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Aug 24 2008
ANOTHER RECIPE TO EXPERIMENT WITH!


GAZPACHO
(from Joy of Cooking)
In a food processor or blender, chop but do not puree:
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
1 medium green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and coarsely chopped
Remove to a large bowl. Chop in the processor:
1 small onion, coarsely chopped
½ cup packed parsley, finely chopped
Remove to the bowl. Add to the processor and chop:
2 ½ pounds ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and coarsely chopped
Remove to the bowl. Add:
1 cup tomato juice
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
(1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced, or a dash of hot pepper sauce)
2 teaspoons salt
Stir well. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours. Serve in chilled bowls.

ELMER'S STORE PRODUCE FROM LOCAL FARMERS:

SATURDAY, 8/23/08
CUCUMBERS from Sangha Farm, Ashfield
LETTUCE: BOSTON from Paddy Flat Farm, Ashfield
LETTUCE: RED LEAF from Paddy Flat Farm, Ashfield
ONIONS: RED from Sangha Farm, Ashfield
PEACHES from Paddy Flat Farm, Ashfield
SALAD MIX from Sidehill Farm, Ashfield
TOMATOES from Sidehill Farm, Ashfield

LOCAL PRODUCE IN STOCK:
BEANS: GREEN from Sangha Farm, Ashfield
BEETS from Sangha Farm, Ashfield
CABBAGE: GREEN AND RED from Sangha Farm, Ashfield
CARROTS from Sangha Farm, Ashfield
GARLIC from Spring Water Garden, Ashfield
PEAS: SNOW from Paddy Flat Farm, Ashfield
PEPPERS: GREEN from Paddy Flat Farm, Ashfield
PEPPERS: PURPLE from Paddy Flat Farm, Ashfield
SQUASH: ACORN from Sangha Farm, Ashfield
SQUASH: SUMMER from Spring Water Garden, Ashfield

ALSO IN STOCK AT ELMER'S STORE
Organic (CA) Apples: Fuji
Organic (HI) Ginger Root
Organic (CA) Onions
Organic (CA) Oranges
Organic (CA) Potatoes: Red and Gold

Conventional (Mexico) Lemons

To make specific produce requests, email me at
elwell.donna@gmail.com.

Donna




Aug 17 2008
Recipe of the Week:
Mrs. Harris’ Blueberry Muffins

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

½ cup orange juice
½ cup rolled oats
½ cup sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
1 egg
1½ cup flour
1¼ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 cup blueberries

Soak oats in orange juice, add sugar, oil, egg. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Fold in the berries. Pour into greased muffin tins to 2/3 full. Top with a mixture of 2 tablespoons of sugar and ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon. Bake for 18-22 minutes.




Aug 12 2008
GLORIOUS GRILLING
Now that the sun is out – and even if it’s not (Will put up a tarp over our deck. It has really helped us enjoy grilling even in the rain!) – try grilling slices of eggplant, wedges of summer squash, and whole bulbs of garlic. Peppers and onions or sliced potatoes and onions in a foil pouch are delicious with just a dash of olive oil, salt and pepper.





Aug 5 2008
Elmer’s Farmers are Local Hero Farms
Our local farmers are members of CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture). Specifically, Paddy Flat Farm, Sangha Farm, Sidehill Farm, and Spring Water Garden are all LOCAL HERO FARMS. So when you buy produce at Elmer’s Store you are a LOCAL HERO!





Jul 29 2008
Elmer’s Store Has More Cooler Space for Produce!!!
Now that I have cooler space, I can buy from our local farmers as well as supplement with organic items from Black River Produce. This week, new to our selection of local goodies are cabbages, cucumbers, and mini eggplant. And I am restocking our roots and fruits from Black River Produce: potatoes, onions, garlic, and ginger root along with peaches, bananas, oranges, and lemons. Also we now have organic mesclun from CA because the local crop isn’t available.




Jul 19 2008
In a Local Routine

We are getting veggies from Ashfield farmers every Tuesday and I fill in on Fridays with veggies from our farm, as needed. Raspberries and blueberries are delivered every other day. FRESH as can be!




Jul 13 2008
RASPBERRY PIE
Today a 90 year old woman delighted us with a visit. She loved our beagle – “a dog isn’t a dog unless it chases rabbits!” As we walked out to the barn, I lost her to the raspberry patch. “Oh, I love raspberries!” she said as she tottered into the patch and savored each berry. “I used to invite all the single woman of my church to my house for iced tea and pie. I would make raspberry, blueberry, and apple pie - but my favorite is raspberry! All you do is cook the berries in a saucepan on the stove and pour them into a cooked pie shell. There is nothing like the flavor of those raspberries!”




Jul 6 2008
Little Donna Elwell went to Market
Yesterday, I took my plastic laundry basket and headed to the Ashfield Farmer’s Market in the rain. I bought lettuce from Mary Beth and Derek of Sangha Farm and beet greens and tomatoes from Cecelia and Emmet of Sidehill Farm. With my white basket overflowing with shades of green, I walked up to Elmer’s and stocked the cooler. Can’t get any more local than that!




Jun 20 2008
CAJUN COOKIN’ IS LOADS OF FUN!
Elmer’s is hoppin’. Gus and Jim, Rob, Nan, and Chris are all in the act of creating Cajun magic! The Black River Produce order in just (see list below) and I am headed to Whately to pick up more strawberries and tomatoes. New items being offered this week are eggplant, mangoes, nectarines, spinach, and garlic curls!

Food safety is always on my mind, but especially now with the salmonella outbreak around the country linked to certain tomatoes. Here are a couple of websites to reference: http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/tomatoes.html and http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/prodsafe.html
So far, tomatoes grown in Massachusetts are fine. For safety sake, cut the core and blossom ends completely out and be sure to refrigerate partially used tomatoes.




Jun 14 2008
STRAWBERRIES WILL BE IN MONDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOONS THIS WEEK
Well, it is Saturday afternoon and I have just checked the fruit and veggie supply. We are almost out of the strawberries and peaches that came in yesterday! I will definitely get more strawberries for Monday, 6/16/08, and Friday, 6/20/08, afternoons. The peaches will come in Friday morning with the Black River Produce (BRP) order.

The good buys this week are Tomatoes from Pasiecnik’s Farm in Whately and Red Leaf Lettuce from Paddy Flat Farm in Ashfield. New items from BRP are Fennel, Leeks, Onion (Vidalia), Peaches, Potatoes, Summer Squash, and Zuchinni.




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