Julia and I got to cook together one more time before they headed out, homeward bound, back to Blackberry Homestead. We weren’t really sure what we were going to make and just made it up as we went along. But we had a lot of fun and the results were delicious.
The goal was to use up more of the fresh vegetables from Julia and Bruce’s garden, and that we did. Part of the big vegetable box included some bright yellow/orange patty pan squash. We mixed them with garlic, red onions, mushrooms and fresh herbs, also from Julia’s garden, and sauteed everything together. Delicious!!!!!
Julia also brought a bunch of HUGE purple sweet potatoes. So we sliced them into thick rounds, keeping the skin on them, and deep fried them. Once they were cooked we seasoned them with butter, salt & fresh ground black pepper and some honey ginger vinegar. They came out really good.
For our meat, we used our leftover pork Smokin’ Meats Again. We diced it up and turned it into a red curry. We used the last of the tomatoes Julia brought, along with some of her peppers, and some onions, garlic, ginger, coconut milk and various Indian and/or Thai spices. As I said, I couldn’t tell you exactly what we used because we were literally making things up as we went along. It’s fun cooking with someone who likes to cook like I do; someone else who says “NO RULES APPLY”. 🙂
For not really having any kind of plan at all, everything came out great. We served our olive bread on the side too. Our meal was definitely a hodge podge of this and that, but it all came together beautifully.
We had a great time with Bruce and Julia. We had so much fun. Julia and I both said we wished we lived closer so we could play together more often. We always have so much fun together. 🙂 🙂 🙂
Life is always so much better when good friends share, and cook, good food together. Life is short. Make the most out of it and enjoy the ride. Have a great day and make everyday great. ‘Til next time.
A Jeanne in the Kitchen 