Fresh This Week Tips, Week 11.7.10
Fresh This Week Tips, Week 11.7.10 Pink Lady Apples STORE: Store in the crisper of your refrigerator for up to one month. PREP: Just wash and eat (or use in your favorite recipe). USE: Your Pink Lady apples are best for eating out of hand, using in pies or adding a sweet crunch to salads. […]
Organic Pies!
$22 (9 inch deep dish) Pumpkin Apple Pecan Freshly baked right here in Stanwood by Scandia Coffeehouse & Eatery. Prebaked— just warm & enjoy! Order ahead for the holiday!
Thanksgiving Holiday Planning
Holiday Meal Planning: Every year at this time we offer an additional special Holiday Box ($35) full of traditional Thanksgiving meal items for your celebration. This year, not only can you can schedule a Holiday Box to be delivered the week of Thanksgiving, but also the week before and the week after (available Nov. 15-Dec. […]
Walnuts
We have been busy picking walnuts up off the ground twice a day. We are nearing the end of harvest based on a quick perusing of the trees. Walnut trees blossom later than most trees and their fruit comes off later as well. I love our walnut trees. They make great babysitters with their strong […]
Fresh This Week Add-Ons 11.05.10
To order Teechino: http://www.klesickfamilyfarm.com/main/order-honey-eggs For more info go to: http://teeccino.com/faq.html#faq95 Photos from: http://www.ultimate-coffees-info.com/images/f940.jpg http://www.shop.cbsnuts.com/12oz-Lightly-Salted-Organically-Grown-Valencia-Peanuts-140.htm http://www.gourmetnut.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/f/i/file_4_63_1.jpg
Fresh This Week Tips, Week 10.31.10
Braeburn Apples STORE: Store your Braeburn apples in a plastic bag in your fridge to keep them crisp. PREP: Rinse apples under running water and peel or cut, depending on their purpose. To prevent browning on sliced apples, put the slices in a bowl of cold water with a few drops of lemon juice. USE: […]
Know Your Produce: “Excuse me, but do you have the thyme?”
From http://homecooking.about.com Thyme is one of the best known and most widely-used culinary herbs. It is quite easy to grow and is commonly found as a decorative as well as a functional plant in many home gardens. You will find thyme a welcome flavor in salads, soups, chowders, sauces, breads, vegetable and meat dishes, and […]
Plenty of Pumpkins
The summer toys were still strewn all over the yard and the leaves were just starting to think about their annual transition from green to shades of red, orange and yellow, and yet I was already dreaming of pumpkins. Every year it is my mission to try and squeeze pumpkin into as many meals as […]
Fresh This Week Tips, Week 10.23.10
Gala Apples STORE: To store, keep Gala apples as cold as possible in the crisper of your refrigerator. PREP: Wash apples prior to eating under cool water. Peel, core and chop them if you plan to make sauce or simply cut them into thin wedges for making apple pie. USE: Gala apples make delicious applesauce, […]
Know Your Produce: Is it a Yam or a Sweet Potato
From www.southernfood.about.com Yam or sweet potato, what in the world is it? Many people use these terms interchangeably both in conversation and in cooking, but they are really two different vegetables. Popular in the American South, these yellow or orange tubers are elongated with ends that taper to a point and are of two dominant […]
Exciting New Organic Products
We have added some new organic products to our list of grocery items (find them online under our “Grocery” section). With the addition of these organic products we are hoping to better serve our customers by making quality organic grocery items more easily accessible. We plan on adding more products in the days ahead, so […]
Fresh This Week Add-Ons, 10.24.2010
Know Your Produce: Beets
For a great, step-by-step-photo guideline about preparing beets and different ways to serve them, check out this great web-link: http://kitchen-parade-veggieventure.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-favorite-way-to-roast-beets.html
Fresh This Week Tips, Week 10.17.10
Spitzenburg Apples STORE: To store, keep apples as cold as possible in the refrigerator. PREP: Gently rub the apple as you run warm water over it to clean. Peel and cut your apple into slices or cubes. To prevent apples from browning, brush with a lemon juice-water solution (1 cup water mixed with 1 teaspoon […]
Squeak, Rattle, Crunch, Tear
I have been spending some of the most blissful moments of the farm season during the fall clean up. Ever since I got my new Belgian team, Sally and Sandy, I have been working them a lot. My previous team was a bear to work with and, consequently, they didn’t get worked because it wasn’t […]
Know Your Produce: Kale
Kale: How to Store: Keep kale unwashed (moisture speeds decay) in a plastic bag in the coldest section of the refrigerator, which is usually in the back. Shelf Life: Because kale contains a lot of water, it doesn’t last long once it has been bought. Use it within 1 to 3 days of purchase for […]