peacefrog's lilypad

• 2 bunches Fennel (+voluminous tops)
• 2 bunches Red Onions
• 2 bunches Celery
• 4 Italian Eggplant
• 4 lbs Red Gold Potatoes
• 2 pts Sungold Cherry Tomatoes
• 2 heads Green Cabbage
• 16 Peaches
  = 34 lbs

And also, from Sun Moon Farm, either directly or via neighbors:
+big jar of cukes
+1 bunch bok choy
+2 bunches chard
+a few radishes

And an amazing loaf of Italian Paisano bread.

We had been falling behind on the veggies so this week, I decided I had to step it up, and so far, progress has been pretty good. Among other things, I started yet another round of sour dill pickles (as well as a smaller batch of spicy ones), made a big batch of my Greens & Peanut Stew to use up all the remaining cooking greens I had (rabe, beet greens, kale, arugula, there was a lot) except the chard, since I was to make that linguine dish again. The tomatoes went into fresh bruschetta. Then I started a big batch of kimchi, using two heads of cabbage, onions, and the rest of the baby carrots, turnips, and radishes. For lunch today, I made kimchi pancakes with the last batch. Tonight I made a Thai curry that took care of the bok choy, all the remaining carrots, some potatoes, and squash. I also roasted the eggplant on the grill and made some amazing babaghanoush. Phew.

Oh, and did I mention my new online Cooking Club? I’m sure I haven’t as it’s new since my last post. The idea is that every week, a member presents a recipe, then the rest of the group makes it and posts about it. It’s a small, curated group of people and I was honored to be asked to join. This week’s recipe is a naan, which works out well since I was going to make more aloo masala and bund gobi & mater anyway.

In the past couple of weeks, I also started canning for the season: I canned 7 pints and a half-pint of dill relish (plus an extra pint and half-pint into the fridge) using the large slicing cukes, and 6 jars (mostly half-pints) of plum jam using fruit from a friend's tree. Yesterday, Tadpole and I harvested a few quarts of blackberries at someone's house and I suspect a bunch of that will turn into something for Baitcon.

Non-food-related things are also happening in my life, but I’m not as committed to posting about them, I guess. Maybe after Tadpole starts school, I will see about trying to do daily posts for some period of time at least.

• 2 bunches Japanese Turnips (+greens)
• 2 bunches Red Onions
• 2 bunches Basil
• 2 bunches Raab
• 2 bunches Beets (+green)
• 2 lbs Zucchini
• 2 lbs Potatoes
• 4 lbs Peaches
  =23#

The soup was heavenly. I had one big bowl with a few tortilla chips crumbled in and froze the rest. Hopefully there will be more corn and I can make more.

• 2 bunches Beets (red)
• 2 bunches Chard
• 2 bunches Spring Onions
• 4 lbs Potatoes (red gold)
• 2 pints Tomatillos
• 24 ears Corn
• 2 lbs Tomatoes!
• 2 heads Cabbage (red)
  =45#
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• 1 head Lettuce
• 1 Eggplant
• 1 Cabbage (red)
• 1 bunch Edamame
• 1 Bell Pepper (green)
• 1.5 lb Onions
• 1 lb Zucchini
• 1/4 lb Basil
• 1 quart Tomatoes
  =8.4#

ayelle