Pacifica Primary Care Medical Group, Inc

My “Farm to Table” Sunday project -

Our beloved Gardyn planter had gotten out of control with basil and parsley and needed a reboot… thus was born a goodly supply of chimichurri and pesto that was delicious on grilled chicken thighs for dinner.

Still too hot to cook -

This is such an easy classic that takes a just a few minutes and makes a great side or snack all week long

Slice cucumbers - I use that funny blade on the side of the cheese grater to make it real fast
Add some red onion
Shake vinegar with some sugar or honey. Dill - fresh would be nicer but dry was just fine. Salt y Peppa
Mix together and you’ve got a tangy, sweet, crunchy low cal snack

A chuckle

Gazpacho
As promised. So easy and so perfect for when it is too hot to cook.

The basics
Tomatoes - skins off. Rather than heat the kitchen blanching, take frozen tomatoes, plunge in warm water and the skin will slip right off.
Cucumbers - seed them - tender skins needn’t be peeled off
Onion & Garlic - as you like
Bell pepper -

Some add parsley, others cilantro. Celery is nice but be careful as it can add stringy bits - peel the ribs off if you want to use them,

Blend up with salt and olive oil with a splash of your favorite vinegar.

The classic version adds stale bread, but we watch our carbs so make it without.

It’s still too hot to cook -

Caprese - rhymes with easy - slice tomatoes, some basil and cheese - we didn’t have the fancy burrata, just Mozzarella, but regular shredded was just fine. Olive oil - And everything is better with the pine (nut)

Corn - grilled outside. Tad butter, tad mayo, and any herbs sitting around. Our Gardyn plant stand makes that easy. Show you that later

Grill- I made the hubby cook outside. Because its hot for me! Thanks to him for bearing the heat - and enjoying the sunset.

Too hot to cook?

Nothing in the house....
Doubt there is nothing

reframe what you have
The end days of some romaine lettuce
Chips of watermelon
A bit of pork loin
A honey coated jar

Staples - vinegar mustard pine nuts feta -

And voila!

Warm pork and watermelon with feta and pine nuts on romaine with honey mustard dressing

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You say potato
I say patato

You say tomato
I say tamato....

We had planned a trip to Spain for the eclipse this year, but with the new practice, it wasn't in the cards. But with these Farmers Market bargains will bring a little Spain hot weather food to us.

Bargain bulk tomatoes – four dollars for the whole Organic bag of them since they were in the bump and bruise pile will soon be gazpacho (once I get a cucumber deal - in the meantime, they'll keep Great frozen whole in our recycled plastic Ziploc bags )

And a Spanish tortilla is going to get on that cooking rotation list. Also great served cold or at room temperature.

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The best non-toxic way to get rid of fruit flies!

Why spend so much time to shop for clean, pesticide free foods only to add them in the home

PPC is all about the having lots fresh food at the ready to cook . We’ve got it stored all over the place -

When it’s in sight we are more likely to cook from stratch at home, which invariably will be healthier -

But with an abundance of fresh produce, sometime comes those pesky fruit flies. Especially if we get behind on our cooking... some overripe fruit might draw those flies.

These pretty little jars from Etsy are the solution

Just fill with a little c***r vinegar and fruit flies can’t resist - they zip in through a micropore and then get stuck -

As for the fruit fly sign - it just means it’s time to bake, or preserve differently (or compost if the first two aren’t possible ) but more on that later.
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