Cookin' Our Way Through a CSA

CSA Share: Week 14

2010-09-01T09:44:00.000-04:00

We are getting down to the wire. Only a few more weeks of the shares are left. Here are the following items we got last week. Sorry for the delay! It's hard to post with Chef Z in class all day and me at work all evening. Green Head Lettuce (4) - approximately 9.0oz Spinach (1) - approximately 6.8oz Yellow Tomato (1) - approximately 14.9oz Green Tomato (1) - approximately 8.4oz Tomato Sauce

CSA Share: Week 13

2010-08-20T09:01:00.000-04:00

This summer share was a huge haul! There was bounty everywhere and it is over flowing out of our fridge. There will definitely need to be some preservation this week! If you are reading for the first time, our CSA comes from Screamin' Ridge Farms. Below you will see photos of each type of produce that we received, an amount in parentheses showing how many times we have received the item

The Cooking Adventures of Chef Z & M.B.

2010-08-18T14:13:00.000-04:00

If any of you have gone though a shift change, or have gone to college full time and worked more than 15 hours a week, you now know the story of our life! We have been exceptionally bad bloggers lately but hopefully that will be ending after this week. Even though we have been bad bloggers we have been good at eating and preserving! Without further ado, our adventures for the last 3 +/- weeks!

CSA Share: Week 12

2010-08-13T11:00:00.000-04:00

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CSA Share: Week 11

2010-08-05T23:36:00.000-04:00

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CSA Share: Week 10

2010-08-05T23:18:00.000-04:00

Produce is coming out of our ears! Even with all of the cooking we did last week we still have produce left over and a plethora arrived this week as well. The fresh taste and variety however leaves us with no complaints! I am so excited that we are getting such a wide variety that it is hard to be bored. If you are looking to make you diet healthier, a CSA is definitely the way to go! I'm

What ails you

2010-08-04T16:45:00.000-04:00

Due to some recent illnesses in the house, today's post will be done later tonight. Thanks for waiting

The Cooking Adventures of Chef Z & MB

2010-07-28T18:44:00.003-04:00

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CSA Share: Week 9

2010-07-22T23:42:00.000-04:00

This week a lot of preserving is on the menu. Cabbage, summer squash, zucchini and cucumbers are all being "put up" for winter! This is personally exciting for me because that means less money to spend this winter on healthy veggies and more variety too!! If you are reading for the first time, our CSA comes from Screamin' Ridge Farms. Below you will see photos of each type of produce that we

The Wednesday Weekly Reheat

2010-07-21T19:37:00.000-04:00

THE WEEKLY REHEAT The review will consist of the following: What I ate, What I liked about it; What I didn’t like about it; Any additions I made to it; What I cooked it in; A score that will be out of ♥♥♥♥♥ with 5 being the highest in the lovin’ factor – Enjoy! Hello everyone! This week I was much more diligent when

CSA Share: Week 8

2010-07-15T19:47:00.000-04:00

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CSA Share: Week 7

2010-07-08T21:06:00.000-04:00

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The Wednesday Weekly Reheat

2010-07-07T17:00:00.000-04:00

THE WEEKLY REHEAT The review will consist of the following: What I ate, What I liked about it; What I didn’t like about it; Any additions I made to it; What I cooked it in; A score that will be out of ♥♥♥♥♥ with 5 being the highest in the lovin’ factor – Enjoy! Homemade No-Knead Flatbread with Screamin' Ridge Pesto,canned tomato slices,and prosciutto topped with provolone and Romano cheeses

CSA Share: Week 6

2010-07-01T19:22:00.000-04:00

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-16360689-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} I know we have been gone forever! Vacations do that to people. Our

Adventures in Canning: Pickles Two Ways

2010-06-12T02:04:00.002-04:00

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-16360689-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} So today while M.B. was asleep I decided to go all crazy scientist

CSA Share: Week 3

2010-06-10T19:02:00.000-04:00

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-16360689-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} It's the week before we go away for 12 days on vacation! That being

The Wednesday Weekly Reheat

2010-06-09T18:37:00.000-04:00

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Adventures in Canning: Spicy Pickled Asparagus and Radishes

2010-06-06T20:34:00.000-04:00

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-16360689-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} This weekend in our first attempt to preserve our bounty, Chef Z and I

CSA Share: Week 2

2010-06-03T22:16:00.000-04:00

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-16360689-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Welcome to week 2! Joe is keeping it interesting up at Screamin'

June Meat Share and a Week 1 Weekly Reheat

2010-06-02T16:50:00.003-04:00

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-16360689-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} This is the last Spring Meat Share from Pete's Green! It looks small

First Meal

2010-06-01T19:16:00.000-04:00

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CSA Share: Week 1

2010-05-27T21:20:00.000-04:00

var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-16360689-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {} Well we finally got the share!! In our picnic basket you can

It's Finally Here!!!

2010-05-24T23:39:00.000-04:00

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GREEK NIGHT!!

2010-05-19T20:34:00.002-04:00

Over the weekend we got in the mood for Greek and being as we had the supplies, our interpretation of a Greek meal was created. Chef Z covered most of the meal and I made the cucumber salad 2 ways. Chef Z's with cucumber, onion, cider vinegar, salt and pepper and mine with cucumber, onion,

3rd Shift, and How I Learned to Eat While On It

2010-05-16T17:35:00.003-04:00

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May Grocery Shopping and Bulk Meat Share

2010-05-12T20:44:00.000-04:00

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May Meat Share

2010-05-11T17:35:00.005-04:00

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Steamed Whole Fish with Fermented Black Beans

2010-04-23T22:43:00.000-04:00

Alright, so we got two whole, gutted trout for our meat share. Now, after living in Hawai'i, I LOVE fish head soup. However, not wanting people to vomit at my eccentricities I decided to steam the fish whole, your welcome. We cooked the rice in a sushi rice cooker, if you don't have one here's what to do to make sticky rice in a pot. As I have already said, you need to wash the rice 5-7

Burrito Night!!

2010-04-07T21:02:00.002-04:00

Allright, frozen burritos, the perfect on the go food. Oh wait, usually its that crap from 7-11 that makes your poo all runny. Well, here at Chef Z industries we have found a solution: all natural, tasty, good for you, and easy to handle frozen burritos. Now, this can be quite the undertaking, but it can be a whole lot of fun for the whole family as during the building process as there are a

April Meat Share

2010-04-07T18:33:00.000-04:00

Well, here it is! We got some good stuff this month, no chicken though so when I make stock next week I'll only be able to use 1 carcass. We have pastured bacon, meatier than any other bacon I have ever seen; lamb leg, lamb steaks, and about a pound of stew beef. It seems like an odd time of year for stew beef, but I'm sure that I'll find something fun to do with it. The leg of lamb I usually

The Weekly Reheat

2010-04-03T16:39:00.000-04:00

Written by M.B. The review will consist of the following: What I ate, What I liked about it; What I didn’t like about it; Any additions I made to it; What I cooked it in; A score that will be out of ♥♥♥♥♥ with 5 being the highest in the lovin’ factor – Enjoy! Tuesday NightDinner was leftover chicken from our favorite

Kitchen Aid

2010-04-02T21:05:00.000-04:00

Yeah, I told you it was sexy. So we finally got it and I can't wait to start using it. I'll be making (trying mind you) to make some souffles soon, this little item makes them sooo much easier. With all of the eggs we'll be getting next month, this little guy will come in handy. Plus, we are gonna get a free ice cream making attachment with a mail in rebate that will be filled out when I get

Friday

2010-04-02T15:21:00.001-04:00

Well, just got done work. Fairly slow, which is nice considering I woke up at 3 and couldn't get back to sleep, oddly enough those few hours I slept were amazing. We are heading into Burlington tonight to pick up a sexy new piece of equipment that will help us in our new endeavor. Maybe see a movie, I'll probably have a few cocktails, don't have to work tomorrow until the afternoon. I will post

Last nights dinner

2010-04-01T19:42:00.000-04:00

We had sandwiches, yeah that's right, sandwiches. We shopped all day and I was feeling lazy, plus I need those sandwiches for my bartending shifts where the only thing for food is really, really bad hot dogs. Don't think I'm gonna cook tonight as I worked quite a long shift on 3 hours of sleep. So eat it, I get a lazy day too. Although, sticking with the theme, the bread was home made, and we

Start-up Costs

2010-03-31T19:41:00.002-04:00

OK So we just hit the grocery store and the Co-Op to stock our selves up for the month and get ready for our CSA share. Kind of a big run since we had to get some things in bulk to prepare, plus I got overtime on my paycheck so I got some things just for me. Grocery Store Items: cheddar, capicola, romano, jarlsburg, mozzarella, roast beef, ham, EVOO, frozen veggies for M.B, tortilla chips, rice

First Night

2010-03-30T21:09:00.001-04:00

Grilled Lamb Loin Chops with Roasted Root Vegetables Just had some pastured lamb loin chops from Bonnieview Farms, marinated in: We got some garlic, chilies, mustard, rosemary, cumin (whole), bourbon, Worcestershire sauce, and olive oil. You never want to salt a marinade or you'll end up with a big salty mess. Stuck all this in a bag, placed the bag in a bowl afterward to make sure the

Day 1

2010-03-30T18:00:00.000-04:00

Just got finished with the set-up, looking to get started soon! We are getting our next meat share next week and tonight I am cooking up some pastured lamb, photos to follow later tonight! After Lost though, gotta get my fix.