Today’s What I Ate Wednesday comes to you as a guest post, courtesy of my friend Flavia. She was the chef behind a dinner previously featured on eyechow, and has her own awesome blog (about art, not food, but I did spot some food pics on there!) called art trigger. She also owns and runs her own company, Queer By Design. For lots of food, design, and life inspiration, check out her company, her blog, and her post below, and Happy Hump Day!
My girlfriend and I live in New York City but we are spending the summer upstate in Saratoga Springs right now and enjoying the perks of riding horses and having fresh meat and produce from the local farmer’s market! Today we shared a banana (and coffee for me of course- I am a full-blown addict) before running to the barn to ride.
After the barn we were starving and treated ourselves to a big late breakfast of boiled baby potatoes with sautéed spinach topped with poached eggs. The eggs and potatoes were from the farmer’s market and the flavors were just amazing. This dish is so easy and filling and tastes great with a bit of sriracha on top!
We had such a late breakfast and it was such a gorgeous day that we couldn’t resist a trip to the seasonal ice cream shack in town, Dairy Haus. Their black raspberry soft serve dipped in chocolate is so creamy, fresh, and all around sensational it is worth a trip to Saratoga just to try it. I got the classic vanilla with rainbow sprinkles, another testament to their amazing ice cream because I am never a vanilla kind of girl but this version is so rich and delicious I actually crave it! It was a big treat but that is what summer is for right?
My girlfriend enjoyin’ that cone in a Queer by Design tank top!
We have vowed to only buy local meat at the farmer’s market to avoid any extra toxins in our life, so we often have vegetarian meals in between eating meat to keep our grocery costs down. We made spaghetti squash with a flavorful sauce of fresh tomatoes, garlic, and onion. We topped the dish off with fresh basil, goat cheese, and goat’s milk parmesan cheese flakes. It was so fresh and simple, and perfect for a hot summer day. Most of the ingredients were also from the market and it was bursting with flavor.
Afterwards we shared a ripe mango for dessert. I always cut the mango like a “porcupine” how my grandma does it…just make a checkerboard pattern and then flip the skin inside out so each square pops up and is easy to eat!
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