Summer...Where Are You Going?

Hello dear friends and family! I've managed to crawl out of hole to put up another blog post. Life has been too busy lately (what else is new?) with things I'd prefer to not spend time doing. Like work. My return to working has me on my feet for 8 hours and more, so by the time I get home I'm just too tired to do anything. Clean, cook, do laundry, buy groceries...my place is a mess! Or it was. I finally managed to get a grip on reality this week and get my life together. After 3 consecutive days of buying lunch and coffee, I'm ready to add cooking and baking back into my routine. Even though it means spending an extra hour or two standing in the kitchen, the outcome is worth the effort. There's nothing quite like a home cooked meal that's full of fresh farmers market produce. I still try to make time to venture down there on the weekends, so at least I have some healthy things in the fridge, and so I have options for tossing together a quick weeknight (or weekend) meal. 


I have a huge backlog of pictures I've never managed to put up, up I might as well get them out of the way now. Hopefully these might inspire me to set some time aside for good food again:

Banana Carob Chip Muffins

Penne with Roasted Beets, Asparagus, Feta, and Sauteed Beet Tops

Tomato Basil Sandwich with Vegenaise and Garlic Scape Pesto

This is a Jae Steele recipe from Ripe From Around Here. Can'r remember the exact title of the recipe, but it might contain the words "spring," "sesame," and "noodles." Hmm.

Bean and Rice Wrap

Local Potato Salad (my herbs, my beans, farmers market potatoes)

Cucumber Tomato Salad and Corn, Dill , and Chickpea Potato Salad (anyone see the St. Ambroise Raspberry Ale in the background?? The perfect summer beer!)

Moroccan Feast! Cous Cous (from Color Me Vegan, with a few modifications), salad with a cumin and lemon vinagrette, and Dreena Burton's falafels [baked] (from Let Them Eat Vegan...can't recall the recipe title, sorry!) with homemade Harissa

All of these recipes can be prepared in under an hour, and most of that time is spent just waiting for things to bake or marinate. These pictures are from a few weeks ago -- I wish I was eating this well now! Anyone else have any ideas for some quickie meals?