Welcome winter! Wait it’s still fall…..but the weather is fooling us. We’ve been battening down the hatches here to keep the greens happy. And the cows, pigs, horses, turkeys, chickens, donkey, dogs, cats…and the humans! All the winter clothes have come out of storage early this year!
We are also watching the turkeys size up and start looking yummy! I’m looking forward to saving a few for winter meals. We had the BEST dinner the other night! Farmer Sean saw how busy we were making wreaths and came to the rescue by making stir fry with eggplant, peppers, carrots, onions, scrambled eggs, sausage and rice. We used the instant pot for some fast rice….brown rice and broth in only 30 minutes is amazing! And he found a recipe for a brown sauce that used broth and liquid aminos. What a treat!
This week we are enjoying potatoes, kale, kohlrabi, two types of lettuce, butternut squash (tis the season), and full shares got beets and carrots! We have had lots of butternut soup, it’s so nice with apples and onions and even adding sausage! Roasted beets and carrots are also popular around here. Tonight’s menu is sloppy joes, oven fried potatoes and salad. We just brown ground beef and sausage with some diced peppers and onions and add ketchup and mustard. Yum! Then we cut the potatoes and toss with melted lard to evenly coat them and roast in the oven for 45-60 minutes at 350. To spruce up salad this time of year, we peel and dice kohlrabi, add some dried fruit and make a homemade vinaigrette.
We had a nice trip to Dolly Sods, WVA a few weeks ago and enjoyed this view! We hope to go back in the spring. Enjoy your week!
Blessings,
Your farmers