Hello Subscribers,
It’s the dog days of summer we all dream about during the cold winter months. It will be very hot today during the produce distribution. Bring ice packs or an ice chest if you can to help get the veggies back to your house in good shape.
Today there will be broccoli, zucchini, carrots, beets, mustard greens, and salad greens. And you never know what else. Last week after sending out the blog I discovered the green (and purple and yellow) bean patch I’m sharing had been picked for the first time this season and so some of you found some of those lovely beans at the distribution. Things are starting to come in from other gardens and so you may find additions to the list by the time the afternoon rolls around. It’s usually an hour by hour thing on Wednesdays.
I came up with an interesting recipe for beets a couple of weeks ago that should really work in this weather. I call it a Beet Mojito and it goes something like this:
Peel and cut a beet or two into 1/2″ cubes. About a cup of cubes is fine.
Place in a bowl and add:
olive oil to coat generously
minced garlic, 1 tablespoon
minced ginger, 1 tablespoon
minced red onion or shallot, 1 tablespoon
juice of 1/2 lime
mix well and let marinate and chill in the refrigerator for an hour or two. When ready to serve, stir and squeeze a bit more lime juice onto the top. Very refreshing on a hot day.
See you this afternoon. Stay cool!
Peace and peas,
Calliope
