Frog Holler Farm - September 19, 2020
Winter Squash harvest almost complete - photo by Ashleh, who also helped pick them!
RECIPE IDEAS: In a completely scientific farm taste comparison (test sample of three), roasted beet flavor far surpassed the flavor of boiled beets. This analysis has been corroborated throughout the food blogs of the internet and this one from Tori Avey: Every Day Inspired by the Past for Roasted Beets seemed especially good. Most recipes call for wrapping the beets in aluminum foil, which works fine, but Ms. Avey is removing foil from her cooking and shows how you can achieve the same results with a Dutch oven or oven-proof pan with a cover. We applaud less use of aluminum foil in cooking as well as the appreciation of this delicious and nutritious vegetable! Ms. Avey includes a number of links to roasted beet recipes in this blog post as well - many many uses!
Butternut Squash is traditionally halved, baked and then used for pie or soup. Another way to prepare it, which we often do on the farm, is to saute onions and garlic and then add cubes of peeled butternut. But we only make this when we have cooked or roasted beets on hand, for the next step is to slice the cooked beets and add to the softened squash. (If the beets are uncooked they will take too long to soften.) A little apple cider or orange juice can be added to braise the mixture; salt and pepper to taste. A vibrant deep red, sweet and fall-flavored dish!
NOTES FROM THE FARM:
This week we started to dig sweet potatoes and there will be more on that next week when they appear in your share.
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| Ashleh hauls in a nice "catch"! |
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| Sweet potatoes - washed and curing a bit before heading out in share boxes |
We also planted 875 lettuce seedlings this week. Will they make it before freezing temps? Well, we really don't know. Gardening in general is part faith and part folly - the weather will decide which prevails. But if they make it, what a glorious colorful frilly celebration of salad!
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| They don't look like much now! Lettuce can take light frost so they have some time. |
NOTES FROM PASADENA: Okay, what you really want to know is how did our adventurers do on their road trip to Hollywood?
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| Camping on the way to Pasadena |
The screening of Nomadland went very well, and here's a little clip from the event to give you the flavor of a drive-in premiere. Although Nomadland is based on a work of non-fiction, Ms. McDormand's character was created for the film. Many of the real life nomads were featured in the film and invited to the premiere. In the clip, you will see how van-dwellers applaud!
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| The beginning of the film on the drive-in screen |
Freya the farm pup was able to attend the premiere since it was at a drive-in. She did get out of the car to schmooze a little and was a big hit. Maybe she'll be in the next film!
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| Freya at the "selfie wall" at the hotel |
Freya will be at the market truck between 1-2 pm to hand out paw prints.
Lol - actually she took the whole 5500 mile trip in stride and seems happy to be back at the farm.
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| Taking the ride in stride! |
Thanks for your comments and interest in this project. Ms. McDormand has earned wide respect over the years through her choice of roles and impeccable execution thereof. For Nomadland she has also relied on an accomplished team to bring the project to fruition. Case in point: our own Emily Foley!
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| Edwin and Emily |
Have a great week everyone!
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