Week 11 went by way to quickly to capture anything on film, but Week 12 was pretty darn fantastic!
This week brought in yellow carrots, broccoli raab, 1 lb sweet banana peppers, 1 lb zucchini, 2 eggplants, 2 lbs potatoes, and 5 lbs tomatoes. Yes, you read that right, FIVE POUNDS.
week 12 haul
What’s the best possible thing to make when you have all these glorious ingredients?
what to do ... what to do ...
Make ratatouille!
adding in fresh tomatoes
Found a great (and well rated) recipe on Epicurious and only made a few modifications (added capers and a splash of balsamic vinegar). One of the comments suggested serving with mashed potatoes mixed with herbs and Greek yogurt. YUM!
dinner!
A recent Splendid Table podcast asked the question: what’s the most important tool in your kitchen?
It got me thinking and the thing I use the MOST when I cook is this:
Chloe the netbook
Not only are 90% of all my recipes online (saved at delicious.com if you want to check them out), but Chloe also provides great cooking music. I can bring up my recipes, fire up Pandora or Grooveshark and cook all day long!
What’s your most important tool in the kitchen?
P.S. I’m FINALLY taking a digital photography class in September, so hopefully I’ll finally learn something about food photograhpy 
