Weekly Pickup 9/19
Shelling Beans Sweet Potato Greens Paste Tomatoes Red Onions Basil Sweet Peppers Squash
Cynthia's Kitchen - Fresh Tomato Tart
Partially bake a pie crust at 450 degrees until pastry is slightly dry. Sprinkle immediately with 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. Cut paste tomatoes in wedges and drain on paper towels. Arrange over the melted mozzarella. Spread a half jar of pesto over tomatoes. Add a cup of shredded mozzarella, some grated Parmesan, and salt and pepper. Bake in oven for about 30 minutes until cheese is golden. Garnish with basil leaves if you want. Wait 5 minutes before you cut.
Update from the Gardens
Hot and dry late summer has finally given way to cooler mornings and a nice heavy soaking rain. We even had our first frost (earlier than most years) covering our lower hayfield where we currently have the sheep on pasture. For some crops, the cooler temperatures didn't come soon enough. Brassica or Cole crops don't fare well in the hotter days and warm nights without the relief of rains. The broccoli headed up in a stressed out way and will not be a crop of any mention this season. The cauliflower is following suit. The butternut squash is happy and has...
New in the Store
Shelling Beans - Back again! The most delicious beans you can imagine. Just shell them and cook them until they're soft. No soaking required. Great with pasta, ratatouille... Tomato and Herb Sauce - The tomato sauce this week has a bit of rosemary, thyme, oregano, sage, and basil, plus garlic and salt. Limited supply!
Update from the Gardens
Most of the summers crops are starting to wind down as the season shifts towards autumn. The potato plants in the potato patch have withered down to nothing, and the storage potatoes wait beneath the soil in their hilled beds. They will wait for the time when the root cellar has gotten cold enough and we dig them up. The last variety of sweet corn, sugar buns, is now ripe, and the rest of the corn stalks start to dry and turn brown. The summer squash is slowing down and the cucumber vines have mostly given up. We have canned...