Posts from ‘July, 2011’

Wow, this past week went fast! Here was the bounty from my Sport Hill Farm CSA last week: 4 zucchini 2 of either zucchini or yellow summer squash 1 head of green cabbage 1 cucumber 1 bag of tomatoes 1 head of escarole 2 cauliflower heads 1 bunch of kale 1 bunch of salad turnips [...]

I’m probably the last one on the block, so to speak, but I finally dug up my garlic today. In November, I planted cloves from bulbs from Maple Bank Farm, Holbrook Farm, Sport Hill Farm, and Cherry Grove in Newtown, CT. (Yes, I was late getting them in the ground too!) Anyway, today was the [...]

Yet another fabulous food week. Here’s the bounty from week 7 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 1 bag of lettuce mix: lettuce, lemon basil, and arugula 4-5 zucchini (plus big ones for free!) 1 bunch of haruki turnips 1 bunch of scallions 1 bunch of Swiss chard 1 bag of golden beets choice of [...]

Patti (my CSA farmer) is on a zucchini roll lately. She made zucchini brownies (which I heard were fabulous) and went on to share this link to Zucchini Five Ways. Now is the time to ferret out the zucchini recipes since it’s just the beginning of what’s looking like a long and prosperous zucchini season. [...]

Another fabulous food week. Here’s the bounty from week 6 of my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 2 zucchini squashes 1 yellow summer squash 1 bag of rainbow carrots 1 bag of broccoli 1 bunch of scallions 1 head of lettuce 1 big bag of beet greens (eater’s choice between these, collards, or kale) The carrots [...]

It was a fairly unexciting food week with most of the greens getting sautéed with garlic scapes and olive oil and stored away for the dark days. However, I did make fried squash blossoms and that’s something you don’t see every day. . I made a batter using: one egg (Woodbury Laid) 2 Tbsp of [...]

While planning my food contributions to this year’s Fourth of July picnic, I came across this article in Salon: The table is set with an elegant fusion of Southern comfort food and fine French cuisine. The beef and lamb are grass-fed; the artisan smoked hams are from locally raised pigs. The produce is locally grown [...]

The Bethel Farmer’s Market may have started out low key, but it’s picking up in week two—a few more vendors and a lot more fun this week. The Maple Bank Farm folks are definitely the ringleaders of the jocularity. Daffodil Hill Growers grew the first hot peppers I’ve seen at the markets this season (thanks [...]

Bone broth is making a come-back. It used to be quite ordinary but with inexpensive and convenient broths and stocks available in cans and boxes, few take the time to make this delicious, nutritious food. And that’s a shame because you could be getting chondroitin, glucosamine, and collagen for free! The boxed and canned broths [...]

My farmer, her helpers, and the Earth were very busy this week. Here’s this week’s bounty from my Sport Hill Farm CSA: 1 bag of beets 1 bunch of Swiss chard 1 head of escarole 1 head of lettuce 1 bag of broccoli 1 [big] zucchini 1 summer squash 1 head of bok choy 1 [...]