JUDI’S RECIPES – WEEK 12 – AUGUST 24, 2021

AUGUST 24, 2021

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are all safe and well on this post-storm day. We have been soggy, soggy, soggy!

How about a version of comfort food that will tickle your tastebuds? We are getting sweet peppers this week, and they lend themselves to a multitude of dishes. Today we’re going to pair them with eggs.

RING AROUND THE UOVO

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    1. Slice tops and bottoms off the bell peppers and finely dice them. Remove and discard the seeds and membranes. Slice each pepper into four 1/2-inch-thick rings.

    Combine the diced pepper ends with avocado, onion, jalapeño, cilantro, tomatoes, lime juice, and 1/2 tsp of salt in a medium bowl. Set aside.

    Heat 1 teaspoon of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add the pepper rings, then crack 1 egg into the middle of each ring.

    4. Season with 1/8 teaspoon each,  salt and pepper. Cook, until the egg whites are mostly set but the yolks are still runny, 2 to 3 minutes. Gently flip (using a wide spatula) and cook 1 minute more for runny yolks, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes more for firmer yolks. Transfer the rings to serving plates

    5. Serve with the avocado salsa and garnish with additional cilantro.

    HELPFUL HINT: Crack each egg into a little bowl and then slip it into the pepper ring. This will prevent any shells from getting into your food.

    ANOTHER HELPFUL HINT: This dish is great with rice on the side.

I hope you enjoy this late-summer dish.

Have a delicious week!

Best,

Judi

Week #18 — Note from the Farmer

Week #18

Dear CSA members,

The seasons are continuing to change; there was a cool bite to the air this morning. As the summer crops begin to fade, the fresh fall greens take their place, bringing new life to the fields. The dry weather has continued through the growing season, bringing with it challenges as well as some benefits – such as not working in the rain and mud. The fungal diseases that can often reduce crop yields during the summer months were not a major concern due to the lack of precipitation.

The majority of our plants are started by hand in the greenhouses and then transplanted into the fields to give them a much-needed head start. During this period, the transplants need constant moisture to help establish the plants. This was a major struggle from early spring until last week, when we finished the last transplants for the season. Fortunately, we have a great staff of excellent farmers who efficiently irrigated our tender crops while conserving water throughout the summer months.

The past several days have been very rewarding with high yields of winter squash, popcorn, carrots and sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes are a crop that we are just learning how to produce in high quantities. The process starts in the winter by ordering organic sweet potato “slips” from a farm in Georgia. The timing must be perfect to ship the slips from Georgia to New York. These tender shoots can survive for only a day or two and need to be planted and watered immediately upon arrival in June. This season we prepared a section of the field with hills of soil prior to the slips arrival. Keeping the rows hilled, weeded and fertilized throughout the season paid off with the best quality sweet potato harvest we have ever had. These slips are expensive but with high yields, they are worth it. Now that we have figured out the needs of this crop, we will double our order for next season and hopefully get the same results.

We have acres of fall greens coming on strong. Lettuce, radishes, mizuna, mustard, arugula and more will soon return, bringing fresh salads to the fridge! We also have an abundance of hardy brassica greens that will continue through the remainder of the year. Potatoes, carrots, beets, winter squash and many more root crops will add some bulk to the weekly harvest. Things are looking good for the fall!

I hope that everyone has enjoyed the season so far and is feeling the healthy benefits of eating our fresh organic produce. Thank you for all your support and loyalty to our farm.

Pete for everyone at Stoneledge Farm

A reminder that this week is a coffee share week!

Winter squash – 1
Lacinato kale – 1 bunch
Sweet potatoes – 2
Ancho peppers – 2
Sweet peppers – 2
Curly parsley – 1 bunch
Shallots – 2
Radish bunch – 1
Serrano peppers – take what you like

Fruit Share:
1 bag- Empire Apples Grown by Fix Brothers Orchard
1 bag – Anjou Pears Grown by Klein’s Kill Orchard

Mushroom Share: Crimini