Edamame is a super easy vegetable to make. Put the whole pods in a pot of boiling water or a steam and boil/steam for about 20-30 minutes. The beans on the inside should be somewhat firm but tender, not too mushy. When done garnish with some salt and olive oil […]
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from Farmer John’s Cookbook 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts 1 lb green beans 1 tsp salt plus more to taste black pepper 1 1/2 tbls freshly squeezed lemon juice 3 tbls olive oil 4 oz Parmesan cheese, thinly shaved 1. Toast the walnuts in a dry heavy skillet over high […]
Green Bean Salad with Walnuts and Parmesan in Lemon Dressing
from Food to Live By 1 bunch Swiss Chard 2 tbsl olive oil 3 tbls minced shallots or onions grated zest of one lemon 1/4 cup raisins 1/2 toasted pine nuts coarse salt and black pepper 1. Rinse the chard and cut the ribs off the leaves. Cut the ribs […]
Swiss Chard with Raisins and Pine Nuts
It’s quite a box this week! Enjoy it all! Here we are at the top of the seasonal mountain. Most everything looks good from up here. So far this season has been going very well. We have enjoyed great help from our interns, our CSA worker members, friends, family, and […]
News From The Farm – July 28th
Green Beans 1# Rainbow Chard Red Pontiac Potatoes 2# Garlic Sweet Corn Carrots Summer Squash Edamame Soybeans Tomatoes
What’s in Your Box? – July 28th
from Farmer John’s Cookbook 1/4 cup roughly chopped pine nuts or slivered almonds olive oil to grease the pan 1 medium eggplant 1/2 lb ripe tomatoes ( about 2 small or 1 large tomato), stems removed, diced 1/4 cup apple juice or white grape juice 3 tbls balsamic vinegar 3 […]
Roasted Eggplant and Tomato with Pine Nuts in Mustard-Balsamic Vinaigrette
from Food to Live By 3/4-1 lb green beans salt 1 tbls olive oil 1 tbls minced fresh garlic 1/2 bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and sliced into thin strips (optional) freshly ground black pepper 1. Fill a large bowl of water with ice cubes and set aside 2. Bring a […]
Garlicky String Beans
In farming the elements are rarely as you want them. There’s either too much or too little of rain, sun, wind, etc. We’ve gone from no rain in weeks and weeks to some nice thunderstorms over the past couple. Now we need it to stop raining, so we can get […]
News From The Farm – July 21st
Red & Green Zebra Tomatoes Mixed Cherry Tomatoes Yellow Onions Green Beans 3/4# Green Peppers Italian Eggplant Rainbow Chard Red Oak Leaf Lettuce Parsley
What’s In Your Box – July 21st
from Food to Live By 2 lbs unpeeled new potatoes, cut into 1/2 inch chunks 4 cloves garlic, peeled 1/4 cup milk 2 tbls butter 3-4 oz crumbled blue cheese, at room temp salt and ground pepper 1. Place the potatoes, garlic, and 5 cups of water in a large […]
Blue Cheese Smashed Potatoes
from Food to Live By 1 can (15 oz black beans) 1 cup uncooked fresh corn kernels 1 large ripe tomato diced 1 small red onion diced 2 tbls parsley 2 tsp minced garlic 2 tbls white wine vinegar or distilled white vinegar 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 […]
Corn and Black Bean Salad
We’re feeling pretty good about the farm these days. Rainy days allow us to pay attention to parts of the farm that are sometimes forgotten. The crew pulled up all the over-wintering flowers from the hoop house, added compost, and forked it all in. That house is ready for the […]