This week we had a windfall of GIANT zucchini to share with you, as well as more (pruned) basil... we have found that cooking the squash slices slow in a pan and with butter yields amazing flavor! Here's a pic of what you will get this week:
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Some new things:
Kohlrabi (the Sputnik - looking thing) -- look up recipes, cabbage-like flavor is delish sliced thin and eaten raw, or grated into a slaw!
Zucchini (green and yellow) -- sooooo flavorful, see my tip above!
Crookneck squash -- I also love pan-frying these, with onions... after doing so, they go great on a budget cheese-only pizza from the grocery store (and then baked until corners crisp)
And some unfortunate absences (now and in near-future:
Eggs -- our egg production has (mysteriously) dropped quite dramatically, from a month ago when we were getting 7-9 eggs per day, to now only one or two... My best guess is we have a bunch of ladies who are going into retirement all at the same time, and unfortunately right when summer starts -- which is both unusual and very unfortunate.
Eggs (pt. 2) -- I bought some younger, new-addition layer hens a few days ago, but they are still getting used to our setup and our current boys and girls. So, if you don't get a half dozen eggs this week, I promise you a whole dozen next week. I'm sorry but that's just the way the cookie crumbles sometimes, we are trying hard to fix this issue of shortage -- I promise!
Lettuce -- you may have noticed your head of lettuce is taller than normal... The plants are detecting that it is well into summer, and are trying to grow tall and make seeds and spread their genetic :-) I would avoid eating the stalk at this point and just two leaves, and we probably only have one more week of good lettuce season left.
In closing...
Be sure to reply to me with any good recipes that you come across and test (and confirm are good to know), and I will send out to the others. Enjoy the hand-raised food, and we will see you next week!
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