*sigh* I have been a bad blogger. Like it or not, the start of another school year took over pretty much everything! Since my last post I’ve also accepted a playing job at the Fulton (violin for Gypsy). I’m extremely excited about this…pit orchestra is my favorite! Local friends, come see the show. :) So … Continue reading
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Week 15: 8.18.12 and Apple Day!
Well, here it is. The last official week of summer vacation before school starts! We have a few teacher days later this week, and students start Monday. At least the beautiful produce is still coming for a few more weeks. :) This week our Creekside CSA share included: Cucumbers (2) Jalapeños (2…I totally took the … Continue reading
Dilly Beans, Steakhouse Pizza, and Other Random Things
As the school year gets closer and closer, I find myself trying to finish random projects, cross things off my summer list, and enjoy life as much as possible. Thus, the blogging was a bit sparse this week. Thus again, this shall be a random post. Honestly? I had never heard of dilly beans until … Continue reading
Adventures in Wine Making: Peach
There we have it: 15 pounds of beautiful Contender peaches from Rohrer’s Orchard, ready to be turned into 6 gallons of wine! We tasted several varieties and chose Contenders because they were sweet and juicy. Also, I thought the skin tasted good, which is important because the skins spend some time adding flavor to the … Continue reading
Peach Pie
Earlier this week we ventured over to Rohrer’s Orchard to buy a 1/2 bushel of peaches to make wine (more on this in a future post). After much tasting and contemplating, we ended up choosing Contender peaches. The wine will only use 15 pounds of the bushel. Enter: peach pie! I used my new favorite … Continue reading
Week 13: 8.4.12
How is it possibly August already?? It’s been a fabulous summer, but certainly a fast one. This week our Creekside CSA share included: White corn (6 ears) Yellow corn (6 ears) Bi-colored corn (6 ears) Yellow watermelon Honeyloupe Cantaloupe Tomatoes Yellow tomato Green pepper Red pepper Zucchini (2) Yellow squash Green beans Candy onions (2) Red … Continue reading
Week 12: 7.28.12 and a LOT of tomatoes!
It seems to be melon week at Creekside! (Yay!) This week our CSA share included: Cantaloupe Honeylope Small (yellow, I think) watermelon Watermelon Green peppers Jalapeños Candy onions Red onion Zucchini Cucumber Garlic Tomatoes Yellow tomato A dozen ears of corn We also bought some beautiful freestone peaches that Josh gets through Rohrer’s Orchard. (Beth, … Continue reading
Weeks 10 and 11: Playing Catch Up and Music Camp
First, an apology for slacking on the blog. Returning from our fabulous trip to the Outer Banks only allowed for about a 24 hour turn around before I embarked on another year of teaching at music camp. Leaving my house at 7:30 am and typically returning after 10 pm each day didn’t allow for much … Continue reading
Week 8: 6.30.12 (mmm, fresh garlic)
…and on the last day of June, our Creekside CSA got even more abundant and exciting. :) This week we got: Carrots Garlic (seriously the best garlic ever) Zucchini Yellow Squash Cucumber Broccoli Cauliflower Green Beans Red Leaf Lettuce Swiss Chard Candy Onions It was also a cheese week. We got Colby… …and Pepper Jack. I’m … Continue reading
csa 4 dinner 