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Farmers Market Recipe: Corn, Black Bean, and Poblano Sauté

August 20, 2012

I feel like such a slacker.  I spent the summer pushing myself to do a new post every day, and now that I’ve gone back to work full-time I’ve had to let my site slide just a little.  I’ve kept up my restaurant posts, farmers market posts, and Friday lists….but let me tell you, when you’ve been off from work for two months, going back does not make you want to do a whole lot of cooking.  In fact, all it’s made me want to do is a whole lot of sleeping.  I’ve been eating out way more than I should (that happens when people who spend 180 days a year eating lunch in the cafeteria with small children get the opportunity to eat out for a few days) and I haven’t spent much time planning meals.  As school gets back in swing, I’ll get back into the swing of cooking (I always do) which will inevitably result in more recipes….

I need your help, though.  Writing a food blog can be frustrating work at times.  I think we are all our own worst critics, and when I look at my photos and read my writing (and especially when I compare them to that of others) I feel like maybe I should be doing something differently.  I know I can always be working on my photos….even the best photographers can find ways to improve on their work.  However, it’s undeniable that my numbers are down (as far as readers go) and I’m wondering if there’s something that I need to be doing differently.  Is there something you want to see more of?  Less of?  Is it just the time of year?  Anyone got any advice?  Just wondering.

Anyway, here’s one of my recent thrown-together creations….a sauté of poblanos from Pocket Farm, corn from Fall Creek Farms, tomatoes from Signal Mountain Farm, and black beans and onions.  We ate it with roasted, maple-glazed acorn squash (weird combo, I know) and jalapeño cornbread (made with corn that I ground myself, purchased from Village Market).  It was quite tasty, and I kept thinking that it would have made a wonderful soup if I had poured in some chicken broth and maybe floated some tortilla chips in it.  This dish wasn’t “planned” and just goes to show that sometimes the tastiest dishes don’t require a lot of planning.  I was cooking later in the evening after returning home from a workout (another thing I’ve been neglecting lately) and only snapped pictures of the finished product in the pan.  Sorry for the lack of photo-documentation!  I promise I’ll be back on the horse soon.

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    Filed Under: By Course, By Main Ingredients, Main Dishes, Recipes, Vegetables or Vegetarian Tagged With: main dishes, vegetarian By Mary // Chattavore 4 Comments

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    1. Kathy says

      August 20, 2012 at 7:57 pm

      Chattavore (Mary, I know!), I am a regular reader. I get e-mail updates and I always try to go back to your actual site to click on the articles I get by e-mail notification to make sure you get "credit" for my viewing of your posts. I have been a long time follower of Pioneer Woman (I know from your links that you are as well). She had a recent post under her photography link that you might enjoy (I don't know if you just follow her food posts). Here is the link: http://thepioneerwoman.com/photography/2012/08/the-skim-shot/ I only offer this because of your recent post that mentions photography. I LOVE all of your posts, most particularly the cooking and restaurant reviews. I appreciate your support of buying locally and hope that your support of local growers can be reciprocated by their support of you and your blog! Hand out business cards to them! Yay, Chattavore!
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      • Chattavore says

        August 20, 2012 at 9:09 pm

        Thanks, Kathy! Thanks for reading and for the advice. I love Pioneer Woman's photography posts but haven't spent as much time lately as I should working on my photos!
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    2. John Bridger says

      August 25, 2012 at 9:08 pm

      I am not a regular visitor to the site, BUT what keeps me coming back are your vivid photos and your personal passion for food that you share in your writing. Like any form of art or personal passion - make sure it is meaningful to YOU, and everything else is gravy! You may be wrestling with your changing interests. Again, I enjoy your posts because they remind me of the joy I experience making and eating food. Best.
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      • Chattavore says

        August 27, 2012 at 8:55 pm

        Thanks so much for your encouraging words, John!
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