Things at the farm has been a little disappointing. In June there was some heavy flooding, about a years worth of rain in a span of a few weeks. Many crops suffered and it now finally showing. A bit of a bummer, but it is probably a little good. Our power went out for two days, so we ate at my in-laws for those two nights. Before that we cooked for them the previous two nights, using their produce. So we went almost the whole week without cooking with any of the produce. Yikes!
I got used a good bit, but I ended up with much more than I would of hoped for. That’s okay since i got less than what I was expecting from the farm! lol I had a hard time “filling a bag” from the mix and match table that I ended up grabbing some more okra, something I am not super fond of. I will say I am excited about the ground cherries, I already ate some in an acai bowl with some blackberries. I also cheated a little with my share and took my in-law’s share of tomatillos. Not 100% sure what I am going to use them for though.
What’s Leftover
- 2 garlic scapes
- 1/2 cucumber
- 2 green bell peppers
- 1 kohlrabi
- 1 small head of cabbage
- 10 oz okra
- 2 1/2 lb beets (half golden, half red)
- 6 1/2 oz carrots
- 1 bunch of scallions
New Produce
- 1 pint blackberries
- 1/2 pint ground cherries
- 1 quart sun gold tomatoes
- 1 lb 5oz tomatillos
- 3 1/2 oz green beans (1 pint)
- 12 oz mixed stir-fry greens (1/3 a bag)
- 3 small leeks
- 3 slicing tomatoes
- 4 small salt & pepper cucumbers
- 1 small striped eggplant (10oz)
- 1 lb 11 oz red beets
- 4 hot peppers
- 3 cipollini onions
- 14 oz carrots
- 1 lb 10 oz okra
So what am I cooking today? Not much. I had a smoothie and a bagel, which both did not use any vegetables from our farm. The closest I got was making an acai bowl topped with ground cherries and blackberries. Jon and Gavin ate a few blackberries as well. We will be eating at my in-laws tonight, who are making eggplant “meatballs” and some pasta so that sounds pretty good. I also have some chocolate cherry sorbet in the ice cream maker for dessert.
Susan
Fresh tomatillos are so hard to find here. I’d say impossible, but they were available for a few weeks in a supermarket earlier this year, so I hope they come back at some point. But I’d love to make some stuff with them!
And just eat all of the berries straight into my face. 😉
I am suspicious of okra, I have had good and bad times with it, but I would like to try pickling it.
Jennifer
Tomatillos are kind-of hard to find fresh in the states as well. If I remember correctly they have a short harvest season, and short shelf life? I can’t remember the specifics but you have a better chance of finding them in a can. If you have a green thumb I heard once you germinate them, they pretty much self seed. In fact you can find tomatillo plants all over the farm in the fields they were previously grown.
Susan
I have a black thumb! But I am trying to change that. I just bought some pretty plants in pretty pots for my bedroom. If they do OK, perhaps I can try some veggies in the future.
Sarah
Oooh what a great haul! I agree with Susan, the berries would just go straight into my face. I could see myself making an awesome stir fry and an eggplant dish as well. Not sure which one but I’d definitely focus a dish on that because I love eggplant 🙂
Jennifer
I wish I could just put the berries into my face. I have a toddler and my husband to compete with lol
Julie
I still need to try ground cherries sometime, and the chocolate cherry sorbet sounds amazing!
Jenny
Oh wow, I think I’d be a little overwhelmed by that haul! Chocolate cherry sorbet sounds like a very good starting place though. And I love okra, so I’d want to make something with that – there’s a place in Manchester that serves okra fries and they’re possibly the best thing I’ve ever eaten!
Jennifer
Well, you will see a trend of leftovers each week. Part of managing the producing is picking what can last another week, and what doesn’t. Like I got potatoes this week, and I didn’t even think about using them up. They will just sit off to the side till they need to be used.