Dinner….

It doesn’t get any better than this….

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Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

We made this at the HighCross Farm CSA potluck. It was fantastic!

6 fresh tomatillos
4 large tomatoes
juice from one lime
2 or more fresh hot peppers
3 garlic cloves, unpeeled
1/2 cup fresh cilantro
1  onion, coarsely chopped
1.5 teaspoons coarse salt

Preheat broiler.

If using fresh tomatillos, remove husks and rinse under warm water to remove stickiness. [...]

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You know what day it is….CSA Thurday!

Yay!

I’m all twitterpated because there was a watermelon with my box this week.  Just how perfect are HighCross Farm melons….

This perfect! I’m so lucky…

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Tomato and Roasted Garlic Focaccia

So good, and a great way to use the cherry tomatoes in your CSA box (if you do indeed get one).
Supplies:

1 1/2 C warm water
3 tablespoons olive oil (plus some for drizzling)
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
3.5 C All purpose flour
1 tablespoon instant yeast
sliced cherry tomatoes
2 heads of roasted garlic
freshly chopped basil

Lightly grease a 9 x 13 [...]

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Roasted Beet and Fennel Salad with Heirloom Tomatoes

I have already made a blog entry for a roasted beet and apple salad.  I took that samn concept and decided to try roasting the fennel as well.  Instead of using apples, I used the gorgeous heirloom tomatoes that were in my CSA box.
I used the same marinade for the beets and fennel that I [...]

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CSA Thursday

HighCross Farm is very very good to me!

Look at all those tomatoes! And we got Fennell and more melons.  I love it!

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Chicken Noodle Soup

I come from a mother who made a lot of stuff from a box.  It wasn’t until I got married and moved to Wisconsin that I learned to make things from scratch. (Thank you Joyetta Nett..RIP)
My ex mother-in-law made the best homemade chicken noodle soup ever.  It’s a little hard to go back to the [...]

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CSA Thursday….

I adore HighCross Farm!

I cannot wait to tear into those melons! Could those tomatoes be any more gorgeous?!

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Mexican Pizza

I still have a bunch of tomatoes and some gorgeous lettuce from my CSA box last week.  I think I’m over the salad for a little while and wanted to try something slightly different.
I didn’t want tacos per se, yet I was still craving mexican.  I decided to try my hand at making a mexican [...]

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Eggplant Parmesan

I love eggplant, and HighCross Farm has been putting quality eggplants in their CSA boxes.  This week I decided to make eggplant parmesan.  If I can, I do try to make my dishes on the healthier side.  Instead of frying the eggplant, I decided to bake it instead.  This produced stellar results.  I used the [...]

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