Ham - Cabbage - Potato Soup
I bought a fully cooked ham at Aldi's since they were on sale. This was all pretty free form.

Take hunk o' ham. Cut away the skin/fat and toss into the crock pot. Slice away the flesh from the bone so that most is not on the bone, but there is some. Toss bone into crockpot as well. Add hunks of celery, onion and carrots to the crockpot. Add water to cover. Allow to cook over night on high. Take out big bits. Filter the rest through a colander. If there is any ham that seems worth keeping do so, otherwise toss it. Put liquid into fridge. Allow it to sit for awhile. Skim off the fat that has solidified on top (as much as you would like).

The flesh that you so loving sliced away should be diced into whatever sized bits you would like (I did this after I cut it all away and then put it in a container in the fridge)

Dice the following into bits

Carrots

Potatoes (I peeled mine before dicing)

Onions

Cabbage

Put into a large pot with the ham and stock. Add water until it seems right (I think I added too much *sigh*)

Cook until everything is soft.

Enjoy!!!

(I think I should have added a little bit of garlic. I have combined a quart with Daria's Czech Garlic and it seems as though it will be tasty.... )

Sour Mushroom Beet Soup
1# Shiitake Mushrooms
1# Crimini Mushrooms
1# Portobella Mushrooms
2 sticks of butter
2 onions
4 cans Frank's Sauerkraut Juice
2 bottles of Gold's Russian Borscht
Water

Chop onions and mushrooms into reasonably sized bits.
Heat skillet
Place butter in skillet and allow to melt
Turn heat down to medium - add mushrooms and onions, cover Cook for 10 minute intervals. See how things go. Stir occasionally.

Once the mushrooms and onions are cooked to your satisfaction, dump them into a largish pot. Pour in the Borscht and the Sauerkraut juice. This is perhaps the tricky part. Add at least 1 can of water for each can of juice. I think I ended up with 1.5 cans per can this time, but it seems to vary from time to time.

Cover the pot and let it spend some time together (30 minutes or so)

Add salt if you think that you need to.

INGREDIENTS FOR CRUST:
• 1⁄2 cup butter (softened)
• 1 cup flour
• 5 Tbsp powered sugar
• ~2 tablespoons cold water

Mix dry ingredients together. Add enough water so that it sticks together. Rollout to about a quarter inch thick. Poke holes on the bottom. Cook for 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Ingredients for Curd
6 ounces/170 grams cranberries
0.5 cup/112.5 grams sugar
.5 tsp orange zest (dehydrated)
0.25 cups Orange Juice
2 ounces/56.5 grams softened butter (1 stick)
1 egg plus 1 egg yolk

mix the first 4 ingredients together. Simmer until cranberries have popped and softened, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a food mill or medium mesh sieve and press cooking liquid into a bowl. Whisk the butter into the warm liquid.

Put eggs and egg yolks into a bowl and beat lightly. Slowly whisk a cup of warm cranberry liquid into the eggs to temper, then combine both and whisk together. Wipe out pot if necessary, return liquid to pot and cook over low heat until nearly bubbling and thickened, about 10 minutes. If using immediately, let cool to room temperature. If working ahead, cool to room temperature, cover with plastic wrap (press wrap against curd) and refrigerate. (Curd may be cooked up to 1 day ahead.)

Pour cooled cranberry curd into the cooled prebaked tart shell and smooth top with a spatula. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes to set curd. Cool on a rack. Store at room temperature for up to 2 days.

modified from http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017817-cranberry-curd-tart?smid=fb-nytdining&smtyp=cur and the Penn's Corner CSA recipe corner (for the shell) makes about 24 tartlets.

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INGREDIENTS FOR CRUST:
• 1⁄2 cup butter (softened)
• 1 cup flour
• 5 Tbsp powered sugar

CRUST PREPARATION:
• Mix and press into the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15-20 minutes until golden brown.

INGREDIENTS FOR FILLING
• 2eggs
• 1 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 Tbsp flour
• 1⁄2 tsp salt
• 1⁄2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 cup (approx 1#) rhubarb, diced

FILLING PREPARATION:
• Mix eggs with sugar. Then add flour salt, baking powder, and vanilla. Mix well.
• When crust has finished baking, sprinkle rhubarb over crust. Pour egg mixture evenly over rhubarb. Bake 40-45 minutes more at 350 degrees. Serve warm or chilled.

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Well, I decided to revisit my Dal Makahani recipe the other day. There were things that went well... and things that went less than well.
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Current Music: Gayatri Mantra - Deva Premal

2 medium onions
1 pound 92% ground beef
3 cloves (blocks) of garlic

brown together

1 large can Del Monte Diced Tomatoes Garlic and Onion (run through the food processor to make it into crushed tomatoes)
1 can Red Pack Petite Diced tomatoes
1 sm can Red Pack Tomato Paste
1 can Hunt's Tomato Sauce
1 can Campbell's Tomato Soup
2 cans Joan of Arc light red kidney beans

.5 tsp cumin
2 tsp Penzey's Medium Hot Chili Powder
1 tsp Penzey's Hot Chili Powder

might add more stuff tomorrow. We'll see.

Current Music: As Far as I Can Tell - Restless Heart

Originally posted by deathpixie at Signal Boost: Return of the DDoS

In Sept, Alex mentioned a place called Hop Angel Brauhouse outside of Philly which sounded like a tasty place to try. I probably should have double checked with Alex before deciding to go there for dinner. It hasn't been open for long since Alex was at the soft opening.

The server was annoying. She was pretty determined to take our drink order. Chuck ordered iced tea at some point. I was debating between beers. I sometimes like to figure out what I'm eating before I get my beverage of choice.

French Onion Soup -- Bock Beer & Muenster Cheese -- this would have been awesome and tasty IF it hadn't come with RYE Bread. Thankfully (for Chuck at least) it was unseeded. It still had a rye taste to it though. *bleh*

Potato Pancakes -- With Apple Sauce & Sour Cream -- mostly pretty tasty. Pretty thick. Slightly burnt. I'm not sure if there was onion in it or not.

Brie -- Warm, Almond Crusted Brie cheese & Lingonberries, Served with mixed greens and toast points -- um... yeah. While probably one of the best things that I ate there, it was significantly better today since I was able to eat it while it was still melty and runny. If it's cooled enough that it's started to solidify again, it's too cool to be served. *sigh* It was 3 slivers of a round. rind cut off the top. Almond pieces sprinkled on and baked. The Lingonberries was off to the side.

Sauerbraten -- Wine braised Beef Pot Roast -- um... yeah. This was interesting. The flavors were good. The amount of tenderness, less so. I should not need to really use a knife on something that was supposed to marinate for a couple of days and then cook for several hours. It should practically fall apart. This was NOT the case by any stretch of the imagination. At all.

Braised Red Cabbage -- it was okay. It had cloves and all-spice in it. My fault for not asking ahead of time.

German Potato Salad -- really? It was? Not my definition by any stretch. Totally missing any bacon. Not enough vinegar. Not enough sour to balance the sweet.

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So, last night Tom and I managed to make it out to Chaya for their Omakase Kinkaku. The last time we were there (March 2009) we kept seeing yummy tasty stuff coming out to the table next to us and when we asked them about it, they told us that was what they had ordered.

So, we were supposed to go on Tuesday, but Scott called me on Monday with a "Hey, how about we get together tomorrow." I've been trying to get together with Scott for about 3 years now. Tom had told me (at 6:05 on Sunday evening) that the earliest he could do dinner on Tuesday was at 6:10 PM Sunday and the latest was 6:30PM on Thursday.

I arrived first a little before 5 and the door was open so I went it. This seemed to bother the sushi chef a little until I said that I was okay waiting and that I just wanted to wait inside where it was warm. Tom arrived "late" at 5:01. While technically late, I still consider it on time for the two of us *grins*

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Enjoy a delectable Asian-inspired recipe, featuring chicken tenderloins paired with crisp sugar snap peas, red peppers, and whole-grain rice—all prepared in a sweet sesame glaze.

Yeah. This is pretty nasty. It's very much not worth the points that it "costs" I ate it, but I added Sriracha sauce to it. I think the big thing is how sweet it is.

Current Music: Always - Bon Jovi

So, I've joined Weight Watchers. This is probably a very good thing for me in the long run. I was down just over 5 pounds in a couple of weeks. We'll see if that continues or not. This has been a pretty bad week. I had my work Christmas Party and various other get-to-gethers that just makes it hard to stay on the straight and narrow.

I've started buying some of the frozen dinners again. I am going to blog about my thoughts on them. Mostly for me and for anyone else that might be interested in what my thoughts on different meals are. Each Meal is going to be a separate post so that they are easier to search for.

Please feel free to add your thoughts and suggestions as you see things pop up. I might even leave the posts as public posts so that people can link to them. *shrugs* we'll see.

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Current Music: The Christmas Song - DoubleShot!

Healthy Choice
Honey Balsamic Chicken
5 Points Plus
contains chicken tenderloins with red potatoes, asparagus, and cherry tomatoes in a honey-herb balsamic glaze.

It takes 4 minutes to cook in the microwave. These are the smaller portions (lunch sized). This was pretty tasty. I enjoyed it and would have it again.

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Grossi Man Mile Award -- UC Davis
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National DSK -- George Kober

Macabi Skirt

I know that I said I would review mine since people were interested. I got two. an XL black one and a XXL grey one. Both are the long length (anyone surprised?).

I absolutely, 100% love, love, love my black one. It fits exactly the way that I want a skirt to fit. It doesn't really seem to show stains etc all that much (while they tend to be more noticeable on the grey).

I have worn the skirt to Camp Twin Echo twice and really wish I had worn it a 3rd time :( Ah well... I'm pretty sure that deer blood would wash out of it *grins* Part of the time at CTE was when I helped take the old Ranger house down to studs (still not there... working on it). It was fine to work in, it got a little dusty but brushed off fairly easily. I attempted to gouge a hole in it using the metal stripping that was on the walls keeping the paneling in place. I failed at this attempt which made me pretty happy *grins*. I wear a pair of stretchy capris under them mostly so my thighs don't rub together (this is a weight problem, not a skirt problem). I have a velvety skirt that I wear for a slip to make things a little toastier. These do let the breeze pass right through them :( Which is a downside (sort of) in winter, but will be very useful in the summer.

The pockets are HUGE. I can fit a 20 oz bottle of water in them and you really can't tell that it's there. *boggles*. There is a mini pocket in the pocket on the left for a cell phone. This is vastly useful for keeping track of the cell phone. The right pocket has a zippered pocket inside of it for valuables. I really don't use the turn them into pants option. The snaps to get it up out of the water are nice. I haven't really over used them, mostly because it's winter.

I wore the skirt to the Boys All-star Soccer game at Moon's Football Stadium the other week when it was a balmy 32 degrees. I had on thermals, sweats and the velvet skirt underneath it and I was reasonable warm (I still had a blanket etc for the bleachers, but it wasn't bad at all) Last night I washed the black one in glycerin soap and water in the bath tub. It looked pretty awesome this morning and it was mostly dry after 6 hours of poorly hanging (I didn't spread it out).

I'm thinking about getting some more. I'm just debating color and size. I wish that someone carried them somewhere so I could try them on before I bought them (lke, would a large be too small or just right?)

Current Music: Rock Me Back - Zaca Creek

Finally went to La Eda's (Grand Blvd, Monessen PA) last night after not going for years. It's about 5 minutes from my house. I think that I was there once and wasn't very impressed. My mother doesn't like it, so I figured that it wasn't very good. It's been around 20 years so it's very possible that it's been 10-15 since I've been there.


The salad is a little so-so. I think that the biggest issue with it was that it was too salty for me. I don't think that I'll be getting the House Dressing again (which is really all I remember from the last time that I was there to be honest). Chuck got the Wedding Soup. It was pretty good. I had it after I had my salad so it seemed as though it needed salt, but perhaps if I had skipped the salad it would have been okay. (2.65)/(3.50)

We got the garlic bread with provolone cheese on it as the appetizer (which we had with dinner). It came with sauce to dip it in. It was amazing. Totally and completely amazing. (4.50)

Chuck got the Aglio Olio and had them add grilled chicken to it. This increased the price by a whole $3.00 or something :) He really enjoyed it. I had a little bit and it seemed quite tasty to me. (12.99)

I had the Gnocchi half and half plate. It came with your choice of meat or cheese raviolis. It was simply amazing. Wow. The sauce was awesome. The gnocchi fantastic. Probably the best gnocchi I've had in a long, long, time.

I got lambrusco to drink. They asked if I wanted it chilled or not. Next time I will not be getting it chilled (I'm really not sure what I was thinking. Clearly I just wasn't).

We did not get dessert because we did not have enough room. We did go out to Starbuck afterwards and that was indeed tasty as well :)

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So.... I decided to make soup tonight.... My thought process was leaning towards Sambar (Udipi style). I of course don't have the spices for that, but this wasn't bad at all.

Sharing with the neighbors since I'm pretty bad at cooking for one.

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Current Mood: thoughtful

Okay... so to get this down so I have some sort of clue when I go to recreate this in a couple of weeks. I need to get the soup pots here at some point so that I can make soup for the Weds service at church. One of the students brought in an African Sweet Potato Soup/Stew to school which was awesome and the inspiration for this.

This made about 4 quarts of soup...

butter
garlic
ginger
2 stalks of celery
1 onion
2 carrots
1 red pepper
.5 pablano pepper
1 large can petite diced tomatoes
bay leaf
2 yams
1 can butter beans
kale

Seasonings that went in:
cinnamon (a little)
nutmeg (slightly more)
cumin (more)
turmeric
pepper
mural of flavor
cayenne (a smidge)
Sirichan (a little)

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I love, love, love my food processor (at least so far). It's an Oster 11 cup Wide Mouth

So far I've made my fake Cherry Pie Lara Bars in it. Recipe is dead easy.

Go to Aldi's. Buy the following in bags. Dates, Cherries and Whole "Raw" Almonds. Almonds into food processor. Chop. Take out. Dates + Cherries in. Chop. Break up the dates and cherries a bit. add the almonds back in. Spin it around again. Press into a pan that's been lined with wax paper. Let it set. Cut into bars. YUM!!!!!

I also made Latkes with severinpgh's recipe. They were very yummy. Although I think that next time I'll use oil rather than shortening to fry them. Pretty tasty and they didn't last through the next day. Debbie came by and gave me moral support while I was making them.

And today's adventure involved looking at recipes for Chicken/Dal/Paneer Makhani and then improving from there.

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So, my parents are looking for a Seafood place in Boston, MA to take a busload of people for dinner. Ideally, they'd liked to keep the cost around $40/person and have that include salad, entree, non-alcoholic drink and dessert.

Anyone have any suggestions?

(this is an open post so if you know people in the Boston area you can direct them straight to here)

So, nolemming convinced me to go and see Star Trek with him. If you haven't seen it, I recommend taking ear plugs along with you. David didn't have problems, but I did. Luckily, I carry at least one set of ear plugs with me at all times.

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Yeah. This has been a MAJOR disappointment. An hour after I found out which candidates won the PD election and that Atlanta will be the host city in 2010 there is still isn't any information up on the site about either. This had such potential and I suspect there might be a person or two that is really live blogging. I mean heck, docjeed is actually surpassing the criteria for live blogging since his posts tend to be regular and informative.

edit: In the time it took me to write the entry something was posted. Of course there is no mention of who won the elections or about Atlanta.

*sigh*

Way #237 to know that Dano did not grow up in the Pgh Area.

This Christmas commercial is not immediately recognized.




See, all the Pgh folks know without playing the video which one it is. It doesn't matter which screenshot appears.

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Lemongrass -- Goose Creek Gardens
Thai Basil -- Goose Creek Gardens --
1 Cucumber -- Byler Farm
1 Zucchini -- Byler Farm
2 Candy Onions -- Hostetler Farm
1 Pt. Cherry Tomatoes -- Nu Way Farm
1.5# Heirloom Tomato Mix -- Nu Way Farm
1 Watermelon -- Byler Farm
1 Bag Yellow Peaches -- Dawson’s Orchards
½# Yellow Beans -- Byler Farm
½# Green Beans -- Byler Farm
4 Ears Sweet Corn -- Byler Farm

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Lettuce Mix -- Nu Way Farm
3# White Potatoes -- Nu Way Farm
4 Ears Sweet Corn -- Nu Way Farm & Byler Farm
2 Leeks -- Byler Farm & Hostetler Farm
1 Crookneck Squash -- Byler Farm
1 Cucumber -- Byler Farm
1 Cantaloupe -- Nu Way Farm
1 ½ # Heirloom Tomatoes -- Nu Way Farm
1 Serrano Hot Pepper -- Nu Way Farm
1 Green Zucchini -- Byler Farm
Arugula -- Goose Creek Gardens

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Asian Zucchini Yellow Squash is where I found the recipe. Below is what I ended up doing. THere were a few modifications.

1 medium zucchini
1 medium crookneck squash
1 small crookneck squash
2 small/medium carrots
3 tablespoons soy sauce or 2 tablespoons tamari
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (or to taste)
1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
salt

use the -slicer to julianne the veggies
mix the non-veggies in a bowl
dump over the veggies and mix (actually, this is the point that I realized that adding carrots would be a good idea)

I'm not sure how much salt I added since I thought I was adding sugar at the time. (oops)

Let in marinate for a little while.

Red Cabbage -- Nu Way Farm & Byler Farm
Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce -- Nu Way Farm
½ Dozen Sweet Corn -- Nu Way Farm & Byler Farm
½ Pt Blueberries -- Dawson’s Orchards
2# Red Tomatoes -- Beccari’s Farm
1 Sugar Baby Watermelon -- Byler Farm
2 Zucchini -- Byler Farm
1 Crookneck Squash -- Byler Farm
1 Green Pepper -- Byler Farm
1 Lb Green Beans -- Hostetler Farm
1 Candy Onion -- Hostetler Farm

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2# Peaches -- Dawson’s Orchards
12 Sweet Corn -- Nu Way Farm
2 Crookneck Squash -- Beiler Farm
Radish Microgreens -- Pucker Brush Farm
1# Potatoes -- Nu Way Farm
2# Tomatoes -- Beccari’s Farm
1# Candy Onion -- Nu Way Farm
2 Hot Wax/Serrano Peppers -- Beiler Farm
1 Green Pepper -- Beiler Farm
1 Zucchini -- Beiler Farm
½ Dozen Free Range Eggs -- Nu Way Farm

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2# Red Potatoes -- Hostetler Farm
Dill -- Beiler Farm
Sweet Corn And/Or Carrots -- Beiler Farm
1# Green Beans -- Nu Way Farm & Beiler Farm
Green Peppers -- Beiler Farm
Peaches -- Dawson’s Orchards
Leeks -- Beiler Farm & Hostetler Farm
Italian Eggplant -- Nu Way Farm
Bull’s Blood Beet Greens-- Nu Way Farm
Green Cabbage -- Nu Way Farm
Cucumbers -- Nu Way Farm & Beiler Farm
Sweet Basil -- Goose Creek Gardens

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½ Dozen Free Range Eggs -- Nu Way Farm
Head Of Lettuce -- Silver Wheel Farm
Spearmint -- Goose Creek Gardens
Peaches -- Dawson’s Orchards
Carrots -- Beiler Farm
2 Green Peppers -- Beiler Farm
1# Green Beans -- Beiler Farm, Nu Way Farm, and Hostetler Farm
2 Garlic -- Foulk Farm
1 Green Zucchini -- Beiler Farm and Nu Way Farm
1 Crookneck Squash -- Beiler Farm
2 Cucumbers -- Beiler Farm
Red Beets -- Hostetler Farm
2 Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers -- Beiler Farm

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Green Beans -- Nu Way Farm & Hostetler Farm
Basil -- Goose Creek Gardens
½ Pt Blueberries -- Dawson’s Orchards
1 Qt Methley Plums -- Kistaco Farm
Salad Mix -- Goose Creek Gardens
Onions -- Nu Way Farm
Cucumber -- Matthews Farm
Cilantro -- Nu Way Farm
2 Zucchini -- Beiler Farm
6 Sweet Corn -- Matthews Farm

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½ Dozen Pastured Eggs -- Nu Way Farm
Italian Herb Mix -- Goose Creek Garden & Pucker Brush Farm
1# Green Beans -- Hostetler Farm
Carrots -- Beiler Farm
Red Or Black Raspberries -- Nu Way Farm
2 Zucchini -- Beiler Farm & Nu Way Farm
Green Bibb Lettuce -- Nu Way Farm
Red Beets With Greens -- Hostetler Farm
Cilantro -- Nu Way Farm
2# New Potatoes -- Beiler Farm & Nu Way Farm
Cucumber -- Beiler Farm
Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers -- Beiler Farm

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Half Pint Black Raspberries -- Hostetler Farm
1 Pound New Potatoes -- Beiler Farm
1 Bunch Young Onions -- Nu Way Farm
2 Zucchini --Beiler Farm, Nu Way Farm, & Rippling Brook Farm
2 Patty Pan Squash -- Rippling Brook Farm
Red Cabbage -- Rippling Brook Farm
2 Cucumbers -- Rippling Brook Farm & Beiler Farm
1 Pound Rhubarb -- Nu Way Farm
Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce -- Nu Way Farm
Swiss Chard -- Rippling Brook & Nu Way Farm

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Half Dozen Brown Eggs -- Nu Way Farm
1 Zucchini -- Beiler Farm
1 Bunch Carrots -- Beiler Farm
1 Pt. Sugar Snap Peas -- Hostetler Farm
1 Pt. Snow Peas -- Blue Goose Farm
1 Bu. Baby Beets -- Beiler Farm
Head Lettuce -- Silver Wheel Farm
Bibb Lettuce -- Nu Way Farm
Hydroponic Cluster Tomatoes -- Keystone Village
Chervil -- Goose Creek Gardens

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New Red Potatoes -- Beiler Farm
Strawberries -- Hostetler Farm
Sugar Snap Peas -- Nu Way Farm
Shelling (English) Peas -- Hostetler Farm
Romaine Lettuce -- Nu Way Farm
Red Ruffled Lettuce --Nu Way Farm
Spinach -- Nu Way Farm
Green Cabbage -- Beiler Farm
Zucchini -- Beiler Farm
Carrots -- Beiler Farm

(sorry for the back log)

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Because I want to know :)

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Just so I can hear rani23 SQUEEEEEEE all the way from CA :) And dorothymonkey will like it too

Hello Horrible

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So, I've been craving tabbouleh and quinoa so this seemed like a good combo :)

Quinoa Tabbouleh

1 cup quinoa
2 cups water
olive oil
.25 cup water
2 True Lemon Packets
1 True Lime Packet
salt
pepper
bunch of parsley
couple stems of mint
1 small onion
2 tomatoes
3 cloves garlic (well, 3 cubes of crushed frozen garlic from Trader Joe's)
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It occurs to me that I need a cooking icon. Perhaps I'll take care of that later...

So, we had spinach and portobello mushrooms hanging around from the farm share. Eggs I had to buy. LIkely we'll get them again this week. FWIW: The Forest Hills FArmer's Market had fresh eggs for $2.50 a dozen. I suspect it's Bridge Farm that has them. We had an interesting conversation about why free range eggs aren't as good as "kept on a concrete pad" eggs. Something about the fact that hens that are allowed out tend to eat things that involve meat which raises the cholesterol in the eggs. I'm not sure how true this is, but the farmer believes it and I believe that he truly has the best interests of people/hens in mind. So while I might prefer that the hens have access to the great outdoors I don't have a problem with buying his eggs (although others might *shrugs*) Although they might be allowed out on a concrete pad, I'm not sure to be honest. And the micro greens guy whose microgreens were showcased on the front cover of "Edible Allegheny" is there now instead of in Oakland.

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½ Dozen Free Range Eggs -- Nu Way Farm
Strawberries -- Hostetler Farm
Rhubarb -- Nu Way Farm
Gourmet Lettuce Mix -- Nu Way Farm
Head Lettuce -- Nu Way Farm
Baby Beets -- Beiler Farm
Sugar Snap Peas -- Nu Way Farm

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1 Qt. Strawberries - Naturally Grown -- Hostetler Farm
Romaine Lettuce -- Rippling Brook Farm
Bunch Spinach -- Blue Goose Farm
Broccoli --Rippling Brook Farm
Bunch Green onions -- Goose Creek Gardens
Bunch Chervil -- Goose Creek Gardens
Basil Plant -- Pucker Brush Farm
Half Pound Chevre Goat Cheese -- River View Farm

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Romaine Lettuce* -- Rippling Brook Farm
Head Lettuce** -- Silver Wheel Farm and Pucker Brush Farm
Swiss Chard*-- Rippling Brook Farm
Beet greens*** -- Nu Way Farm
Watercress, Foraged*** -- Nu Way Farm
Half Dozen Free Range Eggs -- Nu Way Farm
French Breakfast Radishes** -- Pucker Brush Farm
Oregano** -- Goose Creek Gardens
Portabello Mushrooms*** -- Mushrooms for Life
Asparagus - Shramm Farms

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Half Dozen Free Range Eggs -- Nu Way Farm
Arugula -- Nu Way Farm and Goose Creek Gardens
Salad Mix -- Nu Way Farm and Goose Creek Gardens
Green Onions -- Pucker Brush Farm and Goose Creek Gardens
Kale -- Rippling Brook Farm
Cilantro -- Nu Way Farm
Romaine Lettuce -- Rippling Brook Farm
Beet Greens or Swiss Chard -- Nu Way Farm
Herb Selection (Dill, Mint, Chives, Rosemary, Thyme, or Flowering Sage) -- Goose Creek Garden
Broccoli -- Rippling Brook Farm

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Rhubarb -- Nu Way Farm
Romaine lettuce (Certified Organic) -- Rippling Brook Farm
Young Lettuces Variety Pak -- Golden Harvest Farm
Winterbor Kale (Certified Organic) -- Rippling Brook Farm
Half Dozen Brown Free Range Eggs -- Nu Way Farm
Radishes OR Green Onions -- Pucker Brush Farm, Nu Way Farm, and Golden Harvest Farm
Farm Bread -- Mediterra Bakehouse
Dried Herbal Dip Mix (Certified Organic) -- Herbal Delights

I made the Radish Salsa that I found on the Goose Creek Garden Website. OMG. It was flipping awesome. I used probably about 7 radishes since some were on the small side and I think that my onion was tending towards medium. I'm sure that it would be even better if I had been able to let it steep overnight.

Yeah. I made it around 11:30. It's gone now. Poor Dano didn't get to try any :(
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Rainbow chard (Certified Organic) -- Rippling Brook Farm
Winterbor Kale (Certified Organic) -- Rippling Brook Farm
Romaine Lettuce (Certified Naturally Grown) -- Goose Creek Gardens
Lettuce Mix (Certified Naturally Grown) -- Goose Creek Gardens
Green Onions (Certified Naturally Grown) -- Goose Creek Gardens
Radish Microgreens (Certified Naturally Grown) -- Pucker Brush Farm
French Breakfast Radishes (Certified Naturally Grown) -- Pucker Brush Farm and Nu Way Farm
Asparagus -- Shramm Farms
Goat Milk Soap, -- Schmucker Farm
Cilantro, Dill, Oregano, or Mint (Certified Naturally Grown) -- Goose Creek Gardens

I'm so excited :) Yuumy kale and chard. *woot*

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Current Music: How Far - Martina McBride

Rhubarb Applesauce
Kathleen Daelemans

6 cups apples -- peeled, cored and sliced
3 cups rhubarb -- .5 inch slices
.5 cups sugar

Put them in a microwave safe bowl. Toss to coat with the sugar (I think that .25 cups of sugar may have been enough)

Microwave for 20 minutes.

Try not to eat it long enough to run it through the food mill (or food processor) You can always eat it chunky of course *grins*

It's really flipping tasty. The rhubarb was what I bought the other week. The apples were ones that I had bought awhile ago. One had reached the use it or toss it stage. I figured that applesauce is mushy so it didn't matter that the apple was kinda mushy (I did cut away the brown bits)

Way too tasty. Probably better warm than not warm.

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Current Mood: amazed

Lettuce -- Pucker Brush Farm and Goose Creek Gardens
Green Onions -- Pucker Brush Farm and Goose Creek Gardens
Free Range Eggs (1/2 dozen) -- Nu Way Farm
Rhubarb -- Nu Way Farm
Asparagus -- Schramm Farms
Feta cheese (Goat Milk) -- River View Farm
Lemon Pepper Rigatoni -- Fontana Pasta

This looks like it's going to be pretty tasty this time around :) We like asparagus *grins* I'm thinking an asparagus casserole type thing. We'll see. Dano tends to be the one that cooks.

I'm totally geeked about the rhubarb. I was really craving it the other day (I did go and get some. I need to finish doing something with it.)

Dano will pick it up tomorrow on his way home from work.

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Salad mix -- Goose Creek Gardens
Spinach or Lettuce -- Goose Creek Gardens
Bunched herbs (Cilantro, Mint, or Thyme) -- Goose Creek Gardens
Apple Cider -- Kistaco Farm
Button mushrooms -- Mushrooms for Life
Ramps -- Randy Danielson
Mt. Athos Bread -- Mediterra Bakehouse
Edible Allegheny -- Very interesting magazine. Premier issue. Still having some on-line growing pains.

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12 Free Range Brown Eggs -- Nu Way Farm
Salad mix -- Goose Creek Gardens
Lettuce -- Pucker Brush Farm and Silver Wheel Farm
Cherry Bell Radishes -- Goose Creek Gardens
Fingerling Potatoes -- Rippling Brook Farm
Organic Buckwheat Pancake Flour -- Frankferd Farms
Local Golden Amber Honey

OMG. This has probably been my favorite CSA box so far. I've been having this tendency to have what my parents would call "depression food" for dinner. This involves lettuce (of same variety), a baked potato, hard boiled egg and then sour cream dressing on top (sour cream + vinegar + sugar) So, it had all of the makings for that except for the sour cream dressing (Dano is pretty much refusing to have the baked potato broken apart on top of the salad like it is supposed to be)

The fingerling potatoes are fantastic. The reddish ones have a very sweet almost buttery taste. OMG. I could eat those without anything on them.

I mixed up the buckwheat pancake mix following the directions (using the max amount of water and an egg) They cooked up fairly light and so flipping tasty. I used the honey on them instead of maple syrup (well, Mrs. Buttersworth) I can't even describe how tasty it was. The only downside of the day is that as I was about to snack on them around dinner time Dano threw them out. He has this idea that food that has been sitting out most of the day is EVIL and tainted and should not be eaten. *heh* Yeah, we have different thoughts on food sustainability.

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1 Bag Gourmet Salad Mix -- Goose Creek Gardens and Pucker Brush Farm
1 Bag Spicy Salad Mix -- Nu Way Farm and Silver Wheel Farm
1 lb. Fresh Wheat ziti -- Fontana Pasta
30 oz. Marinara Sauce -- Fontana Pasta
1 lb Crimini Mushrooms -- Mushrooms for Life
1 Bunch Chives/Garlic Chives -- Goose Creek Gardens and Pucker Brush Farm

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