Keep it simple.
Especially with these beautiful tomatoes.
It's hard these days to escape the cooking shows, the cook books, and the $35 entrees that conspire to make cooking seem so complicated.
It's summer. I've been waiting 10 and half months for these heirloom tomatoes. Nothing anywhere on this green earth tastes as good as a thick slab of home grown tomato on lightly toasted good bread with a touch of mayonnaise and some salt.
I eat 2 a day for lunch. Every day. I'd have them for supper, too, but Ilsa would revolt. I'll eat them for lunch, every day, until the frost takes the last of the tomatoes.
And then I'll dream of them for 10 and a half more months.
In this week's share:
1) two pounds heirloom tomatoes: our crop is finally coming in. A varied assortment of deep reds, pinks, blacks and yellows with great names like Mortgage Lifter, Kellogg's Breakfast, Black Cherry, Black Trifele, and Jersey Devil.
2) one bunch fresh basil OR parsley
3) one box Italian blue plums: Castleton is a European variety with a cling-free pit and yellow flesh, It's flavor is mild and sweet. Decidedly less juicy than the Medleys we've given out previously. These were grown by Red Jacket Orchards in Geneva, NY. The european plums are excellent for baking and drying because they hold there shape well.
4) one box onions: choose from red, white or yellow varieties
5) CHOICE: item(s) of your choice totaling approximately eight dollars from farm stand (possibilities include haricots verts french green beans, cucumbers, summer squash, eggs, Red Jacket juices, goat cheese, milk, yogurt, honey, eggplant, peppers, cantaloupe, watermelon, sweet corn, arugula, kale, apricots, peaches, apples). If you are a delivery customer, feel free to make requests by Thur 8am; if we don't hear from you, we will select something a yummy fruit or veggie for you.
Cheers!
P.S. Harlan says don't forget to check out this week's raffle!!!! Get your ticket!
In this week's share:
1) two pounds heirloom tomatoes: our crop is finally coming in. A varied assortment of deep reds, pinks, blacks and yellows with great names like Mortgage Lifter, Kellogg's Breakfast, Black Cherry, Black Trifele, and Jersey Devil.
2) one bunch fresh basil OR parsley
3) one box Italian blue plums: Castleton is a European variety with a cling-free pit and yellow flesh, It's flavor is mild and sweet. Decidedly less juicy than the Medleys we've given out previously. These were grown by Red Jacket Orchards in Geneva, NY. The european plums are excellent for baking and drying because they hold there shape well.
4) one box onions: choose from red, white or yellow varieties
5) CHOICE: item(s) of your choice totaling approximately eight dollars from farm stand (possibilities include haricots verts french green beans, cucumbers, summer squash, eggs, Red Jacket juices, goat cheese, milk, yogurt, honey, eggplant, peppers, cantaloupe, watermelon, sweet corn, arugula, kale, apricots, peaches, apples). If you are a delivery customer, feel free to make requests by Thur 8am; if we don't hear from you, we will select something a yummy fruit or veggie for you.
Cheers!
P.S. Harlan says don't forget to check out this week's raffle!!!! Get your ticket!
I've often wondered about Joe's lunch. And then I wonder about his digestive tract. I'm so glad he's switched from straight apricots to the tomato, mayo, bread medley. It's a better choice all around I think, although an apricot for dessert probably wouldn't hurt.
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