Sorry folks. I've gone bloggy AWOL.
I can't quite give you a full-blown update on all the happenings right now, but here's the quick and dirty:
Take the regular mid-September craziness -- with the farm party last Saturday (cooking for 60 people, with no childcare, am I nuts?) and more produce coming off one small plot than one kitchen can handle, and then add that to the scramble of trying to get ahead of, then dealing with the aftermath of, the first frost (two frosts actually, Friday, Sept. 2 and Saturday, Sept. 3).
Add into that a sick baby, some health issues of my own, the temporary closure of an endeavor that is near and dear to my heart, and then, mix in a major rise! and fall in the saga of trying to find a "home" for this family and this farm.
We've been a little keyed up around here, to say the least.
But, it's starting to settle now and into a quiet, sunny autumn no less. These cool mornings and hot sunny afternoons make up some of my favorite memories and my favorite moments.
So we have that to counter balance all the stress and sadness we've been feeling. Thank God this is all happening now and not in, say January.
Soon, I'll break all of this down, but for now, that's the quick and dirty from a Life, Cultivated and to sweeten the deal, here are some recipes from our farm party. Made, of course, with all (main) ingredients (if only we could grow olives for olive oil and lemons for lemon juice -- drat) coming from our own little farm.
Bronze barley with cucumber dill dressing (By Mark Bittman)
Prairie Farro (our brand of Emmer) salad with basil and tomatoes and zucchini (This was a slight variation on the Bluebird Grain Farm recipe the link goes to.)
Black chickpea salsa (Substituting black chickpeas for the black beans, of course and in the party dish, I used half tomatillos and half tomatoes.)
Lentil hummus (only I added about a 1/2 Tablespoon of cumin)
Cabbage crunch
And, the heritage turkey
This post came right as Colin and I were trying to decide on what to make for dinner to have Matt & Kiki over! We made the barley/cucumber/dill dish and loved it! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAll will get better. Remember that happy times are in your future just like a few future sad and difficult times. It tends to even out. We feel your pain and wish we could take some of the burden on our shoulders but things will brighten. Marty
ReplyDeleteThanks Marty. Love to you.
ReplyDeleteAnd Lexie, I'm so glad!