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One summer…a pre-kid summer…Jay and I joined a CSA and got a box of fresh summer produce each week. We were all giddy and idealistic at the beginning, but with just the two of us it got pretty overwhelming. We had tomatoes for days. We had a refrigerator shelf dedicated to eggplant. There were POUNDS of okra.\u00a0I think at the time we would have been happier spending those dollars at the farmer’s market so we could have more variety (read: a lot less okra). With all that we’ve had going on lately, going to the farmer’s market has\u00a0seemed less “romantic weekend activity” and more “one more errand.”\u00a0<\/em>I think the right CSA could lure me in again!<\/p>\n

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We did have some culinary adventures that summer, and by far the best thing to come out of our boxes was this rustic tomato bake. It’s a recipe from Ina Garten<\/a>, and it’s intensely delicious. The flavors somehow all mingle together perfectly and stand out at the same time. You can really taste the garlic, the basil, the tomatoes, the Parmesan – but it also reminds me of pizza in a weird way, like an essence-of-pizza kind of way. Umm, don’t you want to try it now? Ahem. Onward.<\/p>\n

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Cubes of bread (French, Italian, a baguette…) get toasted in olive oil in a big skillet, then mixed with all your chopped tomatoes and garlic. Sugar, salt and pepper, and fresh basil brighten things up.<\/p>\n

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My girl was the Parmesan sprinkler. She took her task very seriously.<\/p>\n

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She also peeled the corn that was our other side dish. Best kid job ever!<\/p>\n

\"my<\/a>A swimsuit is this kid’s new uniform (I think it may have edged out the pjs). She likes to wear it with a skirt, because why not? Also: epic Lucy photobomb.<\/em><\/p>\n

This tomato bake smells incredible while it’s in the oven. We had it with corn on the cob and pan-seared fish, and it all tasted exactly like summer. And I’m not even joking when I tell you that we almost finished the whole dish, because both kids inhaled it! I was shocked…except also not, because it’s just that good (and, you know, kind of pizza-esque).<\/p>\n

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