Rustic Ratatouille

 

https://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/rustic-ratatouille-51127020

Another very delicious recipe.  

This is another recipe that I'll use again and again....a great way to use up fresh produce from the garden.  I sent the link to The Farmer and he said he would just stop and get something on his way home....hahaha.  He didn't.

The substitutions on this one were:

• I used a PattyPan Squash instead of the zucchini because they were fresh and our zucchini is done for the year and are in the freezer.
• I had 3 green bell peppers and 1 yellow one instead of the red ones.
• I used 3 sprigs of fresh thyme
• about a teaspoon of dry rosemary
• only 1 jar of chickpeas (yeah, I can my own so they are in a jar)
• tomatoes, I used ripe red and yellow ones, I'm not picky about the type they are
• and I sprinkled the dried basil onto the baking dish with the vegetables instead of on top when it was done.  

I used the balsamic vinegar on top of mine, but The Farmer opted not to do so and he said it was good.  I absolutely LOVED mine with the vinegar on it.

20 minute Garlic, Beef & Broccoli lo-mein (Chicken)

   

https://therecipecritic.com/20-minute-garlic-beef-and-broccoli-lo-mein/

I've been trying to find new ideas for using produce from our bountiful garden so I started googling some things and this is one that we used 2 nights ago and it definitely is a keeper.  

• I did substitute chicken for the beef and
• I didn't have any Hoisin Sauce but googled that recipe as well and realized the only thing I needed to add was a dollop of peanut butter. 
• I also used Whole Wheat Spaghetti instead of the noodles it called for.

 It was so good.  It will be a recipe that we will use over and over again.