Fresh and Value-Added Items:
- Carrots 1.5#
- French Fingerling or Yukon Gold Potatoes 2.5#
- Beets 2#
- Onions, Red
- Winter Spinach- 1/2#
- Cabbage 2-3# (last for the winter season)
- Eggs-1 dozen
- Raspberry Jam 1/2 pt: Suncrest Gardens raspberries, sugar, low-sugar pectin
- Green Beans 1 pt (canned): green beans, water, garlic, salt
Frozen Items:
- Vegetable Stock 1 Qt: water, onions, celery, carrots, parsley, thyme, rosemary, bay leaf, salt & pepper
- Tomato Soup 1 Qt: tomatoes, vegetable stock, onions, carrots, celery, basil, olive oil, garlic, sugar, salt, pepper (This does NOT contain milk or cream. It may be made creamier by adding a little milk/cream, or a dollop of sour cream).
- Broccoli Cheese Soup 1 Qt: broccoli, vegetable stock, cheddar cheese, onions, cream, butter, flour, garlic, salt, white pepper (DON’T BOIL when reheating as cream could curdle!)
- 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 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.) World’s Best Lasagna -this recipe is where my inspiration starts.
- Pesto (either kale or spinach base) 1/2 pint Baked Pesto Chicken (pesto is also a great pizza sauce, quick sauce over pasta, or added to mayo as a sandwich spread)
- Blueberries 1 pt: whole blueberries, keep frozen until you want to use them. Picked from Cain’s Orchard in Hixton, Wisconsin.
- Rhubarb 1 pt+: chopped rhubarb Blueberry Rhubarb Crumble
The MOSES organic farming conference is in LaCrosse this weekend. I am planning on attending a couple of days. Always lots of inspiration, warm conversations with friends and farmers, and great entertainment and social times before the season really kicks in.
Both boys have been hit by the flu this last week. So sleep has been something of desire, but thankfully simply a mother’s presence seems to make a big difference. I hope you and your families are keeping healthy this winter, or at least keeping your bouts of illness short lived. Thank goodness for quick meals of soup when time and energy are short!