March 2011
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CSA Delivery #8
I feel proud of myself this week that I already have used or have plans for alot of this weeks bounty
Sweet Potatoes - gifted to mom - gotta share the wealth! Scallions Radishes - salad topping Arugula - simple salad with lemon juice, olive oil and balsamic Red Mustard Greens - these greens are incredible… if blanched they turn the water blue. I sautéed and added them to a quiche, and...
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Meat CSA - Month 6
Month 4
Filet Mignon Ground Beef Pork Shoulder Bacon Pork Chops Ground Pork - spicey & mild Whole Chicken Cubed Ham
And this time bath salts, instead of soap. If only I had a bathtub worthy of a bath….
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Sweet Potato Pancake & Goat Cheese Salad
Last week, after picking up our CSA delivery, I just wanted to eat something crisp and fresh. Probably because getting through all of our leafy greens before they wilt is one of the hardest parts, so I set out to attack it head on.
This salad was a little bit of an experiment and somehow ended up coming together in into something FANTASTIC. I love making potato pancakes, and every time we get...
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CSA Delivery #7
Delivery Week 7
Carrots (is anyone surprised here?) Spinach Turnips Rainbow Swish Chard Arugula Kale Mache Scallions Sweet Potatoes (and as you can see in the corner of this photo I have still yet to breakdown all those other sweet potatoes…..) Lettuce
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Grow It Yourself Mushrooms!
So recently on the hunt to find that “unique” birthday present - I bought my husband one of these: Shiitake Mushroom Log
The general premise is that these folks take organic oak logs, inject them with Shiitake Mushroom spores, and send them to you to grow! Unlike most shiitake mushrooms that are grown in beds of sawdust, these are grown in their more natural habitat and therefore...
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Goat Cheese
Enough said? I think so.
Okay, I’ll give you a bit more details (although I must admit, that picture is enough to sell me on that cheese)
I.Love.Goat.Cheese.
Its true. I admit it, I have a problem. I love goat cheese so much that if I ever see it on a menu as a part of a dish, I have a really…. really…reallllllllllyyyy hard time not ordering said dish. I love it.
So...
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Cheese Making
Well, as I mentioned before I have been putting off my posts about cheese-making adventures. Over the past few months I have been gifted various tools in the art of cheese making: the basic kit with cultures, cheese making book, and a cheese press.
The beginning of the cheese making ride started with Mozzarella, then hard cheeses like Gouda, Cheddar and Manchego, and now that I have found a...
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CSA Delivery #6
The weather has finally turned and the veggies are back. Couldn’t be happier about that.
Delivery #6
Yukon Gold Potatoes Sweet Potatoes Purple Cabbage Carrots Bok Choy Braising Greens Arugula Spinach Green Onions Yukina Savoy Baby Radishes
How cute do these little radishes look?! Yum
So far all of the carrots have been peeled, chopped and frozen. As Im sure you’ve noticed we...
The day has finally come!
I know, I know (but maybe you dont…) I have been totally slacking on writing about my cheese making endeavors. I promise I will get to it soon! But the excitement I had for this day finally coming surpasses my fear of writing about cheese making.
GOAT MILK IS HERE! Noble Springs Dairy has finally gotten all their ducks (or in this case goats) in a row and are finally bottling goat milk.
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