Bon Appétit!

Michelle Obama's Mirror ^ | 7-23-2016 | MOTUS

[JoeProBono]

[Liz]

Great fun thread.......but needs recipes.

[Liz]

A dish fit for a king.

CAPRESE SALAD
Fresh mozzarella, basil leaves, just-picked tomatoes, olive oil, bruschetta.

[Liz]

ping

[maggief]

Try drizzling balsamic glaze on caprese salad or grilled vegetables. Yum!

[miss marmelstein]

I’ll be off to my local farmer’s market at 10am this morning. Corn, tomatoes, fresh mozzarel’ on tonight’s menu. Maybe some golden beets, too!

[miss marmelstein]

We make this at least 4 times a week in summer. I just got another basil plant because the heat is killing all my herbs.

[KosmicKitty]

Last night, first course:

Fresh picked arugula
Tiny roast beets picked the day before
Crumbled feta
Sliced almonds
and
a balsamic vinaigrette that included freshly harvested garlic.

Life is good

[Liz]

One can never have too many blueberries.

TRIPLE BLUEBERRY SLAB PIE

Roll out top and bottom pie dough to fit oblong pan or sheetpan with sides.
Pile bottom crust high w/ blueberries. Add slivers of butter, sprinkle of
cinnamon. Add top dough. Vent; bake golden; berry juices are oozing out.

[Liz]

I love balsamic glaze.......that’s a must try.

[CarolinaGOP]

Wow, great pictures! Where is that farmers market?

[Liz]

Yummy..... dish fit for emperors....Italian emperors, of course.

[Original Lurker]

Dollars to donuts the heirlooms in the second pic are hot-house maters and taste *no* better than store bought hybrids.

Mine are stunning..!

Whole Paycheck is charging $5.99 per pound for their “hot-house” heirlooms. I gotta start charging more next year.

[Liz]

Burrata is supposedly creamier, and even tastier, than mozzarella. This
is custom-made for the best tomatoes you can find at farmer's market. The
secret is really just fresh ingredients.

ARUGALA BURRATA SALAD

METHOD Whisk ol/oil, balsamic, s/p; toss w/ arugula and tomatoes.
Plate and top with burrata. Cut into burrata to let cheese coat arugula;
drizzle w/ olive oil; season w/ pepper. Serve at once.

ING arugula - 4 cups big organic heirloom tomatoes - 2, sliced burrata
cheese - 16 oz extra virgin olive oil - 2 oz + more for garnish balsamic
vinegar - tablespoon salt - or to taste freshly ground black pepper to taste
toasted baguette - 6-8 slices

[Sacajaweau]

Me, too. Cauliflower and corn is in.

[jetson]

Nice pics

[GnuThere]

Thank you for the beautiful healthy food pics!

[miss marmelstein]

Just picked up some bi-color corn. I don’t understand this obsession with white corn. I want it yellow and I want it now!

Also some heirloom tomatoes and fresh-out-of-the-ground new potatoes.

[miss marmelstein]

I’ll look for it. I picked up some very good French feta at Wegman’s this week - as a change from the mozzarel’. Goes nicely in a tomato salad.