levain bread from Rustica, grapes

15 June – leftover Hu soup before heading to the Twins game.

14 June – make-your-own burrito

13 June – son's grad party in the afternoon, dinner at Pho 79. ran into Paul and Donna (who had been at Julien's party!)

http://www.pho79mpls.com/ 

27. Hũ tiếu hoặc mì gà dai 
Rice or egg noodle with shredded chicken

12 June – crab cakes (fstore bought) on arugula
homemade mac and cheese
spinach salad with carrots and kholrabi

11 June – I guess this is pasta primavera, salad, bread

angel hair pasta, grilled salmon, green beans, fresh garlic (from Driftless), fresh basil (from my garden), red pepper, shallots, capers drizzled with olive oil, and fresh-grated parmesan cheese

after dinner macchiato–made by my boys

10 June – still eating the pulled pork, mashed new butter potatoes 
from Driftless Organics, the CSA that we belong to
http://www.driftlessorganics.com/

9 June – chicken simmered in chili/cumin sauce, rice pilaf, asparagus, salad

8 June – everyone in a different direction. leftover pulled pork for me.

7 June – HUGE THANKS to my boss, Julie and her Mom for sharing green garlic from Mom's garden. It is one of my favorites and Julie brought it back from Chicago. 

Green garlic sautéed with chicken, rice, salad.

6 June – middle son's high school graduation–pulled pork with cole slaw and Eastern North Carolina sauce

5 June – out for dinner to celebrate our son's birthday – his choice, Gandhi Mahal
http://www.gandhimahal.com/
pardon my names...
bread and sauces
garlic bread
Tandoori mixed grilled meats
Plantain and Mango Curry
Eggplant, Broccoli Daweer
spicy shrimp
rice (not pictured)
rice pudding (not pictured)

4 June – our youngest son's 15th birthday–he was off with friends

burgers on the grill, wild rice with cranberries, asparagus

3 June – lovely spread for Connie's retirement party at Charlotte's house – chicken skewers with peanut sauce, cabbage/ramen salad, veggies, cucumbers, pepper poppers

2 June – crab cake (cheap, frozen at Rainbow), wild rice with cranberries, salad

1 June – leftovers from the birthday party.

31 May – what a weekend, forgot to take photos, again. We had it as leftovers Tuesday night, you can see a photo on the June 1 posting. Our youngest son's birthday party. Grilled pork skewers, potato salad, green salad, wild rice with cranberries. Yellow cake with chocolate butter frosting.

30 May – grilled chicken, BBQ sauce, grilled potato packets, salad

29 May – SO sad that I completely forgot to take photos at a fabulous Memorial Day weekend pot luck at our friend's house.

28 May – what turned out to be Friday Night Fish Fry. We had lots of yard work to do–yes, on a Friday night–prepping the yard to sod Sat morning, so we thought, get frozen pizza. well, my husband couldn't face frozen pizza, so he bought and made this instead – and really very easily and quickly.

Baked Cod, oven roasted potatoes, baguette, apples