Happy Easter! Beautiful morning here in sunny Northern California. After a morning egg hunt we have settled down for an afternoon of sugar highs and homework. And preparing for Easter dinner! Our Fifth Crow Farms vegetable box included Artichokes, Cauliflower,Romaine hearts, Kale raab, Red radishes, Salad mix, Red cabbage, Bay leaves, and Tom Phipps Pebble
Spring showers. And rainbows. And flowers. This week had them all, including major down pours on Wednesday and Thursday. My trees and flowers all think spring is here, so there are tiny buds on some and fledgling leaves on others. The Blenheim apricot looks ready to rock this season and the D’Anjou pear in the
Our box from Fifth Crow Farms arrived on a rainy Thursday, which meant I ran outside and grabbed it quick while trying to stay dry. In the box we found Chard, Beets, Spinach, Leeks, Carrots,Baby Head Lettuce, Broccoli and Savoy Cabbage. The cabbage was used on Saturday night, along with the chard and a bit
Lemons are everywhere! At least in our backyard. This week I will pick a peck, zest ’em and juice ’em, and freeze the results for future citrus endeavors. Our box from Fifth Crow Farms was filled with Baby head lettuce, Rosemary,Butternut squash, Carrots, Cauliflower and Bag ‘o Kale. We also had a bunch of turnips, but
Already up to box #7 of the winter CSA season with Fifth Crow Farms. We had a lot of rain this last week which is much needed. However, I may be the only one hoping for a rainy March, well maybe except for the skiers who are looking forward to a nice spring ski season.
We did not order a Fifth Crow Farms CSA box this week, since we were camping in Joshua Tree. However, the trade box was overflowing when we got home which meant I have lots of tasty vegetables to choose from this week including Napa cabbage, Cauliflower, Purple potatoes, Carrots,Baby kale, Cilantro and Kohlrabi. That kohlrabi might
Next week we are off to Joshua Tree for a camping and rock climbing adventure. Super excited, so I made a menu plan for the week: Arrival day: Dinner – Chocolate Chili (prepared at home, bagged and chilled in cooler) with cornbread topping baked in Dutch oven; vegetables and hummus; chocolate chip cookies First day: Breakfast –
Valentine’s Day and Fat Tuesday this week, plus more basketball and a class project or two. Busy week (I feel lame writing that, every week is busy). In our box from Fifth Crow Farms, we found Hokkaido Stella Blue winter squash, Romanesco cauliflower, Parsnips, Lettuce, Baby kale and Brussels sprouts. Here is my menu plan
Last week was my niece’s birthday and I wanted to send her my favorite brownie pan, the Baker’s Edge Brownie Pan. However according to their website, they are sold out and don’t expect anymore until 2018. So I went to eBay to see if I could score a used on and the answer was, yes
My niece has a birthday this week and I was super happy to find her gift on eBay! Cannot reveal it here, not until next week. As a hint, it is a kitchen tool. Any guesses? Our box from Fifth Crow Farms contained Butternut squash, Romaine hearts, Parsnips, Broccoli, Cilantro, Dino Kale, Fennel and Brussels