Barley, Cauliflower, and Herbs with Burrata

oh boy you guys don't even KNOW!

i'm feeling generous tonight and gifting you healthy, yummy goodness

something sooo good you'd probably pay top dollar at a fancy-shmancy restaurant.

so without further ado, i share with you a recipe that you must try...

barley, cauliflower, and herbs with burrata

ingredients:

1/2 cup pearl barley

1/4 cup fine breadcrumbs 

1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling

2 cups whole milk

1/2 cup finely chopped celery hearts

1/4 cup finely chopped celery leaves

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1/4 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley stems

1/2 tsp. finely grated lemon zest

2 tbsp champagne vinegar (or white vinegar)

8 oz burrata, torn

1 tbsp creme friache

coarsely ground black pepper

directions:

preheat oven to 350°. cook barley in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender (about 15-20 mins). drain and spread out on a rimmed baking sheet; let cool.

meanwhile, toss breadcrumbs with 1 tbsp olive oil on another rimmed baking sheet; season with salt. bake, tossing once, until golden brown (10-12 mins); let cool. (i used japanese panko breadcrumbs)

bring milk to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat; season with salt. add cauliflower and cook until just softened (about 3 mins); drain well. discard milk.

toss cauliflower, barley, breadcrumbs, shallot, celery hearts, celery leaves, parsley, parsley stems, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vinegar in a bowl (i used orange champagne vinegar from trader joe's -- so good!). season salad with salt.

mix burrata and creme friache in a medium bowl; season with salt. divide burrata mixture among plates, drizzle with olive oil and top with barley salad; season with pepper

I ALWAYS recommend buying as much of your produce from a local farmers market. it tastes better, i swear!.. and you're supporting local famers and businesses :)

*adapted from bon appetit january magazine

on a health kick: salmon tacos

sorry for the crickets

i know i haven't been a good blogger lately, and im deeply sorry!

with christmas around the corner ive been a busy bee

but i did have time to make some yummy salmon tacos with taylor this past sunday for lunch

everything was fresh from the farmers market

the avocado, the cheese, the mushrooms, the peppers, the salmon...

except for the yellow corn tortillas

which we had to go to 3 markets to finally find

we're very particular about our yellow corn toritillas - can ya tell?

happy tuesday!

now go have some tacos

sunday and farmers market

as we do every sunday,

taylor and i went to the brentwood farmer's market to stock up on our produce for the week. we went to our favorite lady that sells organic blueberries (she even looks like a blueberry!), bought strawberries that literally taste better than candy, picked up some organic eggs (the yolks are a beautiful orange), asparagus (thin like we like it), sashimi grade yellow tail (uh, yeah enough said), apricots, tomatoes, cucumber, pluots, sweet corn, wow... we did alright today! and some how kept it all within 40 bucks.

heres a little taste of what we brought home.

nothing gives me better joy than to fill up our fruit and veggie basket on a sunday afternoon.

i was happy to see everyone out at the local market, despite "carmagedon"...

which ended up being uneventful, but thats okay with me!

sunday farmers.

i really do value my alone time, and there is no better way to embrace it than a sunday morning date with my camera to the brentwood farmers market.

the hardest part about posting today is choosing which photos to share with you. here are a few of the good ones.

i hope you enjoy..

thanks for stoppin' by...

happy rest of your weekend, sweet friends

i hope it is full and wonderful!