{"id":442,"date":"2009-09-07T13:00:24","date_gmt":"2009-09-07T20:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baconwrappedlife.com\/archives\/442"},"modified":"2009-09-07T13:00:24","modified_gmt":"2009-09-07T20:00:24","slug":"back-to-basics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pink.jemts.com\/?p=442","title":{"rendered":"Back to Basics"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m currently blogging from the lovely Red Roof Inn just outside of Charlotte\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s airport.  We spent the long weekend in NC with my aunt, grandma, brother and his girlfriend.  Extremely relaxing and just what I needed.  We did absolutely nothing\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6sat around, watched tv, made fun of each other, and ate lots of grandma\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s delicious food.  Love it.  We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve been spending lots of time watching the US Open\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.Matt is a huge tennis fan, and I am catching on. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n

Santana spent the weekend at the PetSmart PetsHotel\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6.I felt like a mom dropping my kid off at school for the first time.  It was rough.  I called to check on her once this weekend, and the guy I talked to said she has been having a great time, playing with other dogs, and really enjoying the extra vanilla ice cream treat we paid for.  I can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t wait to see her! <\/p>\n

Anyway, before we left, there wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t much to blog about food-wise, since we spent the week using up the stuff in our fridge.  Not only did we pull out some of the leftover frozen chili<\/a> (mostly so that I could make cornbread and make another strata!), we also used a bunch of our fruits and veggies from the CSA in really easy, hearty and satisfying dishes that just got tossed in the oven to bake.  It was nice having things that were so quick and simple.  I love being able to just add a little oil and seasoning (or sugar and cinnamon in the case of fruit), throw the pan in the oven and have a tasty dish that brings out the best qualities of the produce. <\/p>\n

Here are a couple pictures of our roast vegetables (pre-roasting and finished product).  We always love these, and I think in the winter we\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll do it a lot more.  It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to justify heating up the apartment with the oven mid-summer.  This batch had freshly dug red potatoes, beautiful striped beets (they lost their stripes while they roasted!), local carrots and a couple green bell peppers.   Tossed with some olive oil, smashed garlic, salt and pepper.  We served it with some butter lettuce dressed with a bit of parmesan herb dressing.  We had some salmon burgers from the store we planned to add on top, but they were not tasty at all, so we just omitted.  It was still delicious and I had the leftover veggies the next day for lunch!<\/p>\n

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I love the way the veggies get crisp along the edges and all of their sweetness comes pouring out with a little bit of coaxing.   <\/p>\n

The second was a fruit crisp.  We got a ton of blueberries in our box (and had some leftover from when Matt\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mom and aunt were in town), so we grabbed some raspberries and peaches from the store.  Tossed with a little sugar, cornstarch, and a couple other things. The mix filled a huge baking dish.<\/p>\n

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These colors are amazing together.  I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t manage to get a picture of the finished crisp\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6we were too hungry\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6but it got topped with a streusel-type topping and baked away.  Gooey and warm and perfect for topping some vanilla ice cream.  My coworkers got the leftovers of this one. <\/p>\n

A week of delicious reminders that sometimes it just takes a tiny bit of prep to create some wonderful flavors from produce.  <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

We get home tomorrow afternoon and then head out Thursday morning for a long drive down to Berkeley for a wedding.  Another week with very little cooking.  We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll see what comes the following week and then I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m on the road for the last week of September and most of October\/November as well.  Maybe Matt will have to guest post with all the fun things he is eating while I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m travelling for work. \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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