
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Farmy Dinner

Friday, September 26, 2008
By Popular Demand
Makes one loaf.
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (He sometimes substitutes oat bran for part of it.)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
(Instead of cinnamon and nutmeg, he uses the mixed spice I wrote about before...right here. I think you can really taste the spices, and that's what makes them so good.)
1 beaten egg
1 cup sugar (He uses raw sugar and cuts it to about 3/4 of a cup.)
1 cup finely shredded, unpeeled zucchini (or whatever summer squash you have)
1/4 cup cooking oil
1/4 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel (leaves it out)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (leaves them out, but adds in raisins or sultanas or whatever we have)
1. Grease bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of an 8x4x2 inch loaf pan; set aside. In a medium mixing bowl combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and nutmeg. Make a well in center of dry mixture; set aside.
2. In another medium mixing bowl combine egg, sugar, zucchini, oil, and lemon peel. Add zucchini mixture all at once to dry mixture. Stir just until moistened (batter should be lumpy). Fold in the nuts.
3. Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake in a 350 degree oven 55 to 60 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for ten minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Wrap and store overnight before slicing.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Week 19...Already!

carrots
bok choy-white stem and green stem
arugula
beets-white, golden and red
potatoes-yukon gold
watermelon
galia melon
tomatoes
eggplant
pickles
summer squash
sweet bell peppers
bull's horn peppers
I'm lucky I could fit all of this into the picture!
Note: We were away in California last week, so another family picked up our share. A report should be coming soon! (Maybe a picture too.)
Friday, September 19, 2008
Squash it In

First he hollowed out the squash as if he was making jack o'lanterns. Setting those aside, he sauteed the beef in olive oil with some garlic and onions. (He also threw in some corn we had left from the previous week.) In a separate pot, he cooked up some couscous with garlic and herbs. Once the couscous was done, he combined it with the meat and mixed in some cheese.

Then he filled each squash with the mixture and baked for about 45 mins at 350 degrees.

Finally, he topped them with homemade tomato sauce. He really liked how this came out and said it was just as good reheated a few days later. He will make this again!
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
For Later...



Using our food processor, it took no time at all to shred all the squash. Ger then scooped two cups per bag, just enough for a batch of bread. From everything I've read on the internet, you don't have to worry about blanching it if you're freezing it shredded, so what could be easier?
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
For Now...
Quick Draw McGraw had a dog named Snuffles. When Snuffles was given a dog biscuit, he would hug himself and float up in the air and generally throw a fit of joy, because he loved them so much. That's about how I feel about these muffins. Mmmm mmmm mmmm...floating back down to earth.
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Baked Tomatoes

Week 17

ARUGULA/ROQUETTE
BEETS-WHITE, GOLDEN AND RED
YUKON GOLD POTATOES
WAX/GREEN BEAN MIX
WATERMELON
SWEET CORN
TOMATOES-standard, heirloom, cherry
EGGPLANT – Italian or Japanese
CUCUMBERS and PICKLES
ASSORTMENT of SUMMER SQUASH
COLORED SWEET BELL PEPPERS
SWEET ITALIAN BULL’S HORN PEPPER - Carmen
HOT PEPPERS - optional
Sunday, September 7, 2008
SMILE!
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Good Idea!

...and good company.

Yes, I allow my cat on the dining room table. I promise I'll clean it well if I invite you over for dinner.
But more importantly, the salad greens. For the past few weeks we've received a bag of salad in our share, washed and ready to eat. Bagged salads are popular at the grocery store for a reason! It is so convenient. Gerry and I both love it. Thumbs up for that idea, Myerov Farm!
Friday, September 5, 2008
Tomato Fest
Black Prince-dark red purple, 6oz, Russian heirloom
Cherokee Purple-burgundy, 10-12oz,
Garden Peach-yellow, 2-4oz, skin has a peach fuzz
Mr. Stripey (Hillbilly)-16oz, orange-yellow fruit
Prudens Purple-dark pink, 10-16oz
Carolina Gold-yellow, 10-12oz
Sun Gold Cherry-orange
Sweet Chelsea Cherry-red 1oz, intense fruity flavor
Piriform-red pear shaped with ribs, 7-9oz from Italy
Black Japanese Tiffle-dark red pear shape with ribs

Different colors, different sizes, different shapes. Sadly, I don't know one from the other. I was looking for Mr. Stripey, though, because I've been following his progress over the past couple of months. I first spotted him as a mere sprout in the greenhouse.

Then he graduated to a spot in the field. I haven't seen him lately, as I haven't been making the pick ups. Hope you've enjoyed your summer, Mr. Stripey! I'm sure tomato lovers have been enjoying you!
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Squashsagne
We've been eatin' good lately, but haven't tried a lot of new dishes. Gerry's been doing one "dump it all in" dish a week, but I don't want to bore you with the same thing over and over. However, this is an innovation. He called it squashsagne, because he cut the squash into thin strips lengthwise and then layered it in with cheese, sauce, etc. just like a lasagne!
Two things we learned from this dish:
1. We shouldn't have donated the mandoline to the thrift store.
2. Gerry hates eggplant. I hadn't tried it yet, but I'm thinking I may skip that one now.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Week 16 Share
Labor Day Eats

It's not easy to take a nice picture of corn on the cob! I suppose if there was something else on the plate, it would look better. Oh well, just revel in the goodness that is corn.
Gerry and I didn't have much of a holiday weekend, but we made sure to save some corn and watermelon for our picnic supper on Monday night. I had to relearn how to eat watermelon with seeds, but it is a delicious melon! Just had it again, ice cold. Yum.
When I was a kid, corn was always cooked in a pot of water, so that is how I insist on having it until this day. Even my mom uses a microwave now, but it just doesn't seem the same to me. And on the grill? No way! How do you cook your corn on the cob?


