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Radish Butter & Arugula Baguettes
I was really looking for something interesting to do with radishes when I found the concept of radish baguettes. It’s a French thing – my recipe is an adaptation of a Martha Stewart recipe that involves making a compound radish butter spread over warm baguette halves, then dressing up the crunchy spicy baguettes with fresh…
Mizuna & Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
Anyone whose had this classic treat remembers it. Our recipe spices it up a bit with peppery mizuna fresh from the garden. 6 oz fresh washed mizuna 3 cloves garlic 1 TBSP good olive oil 1 TBSP butter 6 oz angel hair pasta fresh cracked black pepper freshly grated parmesan cheese Place a large saucepan…
Bean Thread Noodles with Asian Greens
With the nonstop rain putting the damper on other farm chores today, I decided to develop some recipes using this week’s CSA share veggies. This simple stir fry of asian greens and garlic is not only super easy and fast, but tastes delicious, and cuts down on carbs by using satisfyingly chewy bean thread noodles…
First Round of Tilling on the Fields
Our chickens and duck are SO HAPPY. The weather turned out to be just right to get our first round of tilling in for the vegetable beds today. It was quite a bit of coordination to have the tractor, the soil, and the rototiller all ready at the same time! And OH WHAT SOIL!! Lovely…
Instant Pot Chana Masala
I would have included photos of the prep steps if we were waiting to post this later this summer, but a friend needed this recipe ASAP! Hence, I’ve included modifications to make this dish work even during the cold winter months – just bring your best canned tomatoes forward, or be prepared to boost with…
Pra Ram Tofu (Tofu with Thai Peanut Sauce)
We’ve had a wonderful VEGAN wwoofer (http://wwoofusa.org) visiting this week who has done such a phenomenal job on the farm that I have felt compelled to bring out my full VEGAN cooking forces to make her stay as unforgettable as possible. So far we’ve made Baigan Bartha (a traditional Indian Eggplant dish that I’ll post…
Planting Season Begins!
I took advantage of the especially warm forecast over the next two weeks to put my snow peas, sugar snap peas, sweet peas (for bouquets) and green onions in! It feels so good to be out in the warm sun, digging through the loose (PERFECT) dirt and scattering those precious seeds. It’s going to be…
Our First New Plant Babies of 2018!
I LOVE this time of year – the anticipation of spring and planting outside in the just-warm enough breezy March and April days – the little seedlings popping their hypocotyls (first leaves) through the seed starting mix, and the bright growing lights warding off the dimness of winter! We started many of our perennial flower…
“Lodal Creek Farm” Butternut Squash & Kale Gratin
Our kale was still bountiful on Thanksgiving Day, and I MUST have butternut squash for Thanksgiving Dinner, so I decided to try my hand at a Butternut Squash and Kale Gratin using our farm veggies. The kale in this turns out just lightly steamed from the baking with zero mushiness, and the nutty flavors from…
Candied “Lodal Creek Farm” Organically Raised Fennel & Fennel Syrup
Just in time for Christmas! I took in the fennel stalks as frost hit to dry the fronds for fennel tea, but I kept some of the stems to try this lovely candy experiment! It tastes just like licorice, but it’s much prettier! The delicate leftover fennel syrup can be used on glazed pears or…
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