Menu for week of 07/27/09:

OUR OWN PRODUCE:  Garlic, onions, potatoes, and string beans to name a few. 

Also available fresh from Vermont: Corn on the cob and local blueberries!

Menu for week of 07/20/09:

OUR OWN PRODUCE:  Beautiful Radishes! 

Come by and have a cup of tea and stay dry out of the rain with friends!

Menu for week of 07/13/09:

In the garden.  Please stop by for some fresh produce today!

Menu for week of 07/06/09:

OUR OWN PRODUCE: Garlic scapes, sugar snap peas, red and black raspberries, strawberries, lettuce, fresh herbs.

Shortcake: Simple biscuit batter recipe with light sugar dusting on top. Perfect with either our local Marble Rose Farm strawberries or some of our own hand picked variety from the farmstand.  Pick up some Butterworks Farm cream and Field Farm pure maple sugar and mix up some homemade whipped cream. Delicious!

Strawberry Jam: Made with both local and organic strawberries.  Try with our currant and ginger scones hot out of the oven!

Also available: Fresh cut flower arrangements.  Call ahead for special orders.

Menu for week of 06/29/09:

OUR OWN PRODUCE:  Rhubarb, spinach, kale, both loose-leaf & head lettuce & herbs.

 

Bread Pudding:  Challah soaked in light honey & organic sugar-sweetened custard flavored with orange blossom water.

Herb Chevre Dressing: Made with local chevre & local organic buttermilk.

Weekend Pies: Apple, rhubarb or cherry - call ahead to place your orders!

Bread:  My multigrain Tuesday, Otter Creek Bakery bread Friday.

Menu for week of 06/22/09:

OUR OWN PRODUCE:  Rhubarb, spinach, collards, kale, swiss chard, escarole, both loose-leaf & head lettuce, radish & herbs & strawberries, yum!

Fresh Salsa: Soon to be made with our garlic scapes.

Herb-Chevre Dressing: Made with local chevre & local organic buttermilk.

Weekend Pies:  Strawberry-rhubarb!  My favorite.  Also shortcakes.

Bread: Tues:  my multigrain & Otter Creek Bakery Wood-Fired Sourdough!  Fri: Otter Creek Bakery bread.

New Scone Schedule:  Currant - Mon. & Tues., Ginger - Weds. & Thurs., Cheese & Herb - Fri. & Sat.

Cookies: Macaroons, then Peanut Butter.

As planned, I am not preparing much to-go food for the summer.  Instead, I hope to keep you inspired with our produce and recipe ideas.

Menu Ideas:  Last week, we had an amazing local steak, quickly seared in butter & olive oil with salt & lots of pepper, served with a crunchy Romaine & radish salad with chevre dressing and wood-fired sourdough bread.  All available here except the steak.

 

For lunch the other day, I sautéed some Elmer Farm zucchini, then added escarole briefly, chopped tomatoes, bits of local bacon and feta (or blue cheese) & sprinkled some oil & vinegar on top.

 

BLTs!

 

Vegetarian, or not:  via my friend Lauren W., from Madhur Jaffrey’s “World of the East: Vegetarian Cooking”, here is a delicious lentil & spinach dish:

 

1 ¼ lbs. Fresh spinach, well washed

1 medium onion

5T olive oil

2 cloves minced garlic (or scapes!)

1 cup dried lentils, washed & drained

1 ½ tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Ground cumin

1/8 tsp. Freshly ground black pepper

 

Cut spinach into strips.  Cut onion into fine rings.  Heat oil in a large pot on med. Add onions & garlic.  Stir and saute 2 minutes.  Add lentils & 3 cups water.  Bring to a boil, cover, lower heat & simmer 25 mins., until lentils are tender.  Add spinach, salt & cumin. Stir to mix, simmer covered 10-15 mins., stirring occasionally.  Remove from heat & add black pepper and optionally parsley or cilantro and/or tomatoes. Enjoy!

 

 

Menu for week of 06/15/09:

OUR OWN PRODUCE:  Rhubarb, spinach, collards, kale, both loose-leaf & head lettuce, radish & herbs

 

Asparagus & Vt. Ayr Frittata:  Thin layers of organic potatoes layered with asparagus, roasted red onions & Vt. Ayr cheese with eggs & fresh herbs.

9”  $12~

Gazpacho:  Zippy.  Made with local tomatoes, & cukes & organic onions in a zesty dill vinaigrette.

Green Mountain Mushroom Soup:  The “usual” made with local shiitakes. lightly creamy.

Herb Chevre Dressing: with local chevre & local organic buttermilk.

Weekend Pies:  Strawberry-rhubarb!  My favorite.

Bread:  Tues:  my multigrain.  Fri:  Otter Creek Bakery bread.

New Scone Schedule:  Currant Mon. & Tues., Ginger Wed. & Thurs., Cheese & Herb Fri. & Sat.

Cookies:  Coconutty Chocolate Chip, then Gingersnaps.