from Things Cooks Love – serves 4 to 6 1 clove garlic 1 tsb plus ½ tsb coarse salt 4 tbsp coarsely chopped unsalted roasted or dry-roasted almonds 1 cup lightly packed fresh basil leaves, stemmed ¼ cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese ¼ cup grated pecorino Romano cheese ¼ cup olive […]
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It’s been a nice week since we last corresponded. We’ve gotten some rain, so no irrigating over the past week. Last Thursday we had a wonderful day dealing with onions & garlic. The loft of our barn was FULL of onions and garlic on drying racks after being harvested a […]
News from the Farm – July 16, 2016
The Berghoff Family Cookbook – One cup The Berghoff opened in 1900 and continues to this day, serving a wide variety of wonderful food, with a big tip of the hat to German dishes. It was a mico-brewry before the term was invented, and still makes a fine beer. They […]
Carlyn Berghoff’s Lemon-Dijon Vinaigrette
Makes about 1 ½ cups 1 cup pitted Kalamata olives 1 cup fresh basil leaves ¾ cup toasted walnuts 1 large garlic clove 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice ½ teaspoon dry mustard ¼ cup olive oil Blend first 6 ingredients in a processor to coarse puree. With machine running, gradually […]
Olive Basil Sauce
Bon Appetit July 1992 About 8 servings. 2 ½ tablespoons balsamic vinegar or red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons orange jucie 1 tablespoon of poppy seeds ½ teaspoons dry mustard ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup vegetable oil 1 green onion, minced 8 nice sized zucchini, halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced crosswise […]
Poppy Seed Vinaigrette with Zucchini Salad
Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. We spent the weekend catching bees and harvesting potatoes! We had a big crew out here to help: some CSA worker members! and a group of kids attending a farm camp. With all the many hands we were able to harvest about 2,000# […]
News from the Farm – July 9, 2016
Red Butter Lettuce Romaine Lettuce Cucumbers Potatoes 2# Romano Flat Beans (very dirty, from the (hurrah) rain!) Pint of cherry tomatoes! Japanese Eggplant Cabbage Parsley
What’s in Your Box – July 9, 2016
We had a great time on ASAP’s farm tour this past week end. About 130 folks made it out to the farm and toured around our fields, learning about our farming practices, what we grow and a little farm history. The hazelnuts were a big draw. It […]
News from the Farm – July , 2016
Alice B. Toklas Cook Book Although she was better known for other ingredients used in her recipes, Alice shares this Spanish dish with us. She is a historically interesting person and her life is worth checking into. 4 cups of broth of your choice, cooked with 2 cloves of garlic […]
Gazpacho of Malaga
Edna Lewis The Taste of Country Cooking. This is from her 1972 cookbook featuring recipes from Virginia. Serves 4 or 5 1 head of lettuce 3 slices of bacon 1 teaspoon sugar ½ cup apple cider vinegar Remove the softer outer leaves. Cut of break away the lettuce from the […]
Wilted Lettuce with Hot Vinegar Dressing
Enchanted Broccoli Forest Cookbook 1 medium (7”) cucumber, seeded and chopped 11/2 cups buttermilk 1 clove of garlic, crushed ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup red wine vinegar 2 teaspoons prepared horseradish 1 teaspoon dill weed or about a tablespoon of fresh if you have it 1 teaspoon of mild paprika […]
Buttermilk & Cucumber Dressing
Green Butter Lettuce Romaine Lettuce Cucumbers Summer Squash Yellow Onions 2# Garlic Rainbow Chard Romano Flat Beans (very dirty, from the (hurrah) rain!) 1/2 pint cherry tomatoes! Basil