Garden Goodness

My neighbor gave me some tomatoes. Most people know, tomatoes aren't my thing-- at least not in the raw form. But, there are a lot of good uses for tomatoes. So, I made a beef roast and beef short ribs. The roast is featured below:

Nutritious and Delicious!

When I was using some of my kale this weekend for brunch, I remembered a kale salad that I really liked. I used to pick it up from the prepared food section of a grocery store 'back in the midwest'. I haven't found anything similar out here, so I thought I should eventually try to make it myself. Today was that day.  While I was at it, I made lunch, too.  Pictures start with lunch.

I sauteed garlic, onions, and mushrooms together in olive oil. 

Then I added rose wine and herb. 

I breaded the halibut and baked it with some of the herbs and mushrooms.

And when it was finished, I served it over wilted kale and quinoa with the 

mushroom-herb reduction sauce decadently ladled over the halibut.

Next, prepping the ingredients for the citrus-kale-quinoa salad.

 Washing and de-stemming the kale.

Cooking the quinoa and letting it cool.

Add the dressing (olive oil, lemon zest & juice, orange zest and juice, apple cider vinegar), 

craisins, pine-nuts, golden raisin, feta, and a little parsley.

Voila, finished salad!

And it's the perfect side to serve with a toasted sandwich for dinner!

Rocky Wood Reservation

Rocky Wood Reservation- A Trustee's Property (Medfield, MA)

Blue Hills and the North Shore

Saturday we were able to pop by the Blue Hills for a neat view of Boston, and head up to the North Shore for a great boardwalk stroll.  Just a few pictures to share....