I love getting fresh local produce at the farmer’s market or local grocery store. The fruits and vegetable are always so beautiful, colorful, and very fragrant. It makes me feel really good that I’m eating healthy and being friendly to the environment. However, I don’t know why, but I don’t like to cook with the fresh produce. I feel guilty, as if I was tainting the pure flavors with my amateur cooking skills. I’m slowly changing my mentality, but I tend to eat a lot of my fruits and vegetables raw. I don’t think that’s a bad thing, but sometimes it can get a little boring.
So, for the picnic I decided to bring crudite and dip! It’s a mix between enjoying the fresh flavors of summer and adding a little extra flavor. As usual, since I couldn’t narrow it down to just one, I made two. I made a hummus from a recipe that I had tagged in a Food and Wine magazine and a dip called Peacamole from the popular food blog, Chocolate and Zucchini.
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August 17 2009 | dips and recipe and side dish and thoughts and vegetarian | 1 Comment »
Everyday around 4 pm my stomach starts to grumble a little bit. No matter how filling and satisfying lunch was, at 4 pm food begins to enter my thoughts. It’s been engrained into my body to want an afternoon snack ever since I was a little. When I got home from school my mom always had a little something prepared for me to eat. I remember mango slices, dumplings, mini hamburgers, and strawberry yogurt. My favorite, however, were Korean zucchini pancakes. They are slightly doughy with a soft crunch. The subtle sweetness of the zucchini paired with the salty tang of soy sauce and vinegar is perfection.
On Sunday, as I was slowly coming out of my food coma from brunch, I started to think of these savory pancakes. I had a couple of zucchini in my fridge, flour, eggs, milk, and sugar, the ingredients typically included in a pancake batter. All I needed now was the exact recipe. I called the ultimate source, my mom, and was surprised to hear that you only need two main ingredients, zucchini and flour. How simple! The recipe is so easy and fast that you’ll be amazed at how delicious they are.
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August 10 2009 | korean and recipe and side dish and thoughts | 7 Comments »
