2009 | A Bushel of What?

I am officially 100lbs heavier...ok, not really, but our 100 lbs of veggies pick up was last Tuesday. Here's a list of our loot: 25...

Happy day before after Thanksgiving! (Oops. This should have been posted two days ago...) If you have some extra potatoes and sweet pota...

Remember that preserved lemons recipe I posted in early September? Well, I popped open a jar and made a delicious lemon and cilantro marina...

Spinach was abundant in my early fall shares. When I noticed the spinach piling up in the fridge, I realized it was time to take action, a...

This week was the first week of no veggie pickup since June. I have to be honest here and say that I was kind of relieved. I have been feel...

David mentioned to me earlier on in the week that WE should make a stew. I agreed, but suggested that HE make the stew. I only gave Dave on...

The Encyclopedia of Pasta , by Oretta Zanina De Vita and translated by Maureen B. Fant. Read about it in the NY Times . "Through hund...

When we received our CSA newsletter two weeks ago, David got all excited by the following Mountain View Farm offer to their current share-ho...

I just wanted you to be formally introduced to my new logo. Fancy, right? It's designed by my friend and design-extraordinaire, John Tu...

I have been receiving Cooking Light magazine for the past few years. While I read all the recipes each month, I am rarely interested enoug...

This fall, we're tackling a little apple butter project. The goal? Make 75 jars of apple butter by October 17! The reason? Our very...

So, a friend of mine asked me this week how to roast potatoes. Some people might think this is one of those questions one might label stu...

Yesterday felt like fall, but not the fall I enjoy. Crisp with a side of cool? Yes, please. Wet and miserable? No thank you! I felt like...

As far as I know, there are no lemon groves in New England, so this is a post unrelated to my garden or any farm in my area. We love making...

It may (or may not) have been noted that I've been m.i.a. recently. I have not stopped eating, nor have I ceased going to the farm eac...

Here's a quick corn salad that tastes great warm or cold. Fresh corn, roasted chile peppers, and onions add crunch, butter adds silkine...

Pickles. Tart, sour, garlicky, sweet, and spicy are all flavors that I enjoy when eating pickles. I really love almost any type of pickle t...

Since we were headed out of town this weekend, I decided to grill up almost any vegetable that was still hanging around our kitchen. The ...

We've made this recipe twice this summer, and it's quite tasty. Served with a simple green salad and a piece of grilled chicken or...

Our CSA newsletters for the past few weeks have included paragraphs lamenting the Phytopythora infestans that has been destroying tomato cr...

As promised, I am providing you with my friend Corrie’s red sangria recipe. Although this has nothing to do with produce received from the C...

I just wanted to write a quick little ditty about the amazing birthday dinner I had last week in Cambridge, MA. David was on restaurant-det...

When we moved into our home a few years ago, we were excited to discover that four of the trees in our yard were fruit bearing. We have thr...

Here's a quick meal or easy appetizer that really tastes as good as this picture looks. David and I ate this for dinner on the evening ...

Preface: Sorry about this past week and the lack of posts. Life happens. Let's move on, shall we? Last weekend, we attended a Summer ...

Well, it's finally starting to feel like summer. I can't step outside without feeling gross, the AC in my office isn't working...

I can't believe I'm writing this, but I'm actually already looking forward to the fall. Perhaps it's the lousy summer weat...

Did you know that you can freeze kale? Prior to ever having a reason to know this very useful tidbit, I did not, although, it makes complet...

A friend alerted me to an article in the Dining and Wine section of the New York Times yesterday, entitled "101 Simple Salads for the S...

As we were making dinner for guests this weekend, I realized that our "easy" dinner of grilled steaks, summer squash and a big sal...

This week's winner of the Zucchini Bread Challenge is a tasty little combination of fruit and vegetable goodness. Not too sweet, not ...

This is my garden. I consider this my first official garden, but It's not the first time I've grown veggies...when David and I m...

We got our first cabbages from the CSA last week. Not much...just a large head and two baby cabbages. Last year, David discovered his love ...

I went out antiquing today with a friend and I purchased a little cookbook entitled: How to Cook and Eat in Chinese, published in 1945, and ...

Within the past week, I've accomplished two things I've never done before: I've pickled and canned beets and I've eaten p...

David has test-tasted zucchini bread #1 and given it a two thumb's up! Here's his official critique (and if you care, I liked it, ...

When David realized that summer squash/zucchini season was upon us, his face lit up. I knew exactly what he wanted before he even opened hi...

A reader made a comment about my wok looking like it came straight from China, which I take as a compliment. So, thanks! It got me thinking ...

When I need a quick, comforting dish, I make this vegetable fried rice. It's great with grilled chicken, shrimp, or with the ribs and ...

My parents visited this weekend and we skipped the traditional 4th of July bbq fare. Instead, we served bbq pork spare ribs with an Asian...

I suppose this week's theme is "Things You Store in Jars", and you either love this or hate this. For those who are hating, ...

It seems like everyone is into making pesto with their scapes. Ever since the CSA started offering these chartruese specialties, I've...

Confession: I am not a member of the clean-fridge club this week (see my last post for details on why). It's frustrating, since I...

David and I threw a baby shower bbq for our friends this afternoon. We made everything from scratch; my couscous salad (I substituted spin...

Fennel is one of my all-time most favorite vegetables. I love them because they are crispy and licorice-y (this is ironic because I do not...

I had grand plans of trying out some new recipes yesterday. However, when I returned home after work, working out, and running errands, ...

I wanted to take a moment to say hello to all the Mountain View Farm CSA readers, and I also wanted to send a huge THANK YOU to Ben and ...

My week 3 came and went way too fast. I honestly have no idea what I did last week. I can't think of any hilarious stories, and I can...

This recipe's been adapted to utilize my leftover cooking greens, not spinach, as the original recipe requires. It's from Lidia...

I must confess, I cannot eat 3 pints of strawberries in one week. Or two weeks. Last night, as I was taking fridge-inventory, I noticed th...

Have scallions and radishes? A friend in Maine (who has an amazing garden and two cute kids) gave me the idea for this quick and tasty br...

Beets were not a household staple when I was growing up. In fact, I don't think I ever had beets until a few years ago, when I discover...

Whenever my husband (Ok, ok, his name is David. "My husband" sounds too.... well... possessive, doesn't it? From now on, he...

This was my first attempt at using garlic scapes. When I heard we were getting scapes, I was excited. I also had no idea what they were, wha...

C ommunity S upported A griculture A farm sells crop shares to community members prior to the growing season. Some CSA's require their s...

When it is a RADISH ...

And...we're back to the beginning of the week! My fridge is full of: Radishes Hakurei Turnips Beets Summer Squash Broccoli Bok Choy Mixe...

YES! It's Sunday night and there's nothing but some lonely lettuce in my fridge. I am feeling victorious and mighty healthy. I wo...

Simple, easy and delicious. You'll need: one large head of lettuce, washed and cut 2-3 tbsp olive oil 1/2 lemon, juiced 1 large cl...

I made this one up on Wednesday evening...it was light, fluffy and refreshing. Couscous with Spinach, Pignoli and Mint by Nicole You...

I'm lucky. I got a quart and a half of beautiful strawberries from the CSA. I'll probably get antsy later in June and start looking ...

Let's get one thing straight. I'm just a regular ol' girl who likes cooking. And eating. I have no training whatsoever in the f...

Feeling inspired by the abundance of vegetables, I visited my awesome local used book store and procured another cookbook. I chose it based...

We were picking out our first bunch of Hakurei Turnips when we heard a tiny voice behind us. "Momma, can I have a turnip?" We tu...

June 1 marked the first CSA visit for the season. Make that the first CSA visit ever for my husband and me. Last summer, when we decided...

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