WEEK ELEVEN. CSAs are GREAT!
Your box: cilantro, lettuce, eggplant, tomatoes, plums, asian pears, collards, dino kale, heirloom collards, basil, garlic, summer squash
On the farm:
You’ll never believe what happened. Santa Claus landed on our roof last week and threw out a bunch of gifts! Brian got a gift certificate to Target and I got a brand new unicorn. For some reason the unicorn always hangs out by the rainbow that ends in our back yard. So random. The girls both received new vacuum cleaners and a lifetime subscription to Good Housekeeping. Santa gave Roy the dog coal because he is bad. Real bad. The cats got socks and new tennis shoes. All in all it was a great Christmas. Hope you all enjoy your box. Please don’t forget to pay us for the next half of the CSA because Santa forgot to give us cash. Happy Holidays!!!
Recipe:
Caprese Salad
4 tomatoes pepper balsamic vinegar
handful of basil salt
mozzarella ball olive oil
Slice tomatoes 1/8 inch thick, lay down on platter. Place one leaf of basil on each tomato slice. Slice rounds of fresh mozzarella 1/8 inch thick and place on top. Drizzle olive oil, balsamic vinegar on top. Salt and pepper to taste and enjoy.
Fresh Tomato-Basil Sauce ( Fresh from the Farm and Garden)
¼ cup butter ¼ cup good olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced 5 tomatoes, seeded and chopped ¼ cup fresh basil ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons sugar or honey salt and pepper to taste 1 tbs fresh oregano chopped ¼ red pepper flakes
Heat butter and oil in a large pot or Dutch oven. Saute onions and garlic until golden. Then add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer 30 minutes, covered, stirring occasionally. Serve immediately or freeze.