Recipes by Eliot (Page 80)

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	Grilled Zucchini Salad and Pasta Salad with Purslane by Eliot NO RAIN + EXCESSIVE HEAT = A FORLORN AND PITIFUL GARDENWe are about ready to chuck it in and quite watering our garden. We have gotten not even one handful of tomatoes and the cucumbers that we have found are bitter. The peppers are the only thing that seem edible.On a brighter note, the sunflowers, zinnias and okra seemed to be…	1 vote 437 views
	Turkey Hummus Wraps by Eliot Livin’ Large at the Lake.By Eliot, on August 15th, 2011Can life get any better than this?We absolutely fell in love with our friends’ property and lake house. Besides just minding the property, we are also in charge of two lovable collies, a parrot, and one fish.I think I want to move. (I am so impressionable. I state this after…	1 vote 1116 views
	Tuscan Flat Bread by Eliot One of my vacation reads.Okay, okay—I know I am not in Tuscany and I am at one of our state’s lakes, BUT it is so quiet and peaceful here that I sometimes pretend I am enjoying the Tuscan countryside, too. Especially as I am just about to finish A Thousand Days in Tuscany by Marlena De Blasi. I love this book and its prequel, A…	1 vote 450 views
	“Poblanocado” Burgers with Jicama-Radish Salad and Lime-Chipotle Vinaigrette by Eliot This is the final installment (for the moment) chronicling my disappointment trying to make the “Best Burger” cook-off.I was soooo proud of the title of this recipe. I thought that simply the title alone would win over the judges. (Just like I…	1 vote 382 views
	Blueberry Lemon Spice Muffins by Eliot One of our best getaways ever was a couple of years ago when we rented a fabulous house at the lake. I packed up lots of clothes for our three night getaway and LOTS of shoes (because that is what I do). I was hoping to check out some local restaurants while we were there.Once we arrived, we loved our rental house with its two…	1 vote 433 views
	Green Salad with Grilled Chicken, Pineapple, and Peppers by Eliot Green Salad with Grilled Chicken, Pineapple, and PeppersBy Eliot, on July 29th, 2011I love not having to think too hard about dinner! And, I love it when I can come up with something light for dinner without a lot of exertion (physical or mental). As it is our twentieth day of weather over 100 degrees, something light and cool was a…	1 vote 420 views
	"Fowl Thing" sandwich and homemade teriyaki sauce by Eliot In every college town, there is the quintessential “juke joint.” At my college that would be the world famous Eskimo Joe’s. I’m anxious to see if anyone but an alum of Oklahoma State would recognize this “world famous” status. (And, let me just say that I was a Joe’s patron before the fancy domes and such. I remember the beer…	1 vote 451 views
	A veggie dinner with local (mostly) ingredients by Eliot We are getting a few beautiful multi-colored peppers—some rainbow bells, some tequilas, some apple pimentos—from the garden. I can still pull some onions and I pulled all the garlic last weekend. And, I found one shoot of Red Malabar Spinach that had reseeded and was growing in the garden path. (Thankfully, this is all I have seen.…	1 vote 1171 views
	Rose Geranium Sugar Cookies by Eliot I was a last minute reader for the latest Cook the Books Club pick, Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen.This selection was a bit different from the last few books picked by the Club. How would I categorize this novel? Is it really a “foodie” book? I didn’t know.And besides that, there were no recipes. (I feel like a kid saying…	1 vote 484 views
	Grammy’s Doughnuts: Another walk down the nostalgia path… by Eliot If you click on Nostalgia, you can see that I often wax poetic about the past. My recent post on zinnias and sunflowers made me think about the other side of the family and I wanted to add another great heirloom recipe (and photo).I love the old recipes that I find in the family cookbook. (If you recall, my aunt put this cookbook…	1 vote 514 views