#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ C Weekend photos in review, old school style. ✨ 
Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
Weekend photos in review, the belated edition. 1/ Weekend photos in review, the belated edition.

1/ hit up a few yard sales and snagged this beautiful pasta dish from Italy with my favorite color for a buck, 2/ and one of these printer trays came home with me too, 3/ pre Mother’s Day celebrations with 30 local moms, 4/ finished the weekend supervising furniture assembly
Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd bir Today would have been my friend Cathy’s 53rd birthday. Unfortunately she’s not here to celebrate because she died suddenly at age 49. I think of her often … every Mother’s Day because we spent most of them together since her husband worked weekends … when I discover a new food adventure (we once did a day long donut crawl) … when I’m sharing a special time with my kids knowing that her then-11 year old is growing up without her. Before she passed, I always appreciated every day, but since then, even more so. You never know what the next day can bring, so relish in the sunshine, surprise rainstorms, making wishes over railroad tracks and all the wonderful randomness life can throw your way. Don’t waste a single second, say yes, live on the outskirts of your comfort zone, laugh often, tell people you love them, give eight second hugs, and squeeze every ounce of joy you can out of life. Do it for the people who can’t. ✨
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Recipe: Summer Frittata {Jones Dairy Farm}

July 21, 2014 · Narrative

A frittata, taking full advantage of summer produce, perfect for a lunch or light dinner.

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Warm weather means trips to the local farmer’s market to stock up on fresh summer produce like yellow squash and zucchini. These vegetables are so versatile they can lend themselves to many different dishes. They’re perfect sauteed and added to a light pasta, or mixed up with chicken in a stir-fry. But the way I love it the most? In a frittata. Frittatas are one of those great go-to dishes that are ideal for a light summer dinner, or to get a week’s worth of lunches made in one fell swoop. Once you have a basic recipe, you can mix and match the ingredients you add in, using up farmer’s market bounty, leftovers from your fridge, or favorite flavors of your family.

Since this is the season for squash and zucchini, and we had a lot of it from a recent trip to the farmer’s market, I added them to this most recent frittata. Also cheese. Because, well, cheese. If I can add cheese to a recipe, I will. Cheese is one of my happy places, no doubt. And this time, to add a little bit of salty crispness to the frittata, I added some frizzled bits of Canadian bacon from the folks at Jones Dairy Farm.

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I love this Canadian bacon, so easy to use in a variety of recipes, and easy to find (even Costco has large packages of it). It’s great in breakfast sandwiches, stir fries, and, of course, this frittata. I might have swiped a few from the dish after they came out of the pan.

I mean. They’re all crispy, and juicy, and just bursting with flavor.

You totally would have done the same.

Just a few minutes of hands-on work, and 45 minutes in the oven, and you’ll have the easiest Summer supper yet. Or a week’s worth of lunches if your kids ::coughcough:: don’t like zucchini either.

This recipe was created as part of my ongoing relationship with Jones Dairy Farm. The last recipe I made for them was a delicious sundae using their cherrywood smoked bacon. You can find the recipe right here.

Tomorrow? We drink.

Summer Frittata
Recipe courtesy of Cate O’Malley

Ingredients
1 small yellow summer squash, peeled, sliced, and diced
1 small zucchini, sliced and diced
1 small onion, chopped
1 cup shredded Cabot cheddar (I use the Farmhouse Reserve)
4 eggs
1/2 cup milk
6 oz Jones Dairy Farm Canadian bacon, cut into bite size pieces
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Parmesan cheese
extra virgin olive oil

Directions
Preheat oven to 375.

Spray a medium sized skillet with non-stick spray and add the Canadian bacon pieces and cook for approximately 1-2 minutes each side just until it gets brown and slightly crispy. Remove the bacon from the pan and set aside. Put 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil in the pan and add the squash, zucchini, and onion. Cook 3-4 minutes, or until softened.

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Transfer the mixture to a 9-in. pie plate coated with cooking spray. Add the Canadian bacon.

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In a medium sized bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Pour into pie plate. Top with the Cheddar cheese, and then with a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese.

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Bake, uncovered for 45-50 minutes, or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

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Comments

  1. Candace @ Cabot says

    July 22, 2014 at 10:38 am

    This frittata is so summery and fresh. I’m tagging this for my next brunch!

    Reply
  2. Sandi Gaertner (@sandigtweets) says

    July 22, 2014 at 10:38 am

    What a beautiful frittata recipe. This would be perfect for a brunch gathering.
    Sandi Gaertner (@sandigtweets) recently posted..Gluten Free French Apple Cakes

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  3. Joanne says

    July 23, 2014 at 7:20 am

    I really should remember fritattas as good clean-out-the-fridge options more often! Perfect for using up all my CSA veggies.
    Joanne recently posted..Wednesday Coffee Talk

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#flowertherapy might be right up there with #water #flowertherapy might be right up there with #watertherapy.  Love passing the time in secret wildflower patches. As you do. 🌸
I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon I remarked how pretty that tiny sliver of the moon was on the way home tonight, and my friend pulled over right away so I could grab a photo. That’s when someone really knows you! It was just too beautiful to resist. 🌙
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Context: 1/ picture perfect weekend, 2/ threw together a quick meal w udon noodles, steak and broccoli, so good, 3/ the sun reflections on this painting struck me today, looked like a cross 4/ it takes all afternoon but nothing like Sunday Gravy, 5/ six months old, 6/ when he wants some serious zzzz’s, he covers his eye with his ears, the cutest, 7/ breakfast pastries at @coniglios
I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New I have plenty of reusable shopping bags since New Jersey banned the plastic ones last year. But when I spied this beauty for a buck, how could I resist? It just is so darn happy, which makes me happy. The little things aren’t so little. 💛
Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged Cheers to the weekend! This may look like a staged photo, but Lola just has ZERO boundaries and Clifford is exceptionally patient. 😂
I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s I’ve been on a smoked salmon kick lately (it’s so good for you), so when I saw that a local patisserie has a smoked salmon croissant available (weekends only), I added it to my list of things to seek out. I popped into @chocolatinenj early on Mother’s Day and was rewarded with this deliciousness. Layers of soft flaky croissant dough, tender smoked salmon, light whipped cream, thinly sliced red and green onion slivers and dotted with capers… it was every bit as amazing as you’d imagine it would be. If you’re local, don’t sleep on this one. 😋
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