Archive for August, 2009
So much to eat…
by tanya on Aug.24, 2009, under Uncategorized
We spent the weekend in Montreal moving Evan, Ryan’s brother, into his new dorm at McGill. I came home to a bunch more ripe tomatoes and we are having a heirloom pizza for supper. I think I am still full from all the fabulous food we had in Montreal – Au Pied de Cochon last night and Schwartz’s this afternoon for lunch. On the drive home we even stopped at St. Albert’s for a few cheese curds.
First Harvest
by tanya on Aug.15, 2009, under Uncategorized
- Ripe
- Pick
- Ready to Eat
Those little tomatoes that started growing a few months ago ripened as soon as the rain went away and are now ready to eat. I’m estatic. You can read about my summer tomato adventures here.
Last weekend we took a drive to Perth to take in the Garlic Fest. Despite the small size and chef missing in action for the demonstration we came away with some delectable garlic samples. Large cloves with purple hues, these ones didn’t come from China.
When we got home we decided to make meat balls and tomato sauce on fresh pasta. We ground the beef and added only a clove or two of this new garlic and garlic chives from the garden. I boiled down the tomatoes with the formed meat balls, added fresh herbs and let it reduce.
The result was a honest earthy meal. The beef balls brought the strong distinctive flavours of the meat and the garlic to highlight the savory sauce and simple pasta. Flakes of tomato skin in the pasta made no excuses for where it had come from.
The next day was Ryan’s birthday. We celebrated over lunch with the Sawyer family. Ryan served fresh hamburgers (freshly ground beef again, and freshly baked buns). A burger like no other!
