Bread and Butter Pickles

Bread and Butter Pickles

We make these pickles using cucumbers OR summer squash (zucchini) when either is plentiful.   Instead of buying relish, we use our pickles for topping burgers, brats, mixing into egg salad or just about anywhere we want a sweet, tangy pickle.  Delicious! You don’t have to 

Susannah’s Peanut Sauce

Susannah’s Peanut Sauce

Susannah took a little of this and that from existing Peanut Sauce recipes and came up with her own version we absolutely love.  We use this sauce to top one of our favorite meals – a noodle bowl that begins with Udon noodles, then ground 

Beets Me?  How to Use Your Beets!

Beets Me? How to Use Your Beets!

So, you’ve received fresh beets in your CSA share again and you’re wondering what to do with them.   You’ve only seen and maybe even tried beets when they’re in the lineup of salad bar toppings.  Not to worry! We grow beets on the farm from 

Lemony Herbed Marinade

Lemony Herbed Marinade

From one of our favorite cookbook authors, Julia Turshen, we found this simple marinade for chicken.   We actually brush this on roasted vegetables and fish, too.   It’s good on just about anything. Great opportunity to clip a few fresh herbs from your garden or use 

Spring Quiche

Spring Quiche

Like pizza with all it’s various toppings, a quiche is a great opportunity to experiment with all kinds of veggies, meat, herbs and cheese.   With our fresh ingredients including our delicious eggs, a quiche doesn’t last long in our house! In this recipe, we used 

Baked Beans

Baked Beans

We use our crock pot to make the most delicious homemade Baked Beans.  It is always a hit at our house.  The Pork Hock adds rich flavor and you will have the most tender, fall apart meat to enjoy with your bowl of beans.  We’ve 

Chili with Sweet Potatoes and Peppers

Chili with Sweet Potatoes and Peppers

We love a homemade pot of chili and ours is based on our favorite recipe from Anita’s mom.   But, we’ve added diced sweet potatoes and sweet peppers which gives chili such a great flavor and a little more veggie. This is a delicious one pot 

Udon Noodle Soup

Udon Noodle Soup

This soup has just a few ingredients so it’s important to use the best.   Using homemade broth is a great way to make this soup over the top delicious. We used beef broth, but you can easily make this with chicken.   If you’d like to 

Harira Soup

Harira Soup

This Moroccan lentil soup comes from the N.Y. Times food section and is originally vegetarian.  We’ve used chicken or beef broth in the soup and added a pork meatball at the end.  But, it would certainly be delicious without these changes.   Fantastic recipe especially those 

Herbed Chicken Salad

Herbed Chicken Salad

This delicious farm inspired Chicken Salad is so simple and packed with a ton of flavor and farm goodness.  All inspired by meat, veggies and fresh herbs we’re growing right here at our organic farm and good food from our farm partners like Organic Roots Olive Oil 

Fried Green Tomatoes with Herbed Ricotta

Fried Green Tomatoes with Herbed Ricotta

It’s a shame not to make use of the bounty of green tomatoes left when cold weather comes in late September and October.  When a hard frost is imminent, we harvest all the tomatoes including the green.  The unripe fruit store for several weeks and 

Tomato Basil Salad with Fresh Mozzarella

Tomato Basil Salad with Fresh Mozzarella

The sweetest tomatoes and fragrant basil come together in this simple late summer salad.   Serve as a side or atop a bed of greens for a beautiful salad.   No extra dressing necessary.  The juice from the tomatoes combined with the EVOO and Balsamic Vinegar make