Fall Harvest

Looks like a great harvest this week!  And I spy an orange pumpkin-looking thing.  It is only the end of October and the boxes look like someone is ready to cook Thanksgiving dinner.  With the temperatures starting to drop we will be seeing more cold hardy vegetables.

Recipe Of The Week: Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili

Sweet Potato Black Bean Chili

1 Tablespoon of olive oil
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1Tablespoon of chili powder
2 Tablespoons of brown sugar
1 cup of water
1 medium onion
2 medium to large sweet potatoes (peeled and sliced)
1/2 teaspoon of cumin
1 16 oz jar of salsa or 1 14 oz can of diced tomatoes
2 15-19 oz can of black beans, 1 cup of the liquid from one can and drain the other can

Heat the olive oil over medium to medium-high heat.  Add onions, garlic, and cook, stir until soft.  Stir in the remaining ingredients, except the beans.  Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium-low and cook potatoes until tender.  Add beans and the cup of bean liquid and cook until heated through.

Variation:  Add 1 1/2 cups of diced chicken.

Recipe Of The Week: Baked Parmesan Sweet Potatoes

Baked Parmesan Sweet Potatoes

2 sweet potatoes
2 Tablespoons of grated Parmesan
1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt
2 teaspoons of minced garlic
1 Tablespoon of olive oil
1/2 teaspoon of Italian seasoning
2 Tablespoons of butter melted
dried parsley

Heat oven to 400 degrees.  Peel and cube the sweet potatoes into 1-inch cubes.  Place garlic, oil, butter, garlic salt, cheese, and Italian seasoning in a bowl and mix well.  Add sweet potatoes to the mixture and stir coating the potatoes well.  Place on foil and spread out evenly.  Bake 18-20 minutes.  SErve warm.  Sprinkle with dried parsley if desired.

Such Good Looking Fall Foods

Somehow I missed last weeks information from Cedarmore.

The boxes were filled to the brim and smell delicious!

This coming week John and Anna expect to have potatoes, sweet potatoes, Swiss chard, bell peppers, winter squash or green beans.  They have been working really hard to get the row covers on the susceptible crops because it looks like the weather is going to change for hot humid days to wet, soggy, foggy, cold days and nights.

Chinese Cabbage

Things on the farm must be really busy this week.  I was able to get a picture of this weeks box but the newsletter was slow in coming.  Everyone is busy pulling out spent veggies and planting and harvesting the fall veggies.  Expect to see kale, sweet potatoes, potatoes, green beans, spicy greens, and bell peppers.  Kale and Swiss chard should be ready soon. 

Looks A Little Bit Llike Fall In Your Boxes

It is hard to believe that it is already the last week of the Summer Share.  John and Anna would like to thank all of the folks that joined us this year for the Summer Shre.  Please consider coming back next year and telling your friends about the variety and quality of the produce you received.

Those of you that have the Fall Share or the All Season Share, you will be getting 10 more weeks (TEM MORE WEEKS) of produce.  As far as they can tell it will be a bountiful harvest this season.

Fall crops are looking really good.  So enjoy the goodness!

Recipe Of The Week: Mixed Mashed Sweet Potato Casserole

Mixed Mashed Sweet Potato Casserole

Mix your favorite burger (chicken and turkey are especially good with this)  and press into a roaster.  Bake until done.  Pour off grease if there is any.  Meanwhile, prepare sweet potatoes as you would for mashed potatoes.  Cook, mash, and season to taste with salt, pepper, and garlic pos=wder, adding butter, sour cream, and milk.  Spread on top of baked meatloaf and top with cheese and bacon bits.  Finish baking after lowering the heat.

The Rains Have Stopped and The Sun Is Out

There are veggies hiding under the green beans and lettuce...not going to give it away.

I love to visit when Anna and the girls are cooking.  It always smells so good.  Right now the house smells like tomatoes and onions because they are making ketchup and tomato juice.  The next thing they will make and can is vegetable soup.  Anna loves chopping up all the veggies and adding them to the soup.  After it is canned the jars are taken to the basement where they can be kept cool.  Then this winter when they will need some hot soup to warm them up from the cold out it will come.  I imagine there might be some homemade bread to go with it.

John and his boys are out in the field putting up all of the tomato plants.  That is a really hot and itchy job.  They will work hard to get the job done. 

Recipe Of The Week: Fresh Green Beans

Fresh Green Beans

1/2 cup of butter
1 large onion, chopped
1-2 pounds of bacon, fried and crumbled
green beans
Seasonings:  garlic salt, Greek seasoning, salt, or Farm Dust seasoning

Melt the butter in a 10" or12" skillet.  Saute onions a little.  Fill with green beans and add seasonings to taste.  Cover, stirring occasionally.  When the beans are almost done, sprinkle with bacon on top and cover until you are ready to eat.

Lots Of Rain

There has been so much rain at Cedarmore, they have less time so there is no info from them this week.  They are literally just trying to keep their heads above water.