• CSA Day 10/1/13

    October 2, 2013 Author: Lou
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    IMG_0193Another Tuesday, another box…

    This week I got all kinds of goodies:

     

    Loose-leaf Kale
    Green Beans
    Beets
    Scallions
    Lettuce
    Squash
    Cucumber
    Dill
    1/2 lb. tomatoes

     

    I have to say, I’m disappointed that the beets didn’t include the tops, but at least the cute little kales will keep me in greens for the week. Not that I need more greens, as I’m still eating on a pot of mixed greens that I cooked over the weekend.

    Green-beans will go with some garlic, salt, and pepper in a foil bag on the grill. Beets will probably be saved for a few weeks, maybe until I have enough to pickle a jar. The cucumber, plus one I have in the fridge from last week, will make a pint of pickles with fresh dill. A sauté of zucchini and green beans with some scallion and garlic will be nice with some pasta. The lettuce will make a salad (might have to give in and chop up a beet to put on top), and maybe some lettuce soup too. The tomatoes will just get eaten.

    A quick sauté of summer squash and whatever veg I have leftover in the fridge plus some pasta is a staple meal in my house. What are the dishes that you revisit often? Do you have a specific summer ‘stock meal’, one for winter, spring, and fall too?

  • CSA day 9/24/13

    September 25, 2013 Author: Lou
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    Another Tuesday, another CSA box…

    CSA 9.24.13

    This time the take was a little smaller:

    Cucumbers
    Parsley
    Summer Squash
    Carrots
    Garlic
    Winter Squash (I think it’s a Carnival)
    Bok Choy

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  • Birdshot: It’s What’s For Dinner!

    September 24, 2013 Author: Cindy
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    Because you have not lived until you’ve spit out a little ammo at the supper table!

    My Dad is a hunter.  Years ago, he primarily hunted ducks and geese.  Also many years ago, he and my husband took a trip to South Dakota:

    philandpheasants dad dead pheasants

    Husband                                                         Father

    The scene of the harvest in this mid ‘80s South Dakota picture, heads draped over the edge of the tailgate, is a familiar one to me.  I remember being young, maybe 8 or 9, and taking a long time to get up the nerve to go TOUCH one of the lined-up fowl.  Of course, at least in my memory, it is dark in the driveway. Very dark.  No starlight, no moon, no nothing.  Just a tailgate full of dead ducks, and for whatever reason I had myself convinced that if I were brave, I would go touch one.  Laura Ingalls wouldn’t be afraid to touch one.  [Read More…]

  • CSA day 2013-09-17

    September 24, 2013 Author: Lou
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    CSA is a great concept. You can probably find one in your area by talking to folks at your local farmers’ market or looking one up over on Local Harvest.

    I get my box of produce from Riverbend Roots every Tuesday. This week I got quite a haul!

    Here it is:

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