Taking dinner to a friend this week, so as I think about my menu plan, I will incorporate a dinner for her family as well. The Make-Ahead Cook from America’s Test Kitchen (click here for more details) is providing inspiration, as well as From Our House to Yours (click here for more details). Both have great
This weekend we visited Fifth Crow Farm in Pescadero and met some of the farmers who grow our food. Lunch was pizza from Uncie Ro, who travels with a portable wood-fire oven. We tasted 10 varieties of apples grown on the property, including my favorite, the Spitzenberg. And we had a nice walking tour of the
Our tradition, for the last three weeks, is that I bake a loaf of no-knead sourdough bread Sunday morning and we have BLTs for lunch, using bacon from the 1/2 pig we purchased from Linda’s Tasty Pork in Carmel Valley. A 9th generation Californian, Linda Ferrasci operates Rancho Chupinos, which has been in the family since 1878. In
Our guys were gone last week, which meant we had the whole house (and menu plan) to ourselves! Dinners became casual, unhurried, cook-together affairs that were enjoyable and relaxing after a long day at camp. Here was our menu plan for our 2017 Girls Staycation: Monday: Salad bar with local oak leaf lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, bell
We did not get a CSA veggie box this week, as we are just on the cusp of starting a new season with Fifth Crow Farms. However I do have miscellaneous vegetables rolling around in the refrigerator, as well as a couple items in the freezer I’d like to get used up. Here’s my menu
Between Fifth Crow Farms seasons, I like to purchase the Mariquita Farms occasional Mystery Boxes. These boxes are delivered every two weeks and contain a collection of seasonal produce. This week our box contained Broccoli, New Potatoes, Chives, Cucumbers, Avocados, Cocktail Onions, Little Gem Lettuces, Fava Beans, Wild Arugula, Carrots, Parsley and Red Cabbage. Here is my menu
We declined a Fifth Crow Farms CSA vegetable box last week, since we were away to the East visiting colleges. But, never fear, there are plenty of vegetables in our fridge. I found these items while sorting through the bins this weekend: Leeks, Green Garlic, Spring Onions, Fennel, Kale, Turnips with greens, Cabbage, and Garlic Chives.
In addition to lovely flowers, which I order every week, our Fifth Crow CSA box includes Leeks, Chard, Baby Lettuce Mix, Artichokes, Red Radishes, Savoy Cabbage and Broccoli. I traded the radishes for more broccoli, as my family really enjoys that roasted and sprinkled with salt. Here is my menu plan through next week: Sunday:
Our vegetable box from Fifth Crow Farms CSA contained Beets, Cauliflower, French Breakfast Radishes, Baby head lettuce, Kale and Arugula. I traded the Beets for a beautiful head of Cabbage, half of which I used for our annual St Patrick’s Day dinner. Here is my family menu plan for the week of March 19: Sunday: Grilled sausages,