To celebrate our last week with you, we have harvested and gathered:
Onions
Leeks
Potatoes
Mustard Greens
Sunchokes
Cardoons
Butternut Squash
Baby Pam Pumpkins
Herbs- Rosemary/ Sage
RECIPES
Caramelized Onion Dip
Ingredients-
Cooking spray
3 cups chopped onion (about 2 medium)
3 tablespoons low-fat sour cream, divided
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) block-style 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/8 teaspoon salt
Dash of ground red pepper
Directions:
Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over [...]
This week we have harvested:
Butternut Squash
Spaghetti Squash
Baby Pam Pumpkins
Cardoons
Garlic
RECIPES
Butternut Squash with Onions and Pecans
Ingredients-
3 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, diced
2 1/4 pounds butternut squash
1 cup chopped pecans
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Place pecans on an ungreased baking sheet. Toast at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 5 to 8 minutes.
Peel the squash, [...]
This week’s share:
Butternut Squash
Baby Bear Pumpkins
Sun chokes/ Jerusalem Artichokes
Garlic
RECIPES
Jerusalem Artichoke and Cheese Chowder
Ingredients-
2 Tablespoons butter
1 small onion, sliced
1 pound Jerusalem artichokes, sliced into water with 1 Tablespoon lemon juice added
8 ounces carrots, sliced
5 teaspoon all-purpose flour
2-1/2 cups chicken stock
1-1/4 cups milk
8 ounces (2 cups) Gruyere cheese, shredded
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
Salt and pepper, to taste.
Julienne [...]
Wow, it is already November. How time continues to fly…
The recent weather has been chilly, although that doesn’t keep a farmer out of the field! Things have been super busy at Simington Gardens with tilling in the newly sown cover crop, building new green houses, planting winter greens, and tightening up any lose ends from [...]
This week we have harvested:
Butternut Squash
Winter Greens Fresh Salad Mix
Onions
Cardoons
Pumpkins- Carve them or bake them!
Spicy Peppers
Green Bell Peppers
RECIPES
Honeyed Cardoons with Pine Nuts and Thyme
Ingredients-
1 medium onion
1/2 pound cardoons
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon fresh thyme
1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
Salt and black pepper
Directions-
Trim the cardoons and boil them for 30-40 minutes [...]
This week we are excited to share:
Ancho Poblano Peppers
Spicy Jalapenos and Czech Black Peppers
Fingerling Potatoes
Pattison Panache Winter Squash
Apples from Gala Springs Organic Orchards in Boardman, Oregon
RECIPES
Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread
Ingredients
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup yellow cornmeal
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 cups milk
3 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 pound (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted, plus extra to greasethe [...]
This week we have a few old favorites and a few new ones…. Enjoy the bounty and a BIG THANKS to all of our CSA participants for their support!
To be expected in this week’s basket:
Sugar Pumpkins
An array of Red Sweet Peppers, including- Lipstick, Jimmy Nardello, Corno D’Toro
Green Peppers
Fresh Winter Green Variety Bunch
Potatoes
Tomatillos
RECIPES
Roasted Tomatillo Salsa (great [...]
This week we have HOWDEN PUMPKINS!! There is no better way to dive into fall than with pumpkin carving and seed roasting (http://allrecipes.com/HowTo/Roasting-Pumpkin-Seeds/Detail.aspx).
Or, if you are interested in baking an culinary preparation- do so, or have it out on your front porch! We have had a blast growing them and hope you enjoy!
Other items included [...]
FALL is OFFICIALLY here!! We are excited about the turning of the seasons with winter squash being harvested, winter greens seeded and planted, and the hopes and dreams of the next season to come.
What’s in this week’s CSA basket?
TOMATOES
POTATOES
PADRONE PEPPERS
LEMON CUCUMBERS
BABY PAM COOKING PUMPKINS
and our GOURMET SALAD MIX!
RECIPES
The days are getting shorter
the holidays are [...]
Welcome to Week 16 of your CSA basket!
This week we will be providing our lovely CSA members with:
Tomatoes- Heirloom varieties, and cherries too!
Cucumber- Lemon
Peppers- Ancho Poblano and Hungarian Yellow Wax
Winter Squash- Red Kuri and Baby Bear Pumkins
Green French Fillet Beans
RECIPES-
Heirloom Tomato Bruschetta with Basil
Ingredients
6 or 7 ripe plum tomatoes (about 1 1/2 lbs)
2 cloves [...]
