Fresh and Value-Added Items:
- Carrots 1.5#
- Yukon Gold Potatoes or Mtn Rose 2# Potato and Chorizo Tacos
- Beets 1# : Maple Teriyaki Beets
- Onions
- Cabbage, Green: Stuffed Cabbage Casserole, One Pot Meal: Chicken Satay (sub as needed)
- Pickles
- Eggs-1 dozen
- Raspberry Jam-1/2 pt
Frozen Items:
- Vegetable Stock 1 Qt: water, onions, celery, carrots, potatoes, parsley, thyme, rosemary, bay leaf, salt & pepper. Uses for stock.
- Roasted Tomato Basil Soup/Base 1 Qt: roasted tomatoes, onions, vegetable stock, fresh basil, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme (instead of soup, add 1 can of seasoned tomato paste to this and pour it over cooked pasta of your choice with parmesan cheese and sauteed chicken, optional)
- Roasted Potato & Pepper Soup 1 Qt: roasted potatoes, green and colored peppers, onions, garlic, olive oil, rosemary, chili powder, cumin, paprika, curry, salt, pepper. To brighten, add some parsley and parmesan if desired.
- Spaghetti Sauce 1 Qt: roasted tomatoes, onions, garlic, peppers, olive oil, basil, oregano, salt, pepper (I like to add 1 can of tomato paste to thicken and deepen the tomato flavor/color and add salt/pepper/garlic to taste. You can also add cooked hamburger &/or spicy pork sausage, red wine, fennel seeds, and Italian seasoning for a lovely lasagna or spaghetti base.)
- Roasted Sweet Peppers 1 cup: Add to dishes to deepen flavor such as spaghetti or chili. Add to pizza toppings, tacos, or create a pasta sauce with them. Roasted Cashew & Red Pepper Spread
- Sweet Corn 1 pt: corn, butter, water, salt, pepper, sugar Quinoa Salad with Corn and Black Beans
- Blueberries 1 pt: whole blueberries, keep frozen until you want to use them. Picked from Cain’s Orchard in Hixton, Wisconsin.
- Rhubarb 1 qt: chopped rhubarb Blueberry Rhubarb Crumble
“Today is a lovely day.” Isn’t that a great mantra to say each morning and challenge ourselves to find those answers? This can be a little harder to do on some of our weather difficult days of late but there are always an abundance of reasons why each day is a gift.
The last two days, Ashlan and Ethan have had a chance to learn about preparing winter shares as they have been home from school. They have learned about cross-contamination and the reasons why we wash our hands a lot to prevent spreading germs. They were also the quality control team helping wash and inspect our raspberry jam jars. They added the labels to the jars this week, so just smile when you see your label a little less than straight. It’s part of the small family farm charm that comes in your box, well at least this week.
For those interested in cuts of meat from the farm, I created a post with our price list. Just let me know what I can send in your next CSA box.
Many of you have been signing up for 2014 CSA shares. We are over 50% full for our Spring shares. If you are looking at a year-round or spring share, you will want to sign up soon to reserve you spot.
Eat Well. Smile Often.
Your Farmer, Heather