Spring showers. And rainbows. And flowers. This week had them all, including major down pours on Wednesday and Thursday. My trees and flowers all think spring is here, so there are tiny buds on some and fledgling leaves on others. The Blenheim apricot looks ready to rock this season and the D’Anjou pear in the
Thanksgiving week! The food. The family. The joy! Oh yes, I am happy. By now you have all see my menu plan for Thanksgiving dinner. Fortunately, we have to eat the rest of the week too, and with our vegetable box from Fifth Crow Farms, we are all set. This week we found Delicata squash,
Our tradition, for the last three weeks, is that I bake a loaf of no-knead sourdough bread Sunday morning and we have BLTs for lunch, using bacon from the 1/2 pig we purchased from Linda’s Tasty Pork in Carmel Valley. A 9th generation Californian, Linda Ferrasci operates Rancho Chupinos, which has been in the family since 1878. In
The last few weeks have been a little busy at home and we have not been getting through our weekly boxes from Fifth Crow Farms. So this week, I have a little makeup to do! In our box this week, we found Carrots, Collard Greens, Strawberries, Raspberries, Artichokes, Baby Kale, Cucumbers, Leeks, Dill, and Savoy
Summer is winding down, which means it is time to can all the tomatoes. This year I am focussing on Tomato Jam (two kinds, with honey and with sugar) and Pizza Sauce. All recipes are from Food in Jars, one of my favorite food preservation sites. I just bought Naturally Sweet Food in Jars, Marissa’s
A study of zucchini. Zucchini three ways. Reflections on zucchini. Our box from Fifth Crow Farm contained the above mentioned zucchini and summer squash, beets, leeks, new purple potatoes, baby gem lettuce, strawberries and blackberries, lemon cucumbers, fennel, and broccoli. Here is my menu plan for the week of July 19: Sunday: Sous
We have themes in our house – Taco Tuesday (or Thursday), Fajita Friday, Meatless Monday (although we have not done that in a while). The kids look forward to it and it makes it easy to plan at least one meal a week. Taco Tuesday can be almost anything. I have cooked ground beef or
Fall is here. Our box from Mariquita Farms contained Lettuces, Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes, Principe Borghese Tomatoes, Spigariello, Potatoes, Red Heart Peppers, and Avocados. Here is my menu plan for the week of September 22: Sunday: Grilled steaks, tomato salad, lettuce salad with avocado, sauteed spigariello (a friend of kale), mashed sweet potatoes Monday: Slow Cooked
Beautiful Bacon avocados in our Mariquita Farms box this week, 5 total. Between lunch and dinner salads, plus maybe a random night with guacamole, these fruits will go fast. Our box also contained Kohlrabi (I scored two bunches from the trade box!), Baby Carrots, Lacinato Kale, Lettuces, Potatoes, French Tarragon and Green-tailed Red Onions.