We’ve been a bit crazed here, at the little one acre. That happens sometimes–this life thing! At any rate, week 4 of our CSA involved a lucky-draw–lots of zucchini, beets, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, purslane (used in an egg-salad concoction last week)–all really good stuff. We purchased an additional 2 gallons of blueberries [...]

It is a naughty cookie, but it is delicious. Heidi’s Banana Chip Cookies (dried banana chips, chocolate chips and walnuts)–you can find the recipe here. I had to freeze most of them so I wouldn’t keep dipping into the cookie jar. A note on fats: she uses butter, which I recommend, as [...]

Happy Solstice! Aren’t those Simpson-esque clouds just ridiculous? I hope you’re having a lovely day…I realize that the moment of “stillness” actually happened last night, but it is just as fun to celebrate during the day, smelling all the green, the onion-bite, cows and moisture from all the recent rain,

The title is a bit of a joke–we were originally scheduled to pick up our CSA share on Tuesdays, but now its switched to Saturdays, so, our produce “overfloweth.”
The zucchini and cabbage really made the share this week. I did a zucchini strips (veggie peeler-style) salad with sunflower seed dressing, caramelized some onions and [...]

Earlier in June, I had a great visit with a great friend–honestly, there is no better way to recharge, even if you’re sleep deprived! I have to admit–I’ve been less than stellar processing photos. It’s been so nice outside–I can’t sit in front of the computer for too long. Also, I’ve been [...]

Oh dear–we’ve been moved to Saturday pickup instead of Tuesday, so our Week 3 items already came in, hence, an early post on Week 2:
I love how the CSA allows us to try things we normally wouldn’t, like the 9-grain bread from Rayville Baking Company.
The strawberries, we sprinkled with sugar (macerated), and after they sat [...]

We signed up for a CSA this summer because we’re relocating parts of our vegetable garden closer to the house and didn’t have time to plant enough for summer eating and canning. The photo above shows last week’s offerings–mmmm…and sausage and bacon–what a treat!
We were able to make:

salsa
stir fried peas and pea shoots with [...]

The idea of regular blogging–in practice–is a good one, I think. Especially if you are trying to improve your writing, tracking a project, encourage a personal passion. Sometimes I feel as though I’ve run out of steam. This feeling is particularly prevalent when the technology gets in the way of my intent [...]