Summer in the kitchen

I am loving all the fresh summer produce but it is also sometimes a challenge to use everything from the CSA. Today was a drawer clean out day. I started off with a salad with purslane, cucumber, kohlrabi, fennel root and roasted beet. I topped it off with some lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. It may sound weird but it was delicious! We have also had a lot of zucchini as does everyone with a garden or a CSA share. I used Ina Garten's recipe for zucchini pancakes which were also quite yummy.

There is no better way to nourish ourselves than with fresh, local produce that we cook for ourselves and our loved ones.