csa breakfast

Banana, mixed berries, pineapple, kale and water smoothie.

Buttered toast with egg and tomato.

Zucchini Pickles

I've been meaning to try this quick zucchini pickle recipe from 101 Cookbooks for ages now.  Recently, I finally got around to it.  I am so glad I did... they are fabulous.

I followed the recipe pretty faithfully, changing only 1 ingredient, I had to substitute crushed red pepper flakes for the fresh chile used in the recipe.

Really, give these a try.  A nice alternative to a regular pickle.  Great on a burger or just on their own!

breakfast sandwich

Whole wheat bagel, veggie cream cheese, sauteed swiss chard and a fried egg.

pasta with golden corn sauce

I bought Serving Up the Harvest at this great, little local chicken/garden/organic goodness store this spring. So far the recipes have been winners.

Pasta with Golden Corn Sauce

Kernels from 6 ears of corn
1 1/2 c. chicken broth
pinch of saffron threads (I bought saffron for the first time today- whoa expensive!)
1/4 pound of smoked turkey or ham, cut into thin strips (I used some deli ham that needed to be used up.)
1 c. quartered cherry tomatoes
1/4 c. chopped fresh basil
salt and pepper
1 lb. linguine

1. Bring pot of salted water to boil.

2. Combine corn, chicken broth and saffron in a med. saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 1 minute.

3. Blend the corn mixture and then add turkey, tomatoes and basil. Season with salt and pepper.

4. Cook pasta and drain.

5. Combine the pasta with the sauce in a serving bowl, toss well, and serve immediately.

Pinterest Recipe Round-up

I've tried a few new veggies recipes from pinterest in the past few weeks.  All have had some level of success.

via Pinterest

The light creamed spinach was by far the fan-favorite.  It was also the only recipe I altered.  Instead of using frozen chopped spinach, I used this recipe to clean out my vegetable drawer and I used up a bunch of greens that we had around.  I took the rest of the swiss chard, napa cabbage, and beet greens that we had in the drawer and removed the stems, chopped them, and steamed them.  Then I let them cool, drained them completely, and used them as I would have the frozen spinach as called for in the recipe.  This was so very good and the kids went crazy for it.  Nora (age 3) was so disappointed when Neal packed up the last little bit for his lunch the next day instead of giving her thirds!

via Pinterest

The dill pickles were a close second.  The kids really liked these a lot.  I didn't have Kirby cucumbers and I just used the large one that came in our box.  I sliced them into rounds and we ate them on burgers and on their own.

via Pinterest

We all agreed that the cabbage needed a bit of tweaking but it was surely edible.  I have a feeling I will be able to perfect it this fall.  Maybe a bit of cider vinegar instead of the lemon juice would do the trick?

Have you tried any new recipes from around the web lately? Do share!

Dinner on the Farm: Common Harvest

Sarah Jane and I headed to Common Harvest for Dinner on the Farm this week.  It was lovely!  We took our hubbies and a couple of friends and enjoyed great food, good beer, and time to roam around the farm without our little ones underfoot.  It was my first time being at the farm in July and it was fun to see food at different stages than I had in the past.  We also enjoyed a bit of wildlife... a garter snake at the farm and a black bear near the river on the way there!  Looking forward to heading back out in a few weeks for the vintage baseball game.

June 18th

Ahhh, CSA season is back again!  Yay!  Our first delivery was last Thursday and it was green, green, green!

We have swiss chard, leaf lettuce, spinach, snap peas, green onions, basil, and dill.  Oh the lushness of late spring.  I have been craving greens lately.  We have them regularly, but the grocery store greens have nothing on these!  Our first meal was very simple and good for a house of people a but under the weather...

A tortellini soup with chopped spinach and basil and a green, green salad of lettuce, snap peas, and basil.

What was in your CSA box this week?