Hello farm share friends,
What a beautiful day it is outside as I'm writing this. Sunny weather in late September/early October is the best. We are doing our best to wrap up the field work, bring in the crops, and clean up the fields before everything gets cold and soggy. I am very happy to be giving you tomatoes in an October farm share..last year our tomatoes went down very suddenly after some wet weather in the late Summer, and when we got those wet spells in August and early September I was worried. The good times can't last forever though, so enjoy those tomatoes while you can. Here's what else is in your share this week:
Potatoes- We finished digging up all the potatoes this week, but unfortunately we also learned that a lot of them have some kind of pest damage. We will do our best to give you the nicest ones we can, but we'll also give you some extra spuds, as you may have to trim off an end here and there. These are German Butterball potatoes, which is a great all purpose potato for frying, baking, mashing, boiling...you name it.
Acorn squash- This is the type of winter squash we ate most when I was a kid. It is easy to slice in half, scoop out the seed cavity, and bake. We would put butter, maple syrup, and sometimes some nutmeg or cardamom on it. The skin of these squash are thicker, so you won't want to eat that part, and the flesh is a bit stringy and flavorful.
Carrots- Not too many of our Summer carrots remaining before we will get into out storage carrots, which are a different variety meant to store in the ground into the winter. The cooler weather makes the carrots get sweeter!
Spinach- A great big bunch of green spinach, for salads or cooking. Have I already linked to Martha's spinach recipes? I don't think I have...
http://www.marthastewart.com/274254/spinach-recipes/@center/276955/seasonal-produce-recipe-guide#925566
Broccoli- Finally, broccoli is back! We didn't plant broccoli for August and September, as it sometimes doesn't do as well in the dry late Summer weather. But we have a really nice planting coming on now, so should get some tasty broccoli into your shares! Yummm.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roasted-broccoli-with-asiago-241614
Black Spanish Radish- This is a winter radish that is very different from the radishes you are probably familiar with. Here is a blog post that is a bit silly, and not initially very enthusiastic about black Spanish radishes in general, but ends up giving some great ideas on how to cook yours:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cathy-erway/black-radish-recipes_b_2617652.html
Garlic- More delicious garlic coming your way.... to use with your other produce, or try some roasted garlic.
http://www.food.com/recipe/how-to-roast-garlic-303247
Have fun!
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