CSA delivery 6/16/2008
In the boxes this week:
green onions
green garlics with scapes attached
summer bok choy
Swiss chard
dill
lavender
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Recipes?
Swiss chard, the simple saute in oil with garlic and chili pepper is still the easiest way to prepare most greens: http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000965swiss_chard.php. Another way I like to prepare most greens is to cook them down a bit (steam or boil), drain the water by squeezing, chopping it up and throwing it between layers of filo (phylo) dough with some feta cheese. Brush each layer of filo with a little bit of oil (I prefer sunflower or canola), layer about 4 or 5 filo leaves, then add a bit of crumbled feta and the chopped chard (or other greens) with some sauteed onions). Do this a few times, no rules, this is peasant cooking. Finish with a layer of filo, brush the top with oil and bake until well browned at 350 degrees. Yes, Swiss chard can replace spinach in spanakopita.
The summer bok choi is great for stir fries. This is all there is so far as I had crop damage this year (groundhogs!). I thought I'd throw it in your bags this week as it was starting to go to seed and wanted you to have at least a taste before it's gone. I may try another crop or two before the year is up.
lavender recipes? Lots and lots of them. Add it to lemonade, shortbread cookies, here's a good place to start: http://www.napa-lavender.com/content/recipes.htm.
This tart recipe has been tempting me ever since it came out in March, I may bring this to Monday night knitting soon (if it's not too hot and humid): lavender-honey tart: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/CHOCOLATE-HONEY-TART-241875
farm report:
Monday was an almost perfect day for harvesting! Low humidity, low temperatures but lots of wind. Our farm in southwest Michigan isn't getting any of that headline flooding, just weird patches of dry ground that need watering (my nasturtiums are wilting!) and other patches that the tractor gets stuck in. There are delays in planting tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cucumbers, and squash. Weather predictions for this week look great and I'm hoping to crank through and get everything in the ground (as well as keep up with those weeds trying to choke out the cardoon).
green onions
green garlics with scapes attached
summer bok choy
Swiss chard
dill
lavender
* * *
Recipes?
Swiss chard, the simple saute in oil with garlic and chili pepper is still the easiest way to prepare most greens: http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000965swiss_chard.php. Another way I like to prepare most greens is to cook them down a bit (steam or boil), drain the water by squeezing, chopping it up and throwing it between layers of filo (phylo) dough with some feta cheese. Brush each layer of filo with a little bit of oil (I prefer sunflower or canola), layer about 4 or 5 filo leaves, then add a bit of crumbled feta and the chopped chard (or other greens) with some sauteed onions). Do this a few times, no rules, this is peasant cooking. Finish with a layer of filo, brush the top with oil and bake until well browned at 350 degrees. Yes, Swiss chard can replace spinach in spanakopita.
The summer bok choi is great for stir fries. This is all there is so far as I had crop damage this year (groundhogs!). I thought I'd throw it in your bags this week as it was starting to go to seed and wanted you to have at least a taste before it's gone. I may try another crop or two before the year is up.
lavender recipes? Lots and lots of them. Add it to lemonade, shortbread cookies, here's a good place to start: http://www.napa-lavender.com/content/recipes.htm.
This tart recipe has been tempting me ever since it came out in March, I may bring this to Monday night knitting soon (if it's not too hot and humid): lavender-honey tart: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/CHOCOLATE-HONEY-TART-241875
farm report:
Monday was an almost perfect day for harvesting! Low humidity, low temperatures but lots of wind. Our farm in southwest Michigan isn't getting any of that headline flooding, just weird patches of dry ground that need watering (my nasturtiums are wilting!) and other patches that the tractor gets stuck in. There are delays in planting tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, cucumbers, and squash. Weather predictions for this week look great and I'm hoping to crank through and get everything in the ground (as well as keep up with those weeds trying to choke out the cardoon).