For years, I have owned The Black Dog Summer on the Vineyard Cookbook yet every time I see it – I have to pick it up and find a home for it. I cannot pass up a restaurant cookbook and especially something that reminds me of the East Coast.
When you move to a town that doesn’t have a good year-round restaurant, you have to build one. And we did. Captain Robert Douglas
Yesterday, there was a long line at the store so I started looking through it. My neighbor had given me a large zucchini and the recipe for the Stir-Fried Zucchini with Spicy Peanut Sauce sounded perfect. I wanted to make a noodle dish as well so this cut my work in half. When I posted a photograph of this dish, a few people asked for the recipe. The easiest way to share my adaptation of the recipe is to do a post and why not offer one of you a copy of this book?
This dish was absolutely incredible – I almost ate the whole bowl shown in this picture but I don’t feel bad – it’s zucchini! I had tripled the sauce recipe with a few tweaks and used the extra sauce to make peanut noodles and chicken.
Ingredients
- Cooking Sauce
- 3 T tahini, well blended
- 3 ½ T hot water
- 3 ½ T tamari
- 3 T vegetable oil
- 2 ½ tsp sugar
- 2 ½ tsp rice wine vinegar
- 3 T of peanut butter
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Red pepper flakes to taste
- Stir Fry Ingredients
- 2 T vegetable oil
- 2 tsp dark toasted sesame oil
- ½ cup shelled raw peanuts
- 2 T chili paste
- 5 cloves of garlic, shopped
- 6 small to medium zucchini, quartered lengthwise, then cut into 2-inch spears
- 3 T dry Sherry
- 5 scallions, sliced, for garnish
Instructions
To prepare cooking sauce, whisk together all the ingredients until well blended or place into a blender and blend.
Heat the vegetable oil in a heavy skillet until hot, add the dark sesame oil and peanuts and stir to toast but be careful not to burn. Add in the chili paste and garlic and stir.
Add the zucchini spears and stir fry for two or three minutes. Add the sherry and allow it to reduce about a minute
Add the cooking sauce and lower the heat to medium. Cook for another minute or two.
Serve with sliced scallions for garnish.
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A little about this cookbook. Named after the beloved companion of the owner, The Black Dog Tavern has been serving guests since 1971. Recipes from breakfast to dinner are included as well as many helpful tutorials such as how to fillet a fish or how to prep shrimp.
Char-lee’s Chilled Spicy Sesame Noodles, Jalapeno Shrimp Quesadillas, Flounder with Bananas, Almonds and Rum, and Lemon Basil Chicken Piccata with Penne are examples of the type of tempting recipes that are contained in this title. I have made the Lemon Basil Chicken Piccata and it was a hit.
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Giveaway: To enter for a chance to win this cookbook, leave a comment telling me if you have ever visited Martha’s Vineyard. You may enter this giveaway daily. It is open to U.S. addresses only. A random winner will be chosen on September 6th. Good luck.
Its been a very long time since Ive been to Marthas Vineyard.. As a child we used to go to Provincetown or Montauk or the Vineyard. Those were the days. Would love to win this book. Thanks..>Amy
Never been to the Vineyard but always wanted to go!
I’ve been in the area, but I have never visited Martha Vineyard. One day, though!
Been directly across from it, but never took the boat ride. Wish I had.
I have not but wish I could visit there.
I have never had the good fortune to visit there, but I guarantee I would love to be able to cook like a Martha’s Vineyard wizard (and particularly one of such renown)! Thank you for the opportunity to own this coveted title! Bon Appetite by way of your most excellent site!
I have never visited Martha’s Vineyard.
I have never visited Martha’s Vineyard, but I am deep into the Cynthia Riggs series of Martha’s Vineyward mysteries that are so atmospheric I feel as if I know the island well.
Love Marths’s Vineyard!
Looks delicious!
I’ve never been to Martha’s Vineyard, but would love to go sometime. It sounds like a perfect place for me to relax.
I have never been to Martha’s Vineyard
I have not yet visited
I have never been to Martha”s Vineyard
I have never been and would love to visit someday…Thank you!!
We used to live on Cape Cod-love the Vineyard.
I’ve been to Cape Cod, but did not make it over to Martha’s Vineyard.
Sadly not been there
Have not visited, but was given a t-shirt with their logo years ago and always curious about the place
After teaching high school for 36 years I gave a retirement present to myself. Five days on Cape Cod including Martha’s Vineyard. Would love to go back again.
Never went to Martha’s Vineyard but would love to go! And I have to try this recipe!
I have never visited Martha’s Vineyard.
Never been there! Maybe one day!!!
I’ve never been to Martha’s Vineyard. On my bucket list….
I have never been but would like to go at some point.
I’m sorry to say that I’ve never been to the Vineyard
Does Nantucket count?
Being from the opposite side of the country, I haven’t been to Martha’s Vineyard.
Sadly, I have never visited Martha’s Vineyard, but it is on my bucket list.
Unfortunately, I have never visited Martha’s Vineyard.
I have never been there.
I have not visited Marthas vineyard. But I would love to!
I’ve never been to Martha’s Vineyard, but tha restaurant might be worth the trip 😉
Never have I ever been to Martha’s Vineyard
I have never been to Martha’s Vineyard.
I have visited but only a day trip, our dream is to spends a week. Maybe after I retire…
This book looks so intriguing that I put it on my wish list if I don’t win.
Nope
I’m not sure….about 40 years ago we went to Cape Cod, so maybe we went through there…..
I wish I could eat that zucchini through my computer screen
No, but I would love to!
The closest I’ve ever been is Boston.
It’s on the bucket list!
Nope never been but it would be nice.
Never been.
TGIF!
Sit UBU, sit. Good dog.
What a good dog!
Thanks for the chance to win this book. It does come with a trip to the Vineyard?
Just made waffles for dinner
Is on the bucket list
Not yet
I’m ready to go any time.
Got as far as Cape Cod. Never made it to the island but wish I could.
I’ve never been but would like to
Top of the morning
I won 600.00 dollars worth of tickets to The Hampton Classic Horse Show yesterday are the Hamptons anywhere near Martha’s place?
I have never been to Martha’s Vineyard but I hope to some day.
bucket list
Checking in for today 🙂
Happy Wednesday..
I have never been but would love to! I’ve read a lot about it from reading Susan Branch…
A trip there is on my bucket list.
Checking in for today.
Love the cover!
Nope, no, nyet
Summer season is over after this weekend. A perfect time to visit.
Still a no
I’ve never been to Martha’s Vineyard. It is on my bucket list!
Hi for today
Checking in
Still haven’t visited Martha’s vineyard, but would love to one day
Yes, I spent a week on Martha’s Vineyard one summer, at the same time that Hurricane Bob was there!
Maybe next summer.
Would love to win this book for reals
Do all east coasters visit Martha’s vineyard?
Interesting book!
Almost Fall, so no visit this Summer