Monday, June 13, 2011

When I think of summer foods...

I immediately think of fresh herbs and everything grilled. Not to say you can't have fresh herbs in the winter, but I don't bring them in the house for the winter so if I want them, I buy them.
Summer is, by far, my favorite time of year to cook. Today I made a delish caprese salad with fresh mozzarella balls, fresh basil, tomatoes, some red onions(not too many, or else Matt wouldn't eat it), a little bit of balsamic vinegar and olive oil. It's so easy and it tastes so fresh!


I picked up some bone-in center cut pork chops at Country Peddler this afternoon and was soooo excited to grill them. All I did was brush some evoo on them, salt, pepper, thyme and rosemary. Simplicity is best when it comes to grilled food in my opinion.
They cooked for about 12-15 minutes on medium/low heat. I'm working on my grill lines. I remember watching a show on how to get the best grill lines (yes, a show on grill lines and I watched it). The pork chops were so juicy and good:). The salad gave me horrible breath from the onions but was so worth it!
In other food related news- I finally got my produce bags!!!! I ordered them from Love for Earth on Etsy on the 1st. Shipping was estimated at 4-8 days. I was planning on e-mailing to make sure my order didn't get lost today if they didn't come. But here they are! I can't wait to use them. Of course I picked up most of my produce today at C.P. but oh well.

5 comments:

  1. Your food photos look great!!! Delicious. :) Eric told me reusable produce bags were going too far, but I like em- I think I might make some from a blog I saw. Can't wait for dessert recipes!

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  2. Thanks Liane! I'm sure they are really easy to make..I'm just lazy and not crafty in the sewing department. These were only $11 I think, for the set of 4.

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  3. I love caprese salad and I always forget about it! And I'm impressed that you grill yourself, Mike is always the one who grills here.

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  4. i'm so happy to hear that i'm not the only one who uses reusable produce bags! i got mine at target, 5 for $5!

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  5. A week after I ordered these I went to Target and saw the 5 for $5 ones there. I was a little bummed out about the $ but figured at least it was going towards someone who does all the work herself.

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