Week 14

 Week 14

Week 14!  Summer is just cruising by with September just around the corner.  Some of the vegetables in the field feel a little behind.  Normally by now we are flush with sweet peppers and the field cherry tomatoes are loaded with fruit.  Things are doing well, just coming in a week or so later than normal.  Hope to have sweet peppers for everyone next week but we will see.  I also hope to have another round of melons but they are getting ravaged by rodents.  It is the classic scenario where they only nibble on the ripe ones.  The watermelons are better scene but of course that is not what we planted a lot of this year.  Ahhh, farming...

Have a great week. 

Tomatillos - A lot of our winter meals revolve around what we put up from the garden.  One of our staples is salsa verde.  We freeze it so that I don't have to worry about the acidity and because I just think the qualtity is better.  We freeze small portions but also some larger portions to braise chicken thighs or pork shoulder.  Here is a very straight forward recipe for chile verde with chicken.  I have also been known to throw frozen chicken thighs, a little liquid and all the ingredients for chile verde in an instant pot.  Then I just puree the sauce with an immersion blender.  It isn't quite as good but still a great way to go when you don't pull the chicken out of the freezer until after you get home from work.  

Jalapeno

Poblano Peppers - Large Only

Shishito Peppers - Small Only

Slicing Tomato

Cabbage

Beets

Cucumber

Broccoli - Large Only