We got busy today!! Yes, we did! Having to cancel last week put the pressure on to keep up the volume of veggies our shareholders have received. Fortunately, the weather cooperated today! We certainly do see the results of this cool, rainy weather! Our tomatoes and peppers won't ripen, the basil suddenly has brown spots and the cucumbers haven't grown an inch in the past five days! Not much we can do about all that, though, so we just got busy - and made some calls.
Menno and Evelyn came through with beautiful hothouse tomatoes, Linda Boys was a star (!) with celery and leeks for everybody, some broccoli and some cabbage. Amanda and Ed found some gorgeous onions and some great cucumbers. Couldn't do it without our growing partners!!
Everyone is receiving today a large patty pan or scallopini summer squash called 'Marlborough', a pale green, crown shaped patty pan. Now, you can do anything with this that you would do with a zucchini: dice, slice, cube, saute, stir fry, BBQ. But, when the patty pans get larger, one of our favourite things to do is stuff 'em! Slice off the stem and remove the little seed pouch. You can remove some of the flesh or leave it in place. Stuff it with whatever you might use to stuff a pepper or tomato: rice and ground beef, bread crumb or crouton and herb stuffing, fruit and nuts are awesome!! One of our favs is cream cheese, a can of crab meat, diced red pepper and/or diced red onion, salt and pepper to taste and an herb like tarragon or dill. Yummy! Bake the squash whole until the skin is easily pierced with a fork, around 40 minutes at 375 degrees. Slice and serve pie-shaped wedges, either as a side dish or as your main course.
Everyone is also receiving a nice selection of assorted baby summer squash today. The young, small squash are the gourmet way to enjoy them! We took a good selection, because with frost possible at any time, enjoy them while you can!
So, for the FULL SHARES: 2 lbs 'Linzer Delicatese' Fingerling potatoes, 2.5 lbs 'French' Fingerling and 2 lbs of 'Alaska Sweetheart', the all red potato. 2.5 lbs tomatoes, onions, leeks, cabbage, Swiss chard, celery, a couple of cucumbers, a bag each of 'Romaine' and 'Buttercrunch' lettuce, a couple of assorted zucchini, a crookneck summer squash, and a 'Marlborough' patty pan, one of an assortment of winter squash, bunch of basil, carrots, a head of garlic and apples.
For the PART SHARES: 2 lbs 'Linzer Delicatese' Fingerling potatoes, 2.5 lbs 'French' Fingerling and 2 lbs of 'Alaska Sweetheart', the all red potato. 2.5 lbs tomatoes, onions, leeks, broccoli, Swiss chard, celery, a couple of cucumbers, a bag each of 'Romaine' and 'Buttercrunch' lettuce, a couple of assorted zucchini, a crookneck summer squash, and a 'Marlborough' patty pan, one of an assortment of winter squash, bunch of basil, carrots, and a head of garlic.
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