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I love to cook and I am very blessed to have a husband who also shares in this delicious hobby!
When the weekend rolls around I like to plan some great meals for us to cook and eat together and this past weekend was no exception. I stopped by the Raleigh Farmers Market for some great produce and came home with blackberries, corn, figs, peaches, and tomatoes. I have been going to the Farmers Market more and more, there is no beating their freshness! With the produce I bought it was time to cook. Two of the yummy dishes I made were fried green tomatoes and panna cotta. There are several great recipes for fried green tomatoes and I have altered/ combined some to make my own version. The recipe for mine is below (along with a few phone pics), please enjoy!

Fried Green Tomatoes
2-3 Green tomatoes (sliced think)
3 Eggs scrambled
1 cup flour (seasoned with salt, pepper,parsley)
2 cups crushed saltine crackers
1 cup panko breadcrumbs
3/4 cup veggie oil for frying

Directions:
1.Slice tomatoes think, set on paper towel to drain h20
2. beat eggs in bowl, and set out flour on a separate plate. Combine the panko and saltine crackers on an additional plate.
3. dredge tomato in flour, dip in egg mixture, back to flour, then panko/ cracker mixture.
Repeat with all of the slices
4. Heat oil in large shallow pan over medium high heat. When oil is hot place tomatoes in pan. Cook 2-3 per side, only fliipping once, until brown on both sides.Place on paper towel lined plate to drain any grease. Enjoy!

Before cooking

Flip once to avoid losing the crusty coating!

The hubs made the panna cotta with Barefoot Contessa's recipe. We alter it to double the servings since we have the ramekin bowls for it. The only difference is that strawberries are not in season, so we used blackberries instead. He heated a saucepan, added the blackberries, sugar, and water . He cooked the mixture until the berries became soft. Once this sauce has cooled, take a knife and run it along panna cotta to loosen. Flip up-si-down on plate to get out. Pour berry mixture over top and garnish with lemon zest. This is an easy dish and it impresses most guests with very little work involved. The only change to Barefoot Contessa's recipe is that we don't use vanilla bean (its crazy expensive). Happy Cooking, Cheers!

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