Posted in Cooking, Food and Beverage, tagged bell peppers, cooking with local ingredients, cucumber, farm share, garlic, Homemade salsa, hot peppers, onion, tomatoes on October 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Some of you were wondering how on Earth I will ever use the giant bag of hot peppers that I received in my farm share. Well, I made salsa- and lots of it! Fresh salsa is absolutely wonderful.
Here’s the recipe that I use:
(Of course, substitutions are encouraged.)
About 6 lg. tomatoes, diced (if you prefer, seed the tomatoes [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Food and Beverage, tagged 9 Bean Rows, apples, apricots, Black Star Farms, bread, brown eggs, buy local, chives, community supported agriculture, CSA, eggs, farm share, Farm share: Week 12, Fresh Food, garlic, hot peppers, lettuce mix, radishes, salad mix, summer squash, tomatoes on September 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
It’s bittersweet… this is our final week of our farm share. We’ve enjoyed the diversity and range of produce, baked goods and eggs.
This week’s share from 9 Bean Rows Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program included 2 loaves of bread- one that was frozen that can be heated in the oven. We love the bread and [...]
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I recently attended a class on preserving and canning. I was looking to create a ‘taste of summer’ by way of canning my homegrown tomato bounty.
Well, I was sure in for a lesson or two. It seems that canning is actually quite a process and requires either a pressure canner or water bath canner depending [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Food and Beverage, tagged 9 Bean Rows, beat greens, Black Star Farms, bread, brown eggs, buy local, collard greens, community supported agriculture, CSA, cucumber, eggplant, eggs, farm share, Farm share: Week 11, Fresh Food, garlic, lettuce mix, potatoes, radishes, red haven peaches, rosemary, salad mix, summer squash, sweet corn, swiss chard, tomatoes on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jackpot! Does it get any better than two huge grocery bags full to the brim with fresh food and veggies? Jen and Nic are still at it, pulling together a nice haul each week.
This week’s share from 9 Bean Rows Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program included more peaches and sweet corn. So far, we’ve consumed the [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Food and Beverage, tagged 9 Bean Rows, Black Star Farms, bread, brown eggs, buy local, collard greens, community supported agriculture, CSA, Cucumbers, eggs, farm share, Farm share: Week 10, Fresh Food, green beans, lettuce mix, potatoes, radishes, squash blossoms, sweet corn on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wow! The peaches were amazing. I sliced them and heated them over a burner and served them warm over vanilla icecream. It was divine!
This week’s share from 9 Bean Rows Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program included tons of sweet corn and lots of other goodies. The sweet corn is the best I’ve had in years.
Our [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Food and Beverage, tagged 9 Bean Rows, Black Star Farms, bread, brown eggs, buy local, carrots, collard greens, community supported agriculture, CSA, Cucumbers, eggs, farm share, Farm share: Week 9, Fresh Food, green beans, lettuce mix, potatoes, radishes, squash blossoms, summer squash on August 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The baguette bread really hit the spot this week. I paired it with Leelanau Cheese’s Peppercorn Herb Cheese Spread and David and I downed it in one sitting. Leelanau Cheese is located at Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay which is also the host of my farm share.
This week’s share from 9 Bean Rows Community [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Food and Beverage, tagged 9 Bean Rows, balaton cherries, Black Star Farms, bread, brown eggs, buy local, community supported agriculture, CSA, Cucumbers, eggs, farm share, Farm Share: Week 8, Fresh Food, green beans, lettuce mix, mizuna, new potatoes, raspberries, squash blossoms, summer squash, sweet cherries on August 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every week, I pick up my farm share from the farmer’s market at the Grand Traverse Commons. It happens to be right across the street from Left Foot Charley where I met David for a glass of Rose and listened to a friend’s band while sitting on the outside patio. So I unpacked my share and did [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Food and Beverage, tagged buy local, Fresh Food, community supported agriculture, CSA, farm share, Black Star Farms, sweet cherries, new potatoes, bread, eggs, raspberries, 9 Bean Rows, tart cherries, parsley, brown eggs, zucchini, summer squash, croissants, Farm Share: Week 7 on August 11, 2009 | 4 Comments »
We are seven weeks into our twelve-week share and we are loving it! It’s been an adventure. We enjoy planning our meals around the fresh food. It’s forced us to look up new recipes and get out of our cooking rut! We sometimes tend to make the same dishes over and over. It’s been fun [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Food and Beverage, tagged 9 Bean Rows, arugula, Black Star Farms, bread, buy local, chicken, citrus radish confit, community supported agriculture, CSA, cucumber, farm share, Fresh Food, lettuce mix, new potatoes, parsley, radish recipe, raspberries, rosemary, salad mix, spinach, sweet cherries on August 3, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tomatoes are in, more cherries, spinach and raspberries galore! Also, this week’s share has wonderful purple hues again which makes for great presentation!
This week’s share from 9 Bean Rows Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. We haven’t had eggs for the past few weeks because apparently there is a predator going after the chickens and they [...]
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Posted in Cooking, Food and Beverage, Leelanau County, Northern Products, tagged baked goods, corn maze, Fresh Food, fruit, Gallaghers Farm Market, M-72, petting zoo, produce, pumpkin patch, sweet cherries, tart cherries, Traverse City on July 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Do I really need more farm-fresh eats when I’m already getting weekly farm shares from my CSA? Of course I do! A trip to Gallagher’s Farm Market would tempt anyone’s taste buds!
Located just 3 miles west of Traverse City, it’s a quick drive from my house and is conveniently located off of state highway M-72. [...]
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