Loving the herbal tea on these cold rainy days, yesterday we had it iced!
We hope you all got some free Vit. D yesterday. It was not in stock today! What a rainy, cold day. But it helps us remember to enjoy the sun when it does shine! God is gently leading us through this tender season, we are so grateful for that.
This week we have lovely greens still happy as can be in the greenhouses. Chard, Arugula and Napa cabbage. We love to have the chard sautéed with onions or garlic, the arugula is great as salad with some beets and oil and vinegar or a nice creamy dressing and the napa is my favorite winter green. We love it chopped small as salad with some shredded carrots or cooked into a stir-fry! Eating with the seasons has so many health benefits. The watermelon radish is also great shredded on salad, and oh I love the taters! We had roasted sweet potatoes tonight with a sausage stir fry with some frozen peppers from last summer and a side salad. So yum!
A few days ago I roasted two chickens and pulled the meat off the bones and put them right into a pot for broth (along with my veggie peelings) and then had chicken for several meals to create easy fast meals. The chicken goes great on the napa cabbage salad. Our favorite homemade salad dressing is just 1 part vinegar, 1 part honey or maple syrup and 2 parts olive oil.
We are busy planting all the spring cabbage and broccoli, not to mention tomatoes, eggplants, peppers and flowers and herbs! Where does the winter go? Well this year I am very ready for spring. We usually want some more time to hibernate, but not this year. The sunshine is so welcome even it means the time for slow winter evenings will end for us soon.
We brought two of Tommy’s sheep back to the farm and Grace will be in charge of them. We still have some of his lambs from last year that are keeping the girls company. They will have their lambs in March and April. We look forward to that with excitement!
Dates to remember:
Meat delivery Thursday next week and pick up Thursday and Saturday. 2-5 pm. Don’t forget to look for your add on shares as well. We still have some lamb available for your Easter dinner, please e-mail for details.
Blessings,
The Baker Team