After a very bountiful visit to the local farmers market I was thinking of ideas for a vegetable gratin and came up with this dish. It is light tasting and very filling! For the basil I used Thai basil, regular is fine. It just happens that I have a prolific Thai plant in my garden!… Continue reading Potato Gratin
Month: July 2011
Morning In The Snow and A Picnic Along The River
Originally our plan had been to go dayhiking yesterday morning. It was socked in down below but with promise it would burn off (thanks to this very detailed forecast of the Mt. Rainier area I can usually peg good days easily!) By the time we got up to Chinook Pass the sky was blue and… Continue reading Morning In The Snow and A Picnic Along The River
A Lazy Dinner
Last week I was looking for a quick dinner and did a cupboard sweep and in 30 minutes we had a filling dinner. Doctored Up Spaghetti Ingredients: 13.25 ounce package multigrain angel hair or spaghetti 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil i sweet onion, peeled and diced 24 ounce jar marinara sauce 4 ounce jar… Continue reading A Lazy Dinner
Baked Apple Oatmeal
We actually had this for a light dinner (well half the batch!) and I served it with a small banana sliced on each plate with salted caramel sauce drizzled on top. Baked Apple Oatmeal Ingredients: • 3 cups old-fashioned oats • ½ cup dark brown sugar, packed • ¾ cup raisins • 2 tsp cinnamon • 2… Continue reading Baked Apple Oatmeal