Displaying articles for: June 2009
I wanted to make sure you saw this week’s “special event”, good through Tuesday, June 30th, many items throughout the store for just $0.99 (an item or pound)! Great items to stock up on – frozen vegetables, rice & pasta side dish mixes, bread, tuna, snacks, and condiments, as well as meat items like hot dogs, ribs, and chicken! Make room in your pantry/freezer and come check it out!
I can’t decide whether I’m more addicted to blueberries or white peaches this summer. And the girls, they go through a pound of blueberries in about 10 minutes and can’t get enough of the peaches. Given my love for both of these fruits I have visions of baking all sorts of delicious treats, but then I think why? They are so sweet and juicy on their own; it seems a crime to add anything that could compromise what nature delivered in such pure form! And then I remembered one of our grilling recipes from a year or so ago – grilled peaches topped with ice cream –so simple and tastes like the center of a crisp or cobbler! We skipped the sauce, and instead just sprinkled the peaches with a little cinnamon – yum! What are some of your favorite summer fruits?
We grill all year long but when Summer hits we grill even more often. Meat of course but lots of vegetables too. One of the “regulars” in our house is grilled zucchini. Slice in half, brush with a little olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, grill and you have an easy side dish that can be eaten hot or cold. After they’re grilled we slice some a little thinner so we can add them to sandwiches. The rest of the zucchini gets chopped into bite size piece, mixed with fresh lemon juice, cilantro, and mint for a great tasting salad. Give it a try!
Cherries are in! I love cherries and one of my all time favorite desserts is cherry pie, a la mode of course. The last few years I’ve attempted to make the pie but haven’t gotten it quite right. The filling is either too runny or too much like jelly. And, actually, to be completely honest, I’ve attempted the filling, and use refrigerated pie crusts to save time (I think the Safeway brand is great btw). This year I think I finally found the recipe that yields the flavor and texture that I’ve been searching for, right there in my Joy of Cooking cookbook. Two key ingredients: a little almond extract to bring out the cherry flavor and tapioca as the thickening agent. Yum! 
