CSA # 8 July 26
Hello
Wow! What a great week it's been! Great planting, harvesting and working weather. Finally! We got ahead on our chicken renovation project and transferred all the laying hens from the Brooder House to the movable summer coop. It's a work in progress but will be really neat when fully complete.
We really hope you're all enjoying your summer and having some yummy meals...
In your baskets this week :
-2 bags of Chez Nous Mix - Lettuces, sprouts-pea and sunflower, parsley, lemon and lime basil's, purple and golden orach, amaranth, magenta spreen and radish microgreens...
-1 bag of Swiss Chard or Beets
-Northern Quebec Garlic....you will be getting garlic for a while now...these are still fresh they can be hung to dry for winter use, fall plating or eaten now!
-Tomatoes ( In case you didn't know-tomatoes should never be refrigerated- it changes the taste!)
-Zucchini or Eggplant ( some of you got a Casper eggplant last week which was white..this weeks are called Diamond and are a purple variety)
-Strawberries are starting to make their round and cucumbers continue also- sorry about the deformed cukes lately....we believe this is due to irrigation and have made an adjustment hopefully the problem is fixed!
-Herbs mixture- Parsley, Summer Savory and Basil's ( Sat group- Thai and Lemon/Lime but Wed group may also include regular basil)
Hello
Wow! What a great week it's been! Great planting, harvesting and working weather. Finally! We got ahead on our chicken renovation project and transferred all the laying hens from the Brooder House to the movable summer coop. It's a work in progress but will be really neat when fully complete.
We really hope you're all enjoying your summer and having some yummy meals...
In your baskets this week :
-2 bags of Chez Nous Mix - Lettuces, sprouts-pea and sunflower, parsley, lemon and lime basil's, purple and golden orach, amaranth, magenta spreen and radish microgreens...
-1 bag of Swiss Chard or Beets
-Northern Quebec Garlic....you will be getting garlic for a while now...these are still fresh they can be hung to dry for winter use, fall plating or eaten now!
-Tomatoes ( In case you didn't know-tomatoes should never be refrigerated- it changes the taste!)
-Zucchini or Eggplant ( some of you got a Casper eggplant last week which was white..this weeks are called Diamond and are a purple variety)
-Strawberries are starting to make their round and cucumbers continue also- sorry about the deformed cukes lately....we believe this is due to irrigation and have made an adjustment hopefully the problem is fixed!
-Herbs mixture- Parsley, Summer Savory and Basil's ( Sat group- Thai and Lemon/Lime but Wed group may also include regular basil)
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| This here is a Lemon cucumber - we have a few and I have been putting them out. They are said to be burp-less. Have you ever tried cucumber sandwiches? Bread butter salt and pepper. That's it and so good! |
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| In case you are unfamiliar: left Thai basil has the purple stem and lemon or lime smells lemony and is much small than regular basil. In the middle is Summer Savory and on the left is Thyme on right.
Here are some recipe ideas:
Swiss Chard can be deliciously cooked on the grill just chop up the stalks and leaves drizzle with oil lemon juice and salt wrap in foil and barbecue 5-10 min depending on heat level.
And the following recipe I made last night. Love this it's so easy to put together with whatever vegetables you have. Yes there is real butter and cream... we don't use margarine and also don't do low fat milks and creams. This sauce is rich and a little goes a long way. Pasta Alfredo
1 clove of garlic
1/2 stick of organic butter
1 cup of organic whipping cream
1/2 -3/4 cup of Parmesan Cheese
meat if you'd like or just serve on the side ( also cook ahead)... chicken, crab or prosciutto or even bacon go well
vegetables and herbs of your choice
mushrooms, zuchinni, eggplant, swiss chard, fresh tomatoes, basils, oregano, parsley, thyme, savory
-Prepare noodle of your choice
-Prepare your veggies herbs can be added later as well as fresh tomatoes.
-Melt butter and add minced garlic cook 1 minute
-Add cream and cheese and cook a few minutes more.
-Combine warmed veggies and meat to noodles add herbs and tomatoes stir in sauce and serve! So yummy... I'll be warming up some leftovers as soon as I'm done this!
Here are two links to recipes with Summer Savory
Alright well that's all for tonight! Enjoy!
Shirley and Rick
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