Week 4

How does that heat feel?  Yikes.

Your box has some summer in it today.  We thought cabbage and potatoes both seemed like good July 4th food (cole slaw, potato salad).  New potatoes are always a special treat for us.  Many people have come to associate new potatoes with the small red potatoes in the grocery store but a real new potato is a freshly dug immature potato.  Size is irrelevant although there will always be more small potatoes than big ones in the potato hills this time of year.  The skin should be so thin you easily rub it off with you thumb.  They should be creamy and extra yummy.

Have a wonderful 4th of July.

Head Lettuce
Carrots
Green Cabbage
New Potatoes
Basil
Summer Squash
Cilantro - Large Only
Snow Peas - Large Only

New Potatoes

We always eat our first potatoes of the year the same way.  Some of your potatoes might be big enough that you want to quarter them although I do this with larger new potatoes too.

Slice the potatoes in half and steam until just tender.  Pull them out of the steamer and allow the potatoes to dry a little.  Heat a generous amount of oil in a cast iron skillet over medium heat.  Place the potatoes cut side down and cook until they are crispy.  If the heat is too high they will brown without getting a nice crust on them.  I usually salt and pepper them twice, once while cooking and once after I remove them from the pan.