August 2009 Archives

Cooking has been a chore lately more than anything. I've been trying to stick to simple, healthy concoctions involving, for the most part, canned beans and the plethora of tomatoes from my garden.

This salad is perfect for a hot summer day, and though I'm sure there are thousands of recipes like it out there, I couldn't be bothered to actually use one. I was originally planning on sauteing the corn and black beans for a few minutes, but when I nibbled on a few of the fresh kernels of corn they tasted so sweet and fresh that I decided cooking them would be a waste of time and energy. You could use leftover cooked corn for this, as long as it's sweet and crunchy!


» Recipe for Sweet Corn & Black Bean Salad

I've wanted to make one of these German-style pancakes for quite some time. When apple season rolls around I think I'll be making these more often. The apple I used here had been withering on the kitchen table for a few weeks, so it was either going to be baked into something yummy or thrown on the compost heap.


» Recipe for Apple Dutch Baby