Ratatouille!

...also known as the "can't keep a good woman down" meal ...or "remember, the mandoline is sharp" lesson...or "how to continue slicing, while thumb is wrapped in kitchen towel!"~you get the idea

Before heading into the oven.

I had found this recipe for making ratatouille similar to in the movie "Ratatouille." *Personal favorite movie!  I thought it would be a great way to use vegetables from our amazing CSA.  Unfortunately, the recipe sat around in my "to try" folder for a year before I worked up the courage to try it. It is really unfortunate, as it it relatively easy to make.

Yummy and fragrant after the oven photo!

**The mandoline does most of the work, except next time I will hand-slice the eggplant. Eggplant is too spongy to work with the mandoline~resulting in an unfortunate episode whereby I tried to extract eggplant from the mandoline~somehow forgetting that the mandoline is incredibly sharp and I do not possess super-healing powers....

Child's plate

I doubled the zucchini, to compensate for not having yellow squash and took liberties with the color of the peppers. Instead of goat cheese, I just hit everything with fresh-grated Parmesan at the table. I served it over couscous with hand-breaded, tenderized pork chops.

Enjoy the before and after photos.  I am including a photo of my youngest kiddo's plate~complete with marinara sauce for dipping.

Enjoy!
~Tracy

Any Body Want a Biscuit?

A certain seafood restaurant chain makes these amazingly addictive biscuits.  Last night, the girls and I decided to surprise Daddy and have them with the roast I was preparing in the slow cooker.  We found this recipe online and tried it out.  The only things I changed were I added a sprinkle of garlic powder to the biscuit dough while mixing and we only had shredded cheddar-jack cheese.
We found that the girls could help with most of the recipe, except the placing into the oven.  I would post a photo, but they were eating the biscuits before I even sat down at the table! I may tinker with the recipe, to make it healthier~but then again that may defeat the purpose of such a tasty treat.

Enjoy!
~Tracy