I love the farmer’s market in the town I live. It is fantastic! They have everything you can think of. Besides the amazing veggies, they also have fresh mushrooms, vegan cookies, wine, sandwiches, local meats (not for me but still…they even have buffalo) and more! Of course, you guys know that I would only go for the veg, and boy do they have a variety. I got the BEST heirloom tomatoes, and these beautiful patty pan squash. Along with a local bell pepper, I constructed this little cook-up! It is easy, very refreshing, and with a little rice cheese sprinkled on top, over a couscous, it is a great summer dinner!
Ingredients:
Handful of heirloom tomatoes, cut into halves
A brick of tempeh, cut into small cubes
Two squash, cubed
One bell pepper, chopped
Italian herbs ( I know…it’s a staple in my kitchen)
Cayenne pepper (This too)
Olive oil
Warm a heavy drizzle of olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Toss in the bell peppers and squash first, when they start to cook up, and get tender, toss in the tempeh, and when it just starts to brown, add the tomatoes, and sprinkle it all with herbs and pepper. You want to constantly keep this all moving. Shake that pan around, toss it up a bit! Don’t be afraid to really get in there, and move it around! Serve over rice/couscous.
ENJOY!
I was a little sick today with a cold, and knew I needed lots of veggies tonight for dinner. Veggies make everything better. So, I decided to throw together a make-shift stir-fry with ingredients that I had lying around in my vegetable drawer. I literally just started grabbing anything that was grown in a garden, and started chucking it in. Only thing I didn’t were my tomatoes. Sometime people crave soup, or grilled cheese when they get sick. I crave veggies. And I just dumped them all in there like I was throwing trash in a trash can. Since my lovely wok has gone missing in years of moving all over the country, I just used a frying pan. It works.