Category Archives: Farm Share
I’m Sorry, August — I Was Wrong About You
I have long subscribed to the theory that August is the crappiest month of them all. I hate summer, hate hot weather, hate the hockey off-season… and I bought into the anti-August popular sentiment from other haters. For years, when … Continue reading
Filed under Farm Share, Garden, Seasonal
An Early Taste Of Summer
So, last weekend we made strawberry “soft serve” ice cream and waffle cones (using the soft serve machine we got Boomer for Christmas [the deal is that it’s just a normal countertop ice cream maker, but you’re supposed to eat … Continue reading
Filed under Drinky-Drinky, Farm Share, Seasonal
Picky Eating With Pookie… And Schnookie
Okay, I have a confession to make. I have never eaten beet greens. For years I have been getting beets from the farm with big, bushy bouquets of greens still attached. For years I have been growing beets in our … Continue reading
Filed under 3. July, Farm Share, Garden, Picky Eating With Pookie
Preparing For The Icy Wastelands Of Winter
There are times when my enthusiasm for my farm share wanes a bit, and I let a surplus of some vegetable or another go to waste because I’m not really in the mood to deal with it before it spoils. … Continue reading
Filed under 5. September, Bonanza!, Farm Share, Frozen!
A Cooking Update
I have had a tremendously lazy blogging week, probably because I’ve had a very feisty cooking one. I made a few new recipes this week, shook up our “in a rut” eating patterns, and then sat down with my laptop … Continue reading
Filed under 5. September, Fancy Dessert, Farm Share, Hearty Meals
Faux-caccia, Or: I Might Be A Crazy, Crazy Bitch, But At Least I’m Not Sandra Lee
Okay, the other night I got all creative with my farm share and winged-it with my first-ever attempt at stuffed peppers. I had four beautiful, perfectly-shaped, giant green peppers and a fridge full of chili leftovers, so there was nothing … Continue reading
Filed under 5. September, Baked Goods, Farm Share, Hearty Meals, Slumming It, Winging It
Winging It, CSA-Style
Okay, so having a share in a CSA is a wonderful thing, but sometimes you find yourself in a bit of a jam, where you have too many vegetables that need immediate attention. Yesterday was one of those nights for … Continue reading
Filed under 4. August, 8. August, Farm Share, Garden, Harvested, Hearty Meals, We Grew This, Winging It
Baked Pinquito Beans — A Revelation
A couple of years ago Boomer and I took a two-day “BBQ Boot Camp” course at the Culinary Institute of America. One of the things we made during production there was baked beans, and it was really the first time … Continue reading
Filed under 4. August, BBQ, Farm Share, We Grew This, Worth Selling Your Soul For
Ice Cream Byproducts, In Cocktail Form
So we’re working on making ice cream this weekend, using the blackberries from the farm (a pint) and the raspberries we’ve picked off our own canes in the last few days (about a half a pint). To ready the berries … Continue reading
Filed under 4. August, 8. August, Drinky-Drinky, Farm Share, Garden, Harvested, We Grew This, Worth Selling Your Soul For
Non-Picky Eating With Schnookie
You know what I love? Beets. They’re like magic to me. They’re so homely on the outside… … But so beautiful on the inside. And while I know there are all kinds of wonderful preparations a girl can make for … Continue reading
Filed under 3. July, Farm Share, Veggie Perfection
