May 4, 2009

Hobo Dinner

This was dinner tonight - we used to call it Hobo Dinner in Girl Scouts. Is that PC anymore?? It can be any combination of meat, veggies, and spices you like. This is particularly good when you have loads of things coming in from the garden at the same time! This lovely pile includes sweet Italian chicken sausage (organic-from Target's Archer Farms line), onion, potato, green pepper (the last two!), and tomato. All drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with Mrs. Dash Seasoning. I wrapped the whole business in parchment paper first and then wrapped it in foil since I'm a little squeamish about having aluminum next to our food. The picture is before cooking by the way. DH cooked it over indirect heat on the BBQ grill until it was all tender and aromatic - probably twenty minutes or so. Ahhhh...
These recipes will hopefully give you some ideas about how to use produce from your garden or farmer's market. There are also other recipes that are simply here because they are our favorites, or someone made a request at the last church lunch! I'd like to encourage you to alter these recipes to suit your own tastes, your family's needs, and to use what you have on hand. Therefore, some of my recipes will not have exact measurements. So...if any of the recipes leaves you scratching your head, just send me an email and I'll try to answer your question. HappyGrowing@eatingfromthegarden.com