Recent Food Around Here (Early Fall 2026)

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Tomato Tart with corn on the cob and watermelon

I’ve been busy, so we’ve been eating pretty basically, capitalizing on the fresh food of the season.

I have tried a few new recipes, shown below, that we didn’t like enough to put on the blog, but I thought you might like to see those attempts anyway.

Mostly what you’ll see here are tried and true recipes you’ve seen before. I’ve linked the recipes that are on the blog in the captions– they are in orange– so click on those if you are interested.

It is about time for our first freeze, so I’ll be shifting to more squashes and root vegetables as we lean into cooler weather.

Basic salmon salad

 

Spicy shrimp on mashed potatoes

 

Thai Tuna burgers with yellow watermelon

 

Baked steelhead trout with fresh corn and broccoli kale slaw

 

Salmon piccata with roasted asparagus and pear

 

Herbed shrimp bruschetta with fruity beet gazpacho

 

Tried blackened halibut and the NYT recipe for farro salad (didn’t love)

 

BLT with cantaloupe (yes, I’m the vegetarian/pescatarian who eats bacon)

 

Swordfish with herbed lemon pepper sauce

 

Broiled halibut with parmesan crust, steamed broccoli and watermelon

 

Homemade salmon burger with apple and pear

 

Poblano, potato, and corn stew with Garlic Thyme Shrimp

 

Nachos with refried beans and cheese

 

Tried a plum tart–too buttery (yes, I guess that’s possible)

 

Two poached on toasted miche with pear

 

Blistered grape and roasted cauliflower lasagna  (from the freezer; we made it for our anniversay)

 

Broiled parmesan crusted halibut, yellow gazpacho, and blueberry corn saladita

 

Multigrain blueberry pancakes

 

Salmon salad

 

Chez Panisse Apple and Frangipane Galette

 

Mushroom omelette with pear and spicy cornbread with cheese

 

tried a new version of a pear muffin with streusel (my recipe already on the blog is better)

 

Yellow gazpacho with swordfish with herbed lemon pepper butter

 

Tried a new broccoli salad side with ginger sauce (not great)

 

Double recipe of my mom’s baked mac and cheese

 

My mom’s baked mac and cheese with mutsu apple

 

Tried a corn cauliflower soup with basil (coconut milk too dominant… needs green curry?)

 

salmon salad

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