the hungry bambino: this week's menu

this week's menu

By Sarah Wednesday, July 07, 2010 CSAs, grilling, seasonal cooking, weekly menus

We picked up our CSA box last Saturday and then headed out of town for the 4th of July, so I just started cooking from our box of goodies yesterday. We had a lot of fun over the weekend, spending lots of time at the pool. Pickle was in heaven and, as we learned this weekend, a bit of a daredevil. We were worried he would be afraid of the big, curvy waterslide that he rode with Chris, but he loved it, clapping his hands as he went down the the tube. "More, more, more," was all we heard.

We never go hungry at my parents' house, but we had quite the feast on Saturday night - marinated feta, Cypress Grove's Humboldt fog and salumi started the pre-dinner noshing. Dinner was comprised of grilled ribeyes, roasted new potatoes and a green salad with red onion and red-wine vinaigrette. The crowning touch was my mom's strawberry pie. I am still thinking about it: the crisp, slightly salty crust, the sweet strawberries and a cool dollop of whipped cream to gild the lily. Incredible ... and sad since strawberry season is now over.

I hope you had a great weekend too!

In the box:
Broccoli
Cauliflower
Curly Parsley
Garlic Scapes
Green Savoy Cabbage
Green-top Beets
Green-top Carrots
Zucchini
Fennel
Patty Pan Squash
Snap and Snow Peas

Menu: week of 4 July 2010

Sunday: grilled burgers and brats, baked beans, grape-tomato and perline mozzerella salad with red onion, lemon zest & juice and olive oil, watermelon

Monday: tomatillo-braised chicken tacos with avocado, onions and crema

Tuesday: pappardelle and zucchini ribbon pasta

Wednesday: stir-fried snow peas, patty-pan and savoy cabbage with roasted peanuts

Thursday: farfalle with sauteed cabbage and Italian sausage

Friday: out of town

Happy eating, -s.

CSAs, grilling, seasonal cooking, weekly menus

About the Author

Sarah Klein

Author, cook, entertainer and world-class eater of delicious food, Sarah Klein began The Hungry Bambino as a way to capture her evolution as a mother and cook. Sarah's greatest passion is to cook for those she loves; so if you're invited to dinner, you know you're special. When Sarah's not cooking up a storm, she's managing a successful career, playing with her due bambini, rearranging the furniture in her house, or tackling a challenging trail run. She does this all with her partner in crime and best friend and favorite person to cook for: her husband, Chris, or Mr. Klein, as referred to on this blog.